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I had probably the busiest weekend in a long time. Friday night Kate and her boyfriend Nick stopped in by us, as they were in town having two days off. They both work at a resort near Wisconsin Dells. Marie and I had supper after they left and a quiet night.

Saturday I was into work by 8:30 until roughly 1:00. Went pretty smoothly. Got home and had lunch with Marie and then headed to Appleton for a cook out at her great aunt/uncle's. Nice family get together although I was tired. I'm beginning to plot out the details behind making cheesy potatoes for every meal...I think I'm in love. Got back home a little after 8 and farted around at home for a bit. Went to bed a little on the early side.

Sunday was a trip to the NEW Zoo in Green Bay. Met Joy and Julie's boyfriends, Brad and Tom, respectively and had a really nice time. I think I photographed more mullets than animals, I hope the pictures turned out. After the zoo we went out on Brad's boat and played in the water for a while. I got a lot of sun and am burnt today, but it's not too bad. Felt good to be outside but next time I'll bring more sunscreen.

Headed back to land around 5:00 and was home by 6:30. Had a quick supper and then went off to play tennis with Eric. I was down 1 game to 4 at one point, but managed to win the set 7-5. Still have some gas in the tank, so to speak. Of course, my right shoulder slipped out of socket during a return, which hurt like a mofo. It's sore today, but not too bad. Terry got home shortly after, so got a chance to visit with both of them for a while.

Highlight of Sunday was walking to the car en route to the tennis courts and Eric asking "You got any balls?". I was right on cue. I made Kevin Smith proud, dingleberry.

Driving back from the zoo, I was telling Marie about an episode of Crank Yankers where a guy called up a phone sex line and told the operator he was the go between for her and his friend, who was deaf. So he would talk to her and then type out what she said on the keyboard. Long story = short; I want to be a TTY operator. I think it would be a really interesting job, I could work from home and I'm a fast typist. I'm trying to look into it, but searching for "TTY Jobs" is yielding other information. I think I'll have to call Ameritech or go to specific websites and find out what I can.

I stay at work until 6:30 tonight, which won't be too bad. The long hours start on Friday and then it'll be 19 days in a row (starting today) without a day off. Plenty of books to read and stuff to write about, I'm sure.

I'm going to set a goal this year to avoid as much garbage food during AirVenture as possible. They stock the kitchen like it's a dorm room; crinkly bags brandishing titles ending in "-tos" and every kind of dessert you can imagine. I'll bow down to the power of the red, white and blue popsicle (see, I'm not completely anti-patriotic) but that should be about it.

I also hope to keep up my YMCA routine. I fell off the wagon hard once Marie left for Colorado. I'll just have to go later and survive the traffic jam caused by my employer's annual convention. Such is life.

I'm a little disappointed with the response for the Interview Project. I hate getting excited over an idea and then getting a lukewarm reception for it. It will still be a wicked fun project and I think for those who want to participate, it will be great. Time will tell, at least I'll be getting some use out of the camcorder.

I don't think I like crispy M&Ms because upon first bite the remind me of Whoppers and malted milk balls make me puke. And yet, I keep munching on them.

Here are 37 things I'm not very good at:

Clipping my finger/toe nails
Lifting heavy objects
Sports of most any kind (with the exception of tennis)
Standing up for myself (but getting better)
Shaving
Being non-judgemental
Picking up after myself
Putting in eye drops
Drinking enough water
Turning off the television
Putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher
Being honest with myself
Dealing with ignorant people
Parallel parking
Relating to my brother
Napping
Making new activities into habits
Following driving directions
Self control regarding knuckle-cracking
Flossing on a regular basis
Picking out clothes for myself
Allotting enough time between someone's birthday and finding them a present
Drumming
Geography
History
Reading people
Car maintenance
Sharing my time
Not finishing other people's sentences
Forgetting
Sitting up straight
Having clean thoughts while in church
Wrapping presents/packages
Digging deep enough
Socializing
Knowing the difference between its and it's
Using my time wisely

Here are 37 things I'm pretty good at:

Buying groceries without a list
Remembering to breath deeply
Eating fruit every day
Troubleshooting computers
Correspondence
Articulating my words
Having some me time
Saying no when I need to
Tennis
Quiz games/game shows
Helping out when needed
Reminding Marie how much I love her
Keeping mentally active
Being polite (I think I say thank you more than anyone I know)
Turning down my cd player at work when corporately-defined bad words come on
Remembering names at work
Remembering to smile when life pinches a loaf all over me
Most video games
Thinking things through
Calling my parents
Having a positive attitude towards menstration
Yielding for pedestrians/bicyclists
Watering my plants at work
Saving money (24)
Filling out surveys (that's not really a skill, is it?)
Figuring out lyrics (with the help of headphones)
Making dinner/baking
Remembering when people do nice things for me
Giving massages/back rubs
Defragmenting my hard drive on a regular basis
Investigating a different point of view
Educating myself on current events
Comebacks
Brushing regularly
Being diplomatic
Being dependable
Washing dishes