.....Exchanged gift at Circuit City and got couple dvd's, went to laundromat, bank and deli. The kid and the cute girl who work at the deli are gone, instead its a fat italian guy named Tony, very nice guy, gave me some free chips. I told him I go there every other week when I do my laundry. Course he gave me a ham sammich instead of turkey. But was still very good. Put away laundry and watched Training Day on HBO. Wasnt that good. Too unrealistic in that wanna be gritty realism. Watching Fastlane I recorded last night. Miami Vice of the new century. Yet they make no pretense of being real, just fun. But mmmmm Tiffani Theisen. She looks so yummy. Thats my type of woman. Shoulda bought some beer when I was out. Maybe tomorrow when I hit the grocery store. Well until then time to do some more cleaning around my room......

Wow a beautiful day out. Makes me glad I woke up earlier than I had wanted to. I have plenty of things to do today, head over to Cicuit City and return a gift, go to Trader Joes and get some groceries. I need to look for some of my things that are in boxes in the garage. Well time for breakfast.....

Friday at last. As Alex is out of town, I decided to skip our regular Friday meeting. I mean after all. the only reason I come in is for the free bagels. Went home at a very decent time, checked email and found some cool deals on some stuff, so I decided to do a little shopping for Valentine's day. Nothing too crazy, just something to say Hi. Watched a tv for a bit, and then got ready and went out to meet my parents at my aunts place, go out to dinner and hang out. Had a nice time. Just got home and chatting with my roommate. I am glad I was able to get my DVD's back from the folks. They are such nice people. It can get a bit annoying at times, but overall they did a great job raising us. Learned a lot from them, I have always had confidence that I will be a great father and husband, because of the example they have been to me. I learned from what I consider their strengths and their faults. I certainly have my own, but when I see how some parents are today....ugh. Makes me glad I wont be teaching their messed up kids. Ah well....in a few years I will have my own and can prepare them to go out into this world...that is if its still around. That crazy Bush is at it again. Well I will save my Bush rant for tomorrow...now its time for some relaxation and sleep.

What a wonderful day! This jackass at work quit. Its funny to see the reactions of each person to this news. The women in the office, saw no problem, well no major problem with him. Even though he always talked down to them and insulted them at every opportunity. Yet almost all the men in our company who had to ever deal with him are all very happy about this. One guy wanted to go out for drinks to celebrate. Now I can be mean, but celebrating somebody leaving just doesnt make me feel too good. But hey the guy was a major jackass, arrogant and clueless to boot. Oh then there's his Ultra Whacky Christian views. Wrote little bible quotes and pasted them all over his monitor, cubicle, desk. Yet was caught looking at porn on the PC at work, was always full of pride, envy, anger, bigotry. You name it. He wanted to adopt kids and had some picked out, but wanted to change one of the kid's name, cuz he didnt like it. The kid was already 5 years old. Its not like its a dog or cat....Anyhooo, other than that just another day.

Well not much going on today. Got a lot done at work today. Skipped working out as my knees were killing me today, like an old man, they act up when it rains, as it did today. Checked my checking account online, its sad to see a whole bunch of checks clear at once. Ah but things are looking up. Spent a lot of money last year, and burned up my old buffer. Not to worry though, should be able to build it back up by June. And then coast through the rest of the year. Will be even better as I get more raises.

Weather sucks today, was close to 80 today. But very windy, and not a cool ocean breeze like we usually get. Knees hurt a lil today, prolly just from the high pressure system, worked out anyway. Work is becoming hectic again, time to open our 17th office, this time in Seattle. And of course, I dont get to go :( Oh well, once they all get established then maybe i can swing a trip to some of our locations. Watching a program on History Channel about Henry VIII. Interesting viewpoint as the narrator compares aspects of the past with the current situation in England. But I am not a fan of such comparisons, especially using modern day images. It usually produces a jumble of history that is presented with more image than substance. Anyway, enough of that, time to get comfy for the night.

Busy day. Mondays usually are for me. Had to get some write-ups ready for some moronic employees in our Chicago location. Dumb-bastards cant even count let alone do their jobs with any sort of honesty. I am glad that Alex left for the windy city today to go Axe them and hire their replacements. I just hope these people work out. Checked the sale papers, Staples had a pretty good deal on RAM so I stopped by on my way home and bought some, threw it in my PC and wow its certainly going to extend the life of my PC for about another year. After that then its time for a superior performance machine. Talked a lil with Cheyenne, though I had to cut it short so I could finish working out. But I am happy that she has a ton of job prospects this week. Also she got the post Xmas gifts I sent. I still have to take back the game she got me, though I did finish watching Minority Report yesterday. Watching Joe Millionaire....seems good so far. This Heidi is a BITCH. I like the concept of the show. God knows how much I HATE reality shows. But c'mon time to really show people what gold-diggers act like. So far, Zora and Dana havent made much mention of 'fairy tale' or money. I wonder how much better the show would have been if the guy looked more like the butler, fat and bald. Then we'd really see the pull of money. Ahh well. The wind outside just wont quit. Supposed to hit 80 degrees tomorrow.

Ahh sunday. Slept in this am, got up and worked out for 30 min. Watched plenty of History Channel. Usually I do my laundry on sundays, but decided to skip it and do it later this week. Although that meant not going to the deli next to the laundromat. And they make sure good sandwiches, not to mention a cute girl works there. Finished the latest Dean Koontz paperback "One door Away from Heaven", ugh he needs to hang it up. Same tired formula. But today I started a book I got for Christmas, its about the influence of War on gender roles and the influence of gender roles on war. Seems interesting. The author is a self-proclaimed feminist and pacifist. So it doesnt take a genius to figure out where he is coming from. But at the same time I always find it beneficial to look at different points of views. Back to work tomorrow. :( But at least there is a new episode of Alias on tonight.