A little bit quieter now

There was something I wanted to post about, but I have forgotten. Perhaps the action of saying that I've forgotten it will make it pop into my head later (like 20 minutes after I leave the vicinity of a computer).

Yesterday
However, failing that I'll say what I was going to say yesterday. Basically, it turns out my two normal Thursday activities both had to be cancelled... Bridge in the afternoon with Will because of my unexpected work binge this week, and band practice at night (in bloody Chicago - gah that drive is killing me) due to the death of a very close friend of our drummer Jon the night before. As for me, this is probably just as well since I was getting so exhausted. I had yet another night of short sleep, and this was the longest work day yet. Afterwards, I joined Roy and Jet at Glenn Poor's (where I witnessed the beginnings of the usual - my friends trumping me) before trying out a new Chinese place by there with Kurt.

This is one of those crappy looking places stuck in a strip mall, with a cheezy name like "Super Wok". My expectations were quite low - however, upon entering I noticed a row of pictures above the counter showing various menu items, but they were on this particular style of dishware. For some reason, I felt this was a positive sign. Then I noticed their menu had a certain style to it - one that, like the dishware style in the pics, said this is a cheap-ass place, but one that is run by Chinese people with an eye at not turning off Asian people (too badly anyway =) ). Of course, since this was primarily a takeout place, they don't actually use that dishware, but their decision to use it in those cheesy looking photos seemed a tip-off. Anyway, I was surprised - it was pretty decent, particularly the hot and sour soup.

Anyway, I went home and figured I'd write my tiny little entry and then get some rest time in, but I never got that far. I pretty much collapsed around 8 or 8:30 last night.

Today
I usually feel like ass when I sleep more than 9 or 10 hours, let alone 12 or 13. But I felt pretty good this morning. I guess being massively productive has its benefits. So I've mostly coasted through this day. Finished up my work for the week at 3, then ran a bunch of errands that I hadn't been able to get to due to all the working this week. I still have lots more. Looks like I'll be getting a break again for a little while, so that should be good. Then it was off to volleyball, then dinner, and now posting (via lynx! heehee) while at Jet and Roy's place.

The last thing I'll mention is that today at VB, I won after losing a bunch with one team, then after reorganizing (after some people left and one new guy showed up) I lost one and then won one. I actually felt a deeper satisfaction from the second win. The new guy played on our team, and we were struggling our first game. But we ended up able to really leverage his advantages while keeping his disadvantages under control, so that he meshed pretty well with the team by the second game - to take it 17-15. The new guy was quite tall and athletic (that goes a long way in the sport, let me tell you), but a little unwieldy with those advantages and he didn't have much experience with the game. I tried to make sure he wasn't discouraged and that frustration didn't become the overriding team emotion - something that if someone doesn't watch out for can easily happen. So with a few additional adjustments, we avoided extreme frustration and got an exciting, tight game to the end - a great bit of fun all in all. Alright, time to get this weekend started... =)