LackLuster

Its Saturday morning and WAYYYYYYYYYYY too early to be sitting here writing in my blog but thanks to my 'kids'... I am up and atum a bit early. Its nice to know I wont be late for work becuase if im not awake by Sunrise, Mickey runs around the house like a 200lb man (he weighs about 15lbs), plays in the bathtub, scratches the carpet b'c he knows i will yell at him and pounces the bed until such time as I scream out STOP! or get up. Zen happens to participate in this game of 'wake the mommy up'... Her M.O. is to climb into bed at the head of the bed and sit on my face. or close to it. "cuddle up" as im sure it seems in her doggy mind. Sometimes she will just sit there and stare at me and sniff my eyes. She is 96lbs of Lab. Nothing changed this morning. Obviously.

I didnt have much going on this week for the most part. Pissed off a customer with my "lack of response"... this is an acct that I struggle with becuase I basically HATE the point of contact as she is a total and COMPLETE micromanager. Which, as anyone that knows me, I DESPISE. It makes me really angry to be micromanaged. As it does most folks I suppose. My job is very technical and requires hours of concentration at times. This client consistently screams FIRE for every little change or nuance to her project. Im over it. I had to suck it up and write an email of apology becuase she felt "ignored". Ugh. Sometimes this working shit is for the birds.

This was preceded by the work email being down for an entire day. We also roll with VOIP so we had no vm either. Between customers being pissed and my I.T. director being the leader of the GAY PRICK COLOLITION... It started the week on a bad note. Im not even sure wtf is going on with my job as I am still noted as Temporary. Of course, I have mixed emotions about this. I want my 401k back and paid benefits but I also like the option of another summer off. Perhaps I should be a school teacher! ha! At this point, it would be worth the cut in pay. I think I would teach Kindergarten. Seems a good age. Or, I could go back to get my Masters. Ive toyed with this idea. I think that if I meet someone or the thing with DC works out and at some piont, im living with 2 incomes...I just might do it. Healthcare administration probably. *ponders*... would increase my income substantially.

I am currently sitting on my patio outside listening to the glorious sounds of morning. The forest is directly behind my backyard and becuase there is a river below about 400 ft or so, there are tons of birds and other wildlife that grace the morning airwaves. Its almost like living in an avery. The birdsong is magnificant. I have to say that it compares greatly to the songs of frogs in Jamaica. If i close my eyes, there must be 100's of different species singing within the forest. Makes me want to join in! I dont think my neighbors would appreciate it. ha!

Its going to be a wonderous day here in the PNW. I plan on venturing out to get Zen a dog pool and then cleaning my place. Its a disaster and im horrified. Coming down off the triathlon high has been a bit exhausting. I need to get back into the gym as well. One of my oldest friends is in from the Bay area visiting some old college friends that live about 10 miles away and so I will be meeting them all downtown tonite for dinner. I know one of them aside from Suzie so it will be quite a reunion! I love when people visit here from out of state! Especially when its beautiful. This is one of THE BEST cities to live in because of all it has to offer. When people come to visit, they understand why I live here.

Other than that, im laying low this weekend. I had lunch with one of my best friends Vanessa yesterday. I have converted her to the TRIATHLON mentality and she wants to do one in a year. She played college basketball and was a lifeguard etc and is 6' tall and lean. I think she would do really well. She was impressed with my acommplishment and wants to say she did one herself! So, I have agreed to help her get started with the swimming part of it because, like most, its the most difficult for her to grab hold of. This is exciting!

As im sitting outside writing this, Zen is laying on the patio sniffing all the magnificant smells of the yard. I wonder what she smells, exactly. I can only imagine since the nose is like a pair of human eyes for animals. Every once in awhile she will growl or bark. I can imagine shes getting a whiff of a deer or god knows WHAT!

Im off to start my day! I think I will hit the gym soon and get that out of the way. Dinner tonite at 615pm...What to wear what to wear!