It's Raining Cats & Dogs

Rain has moved in. The temperature has also dropped 20 degrees since I woke this morning. They are saying snow for tomorrow. My friend is going to try to drive in. He is so funny. He cancelled a few days ago because of the weather. Then he wanted to come anyway and I told him I didn't think I could take the time off work. Now, I found I can take the time and I told him and he was very happy. Next, I find another email from him, "well, do you think it is sensible to drive in?" WTF? He practically begs me to come over and now that I've agreed, he's getting cold feet. The weather isn't going to be all that bad. Men! Even when they're just friends I don't understand them.

Spring Weather

It is 9:00pm and 60° outside! It has been mild for about a week now. I went for a walk at lunchtime and had to take off my coat, I was too warm. If only winter could be like this. By Friday, they are predicting snow and the temperature will make 30 if we're lucky. That's how it goes. I'm enjoying it while it's here though!

A friend of mine was going to come up and visit me Friday, but changed his mind because of the weather. Now he changed his mind again and wants to see me. I told him it's really too late. We have to give more notice than that at work and my supervisor won't be there. Plus, the weather really is going to suck. I was looking forward to seeing him though. We used to be serious, but that didn't work out. We managed to stay good friends. I know that if I gave him any indication I wanted him back, he would jump at the chance, but that ship has sailed. We were together 4 years. I didn't want more after 4 years, I certainly don't want to try again. It still is strange seeing your ex and remembering all the times together. My life can be complicated.

Update

How interesting. I've uploaded close to 400 songs plus some videos and STILL have over 72 gigs left. I'm finding my Ipod to be quite a cool little device.

As for me, I was up at 3:30am and couldn't fall back to sleep. I started to get anxious about my job, the first time I've really stressed about it. It's just that sometimes I feel that I'm in over my head. Most of the things I enjoy and that I should be doing have been delegated to other people. I assume that is because my position was vacant for about a year. How do I get those jobs back? I feel like all I'm left with are the things people don't want to do. I also feel that I am supposed to be an "expert" in all those things even if I don't do them. I'm sure I'll be asked to do a training session on some of those duties and will have to read the manual and learn them. It's frustrating.

I'm also a little lonely even though I'm always busy. The holiday is coming up and I will be traveling to see my parents, then next weekend, a friend is coming to visit me and we'll probably go shopping and I'll show him around town. It's very tough though and I'm a little homesick.

Ipods

I just purchased an 80 gig Ipod. Why? I think it's cool to be able to download my whole music and video collection on a device that fits into my pocket. Do I need it? No. I think I'm just becoming a slave to all the gadgets out there. I resisted for a long time, but I decided to try it out for myself. I felt like I was reacting like my parents: "Those young people and their toys!" I feel sometimes that ifI don't keep up, I'll be left behind. I'll let you know how it goes...

Virtual World

The past two weeks have been very hectic. First there was Chicago at the end of October and then I decided to go to Niagara Falls and stayed at a casino there. All that to see Duran Duran. It was worth it. I'm not sure why that group means so much to me, but it does and has since I was 15. Even better, the people I am meeting with the same "obsession" are some of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. I guess all good things must come to an end and that also means my health, unfortunately. I started to get sick on Thursday and have been all weekend. I didn't let it stop me from visiting a friend on Friday, however. I figured I had the rest of the weekend to be sick and lay around.

I didn't have much to do today (except be sick) so I created an avatar and joined a community called Second Life. I was sceptical, but it really is cool. I've only scratched the surface, but am looking forward to exploring it. It looks like it could become addictive.