Where did the time go?
Friday, October 17th, 2008
You know how, on the day before you leave for vacation, you’re always faced with a bazillion things you need to get done? Yeah. That’s today.
I woke up at 6 AM (two hours befor eI normally get up) with a huge headache. I got up and took two Excedrin and tried, stupidly, to go back to bed. If the caffeine in the Excedrin wasn’t enough to keep me awake (which it was), then the plethora of thoughts going through my head was. Tomorrow we leave for Florida. The scare we had yesterday of our house/dog sitter canceling was resolved, but we have to show two different sets of people how to manage the canines. We have to arrange the dining room and kitchen for the dogs. We have to pack. That alone is a list of several dozen things to coordinate. We need entertainment for the trip. We need food. I need to adjust the water heater. The list goes on.
Since all of that was going through my head at 6:15, I decided to get back up. Some of those things I managed to get done, others will have to wait. Packing in the dark while your wife sleeps, so I opted not to do that one. I did make a list, though. That’s a start. After writing out the list, I tried to go back to bed only to realize I had left things off the list. I gave up on sleep. I got up, added the remaining things to the list, and got ready for and came to work.
I just realized I forgot something from the list. I need to go vote. Early voting is now open, and I want to do that. I’ve never voted early, which meant I was always in a really long line to vote. I don’t want to do that this year, as there’s probably going to be a rediculous turnout. By the way, you should go vote too. Go. Now.