Mysteries of MrDan
Treading Water
posted Sunday, 17 August 2008
So all last week I was on a course. I like being on a course. It makes for an easy week but at the same time the learning aspect is enough to keep it from being boring. It involves short days, long lunches and absolutely no pressure from anywhere. It was an enjoyable week.
On Thursday night was the planned Night of Heavy Drinking to say goodbye to three managers. The turnout wasn't all that great, but I ended up having quite a good time. I drank a lot and didn't go to bed until 2:45. However I was only slightly ill on Friday morning. Friday was an even shorter day than the others, so I was home quite early.
Since then I've been feeling a bit down. I think part of it is similar to post-holiday blues. It's back to work next week. Back to normality. Back to treading water. Being on 8-4 next week doesn't help. That makes it one hour closer! Plus, Friday was an anniversary. Not something that directly involved me, but it still breaks my heart to think of it. It's been on my mind. I hope it's not been on hers. A foolish hope, I feel.
Anyway, my folks have been on holiday and they are coming home today. With any luck they will have brought me back some chocolate! It will be nice to hear about their adventures. At work, our contractor is finishing in two weeks, so that may be our next excuse for a Night of Heavy Drinking. Then there is the departmental Night of Heavy Drinking in London on the 2nd. They're paying for us to stay overnight in a hotel. The downside is that it's on a Tuesday and we still have to work the rest of the week. But at least there are these things on the horizon for me to look forward to.
There's a new girl in my life. Nothing to get too excited about. It's only an email-based relationship. But she's cute and funny and she makes me smile. It's very jovial. It's a bit too superficial for my taste though. She's not actually showing any sign that she wants to know anything about me. She just wants to talk about nothing. So it's a nice distraction but that's all. There's no sign that it will ever be anything more. And if that's the case, it's only a matter of time before it runs out of momentum.
On Thursday night was the planned Night of Heavy Drinking to say goodbye to three managers. The turnout wasn't all that great, but I ended up having quite a good time. I drank a lot and didn't go to bed until 2:45. However I was only slightly ill on Friday morning. Friday was an even shorter day than the others, so I was home quite early.
Since then I've been feeling a bit down. I think part of it is similar to post-holiday blues. It's back to work next week. Back to normality. Back to treading water. Being on 8-4 next week doesn't help. That makes it one hour closer! Plus, Friday was an anniversary. Not something that directly involved me, but it still breaks my heart to think of it. It's been on my mind. I hope it's not been on hers. A foolish hope, I feel.
Anyway, my folks have been on holiday and they are coming home today. With any luck they will have brought me back some chocolate! It will be nice to hear about their adventures. At work, our contractor is finishing in two weeks, so that may be our next excuse for a Night of Heavy Drinking. Then there is the departmental Night of Heavy Drinking in London on the 2nd. They're paying for us to stay overnight in a hotel. The downside is that it's on a Tuesday and we still have to work the rest of the week. But at least there are these things on the horizon for me to look forward to.
There's a new girl in my life. Nothing to get too excited about. It's only an email-based relationship. But she's cute and funny and she makes me smile. It's very jovial. It's a bit too superficial for my taste though. She's not actually showing any sign that she wants to know anything about me. She just wants to talk about nothing. So it's a nice distraction but that's all. There's no sign that it will ever be anything more. And if that's the case, it's only a matter of time before it runs out of momentum.
Gimmie Love