Life in general

Things have been pretty busy for me for the past month or so. You may note that I am posting this in what you may call "the middle of the night", but it is, for me, the middle of my workday. Sure, I am sitting here on my bed typing, but I am going to get ONE sleep cycle in (90 minutes, in case you don't know what I am talking about), then my son will wake, wake ME, then I'll shower, then run back to work (which I finally left at 3 a.m.)

Work: very busy! We are working on a proposal for a military somethingorother in Darfur. I don't pay attention to the actual content; I just do the graphics and read through the documents simply for corrections. I wasn't even on this proposal until this past Friday. Eight graphics turned into 55, at last count. We go to print on Saturday. When I heard this in a meeting, my stomach dropped because I knew I would not be able to go to Long Island, as previously planned, this weekend. Then my boss asked if I had plans and I admitted that I did, but could cancel. Apparently, according to the coordinator, I was pulled in at the last minute (a week, in proposal time) to save the proposal. Honestly! That is really what she said! Anyhoo, someone else on the team will cover me in the event of any changes, but tonight, at about 10 p.m., I tried to stress to the writer's that I would NOT be at work after 3, possibly 2, on Friday, so they really should get changes in on Thursday. After that, they get what they get from my understudy.

Love: yup, I actually wrote that...I am, indeed, in love. I finally found someone (or actually, he found ME) with whom I can be myself and completely comfortable. It is a bit overwhelming when you put up a barrier and someone comes to you and says things and asks questions that chip away the wall. I cannot say this relationship has not had challenges, but they have nothing to do with he and I. I think it is safe to assume that anyone over the age of eight has some amount of baggage. Personally, I like the concept of traveling light, but I like shoes too much! Scott is wonderful: caring, intelligent, cuddly, attentive, sexy, fun, silly, good looking, and considerate. It's funny: I remember making a list of what I would want in a person. I must have had 20+ items on my list. As I got older, the list whittled down to: "not allergic to cats and mostly liked kids". When I think of Scott, I realize that my list was possible. I am so lucky that I had the opportunity to make a smart choice and let it all begin. :) (getting pretty tired here, so I better make it fast....)


J: in high school now. Dramas are almost daily. So, why would I want another child? I am not sure, but perhaps my money would be better spent on a frontal lobotomy!


Scout (the cat) just knocked something else over in the bathroom, so I may be short one cat soon. Grrrrr!


Everything else is generally the same.......about to konk out here! Goodnight (morning).