Contented...

I am so glad to have so many great friends. Things have been kinda rough for me recently and those that have heard the stories have been wonderfully supportive. I can only hope that sometimes I am as good of a friend to you guys as you guys have been to me. I want to especially thank

heulenwolf - who never lets me bullshit myself if he can help it, and helps me to stop wallowing in self-pity

ectophylla - I have really appreciated our friendship over the last year and appreciate your care and concern and the fact that you are always willing to listen

zsquirrelboy - for listening, for sharing, and for standing up for me in the most amusing and intelligent ways

bakerrat - for being my friend despite recent problems in our living arrangements, I appreciate that immensely, and your constant counsel is a great kindness

monkey - you get to hear my ravings often, and indulge me by giving me a little conflict now and then... I appreciate your ideas and your willingness to not just ignore what I write but give me a run for my money

garchangel - dude, you hear me bitch, you give me plot, and you are a friend thanks

lost2002 - I love your poetry, it lifts me up some days, its nice to know another poet and I appreciate the chance to read you stuff, see inside your soul for a moment

and of course
shavallan - you lift me up so much when I am down and miserable, thanks for sharing your life with me

stuff

Just realized three fab people who have really been there for me that i forgot to mention:

feralgangrel and grimraven - for talking to me at all hours of the night and settling me down, and giving me reality checks

rebembers - you rule... thanks for thanksgiving and your friendship and for making it so i wouldnt have to be Delilah

ick

Frankly I adore how inconsiderate people are at my work. Especially since it means that I don't feel bad at all for leaving them behind.

So one of the machines I was running code on was rebooted. Just randomly. Today I walk in thinking... "After two days surely the inversions have finished." The post doc who is helping me says "We have been logging you off again haven't we?" What?????????!!!!! Turns out someone else rebooted the machine but couldn't he have told me? These people keep harping on me to give them results and even though they know my stuff has gotten fucked up they can't be bothered to walk 15 feet down the hall to my office, email me, or call me to let me know that my stuff didn't run.

Common courtesy, I don't think its too much to ask. If it weren't for my fab officemates I would have gone on a killing rampage by now.

On the plus side my advisor has not been as much of a dick lately. Argggh.... will have to start reworking my thesis again soon. Cannot do it tonight because don't want to run risk of inversion failing because computer decided to go wonky as a result of me installing equation editor. Maybe this would be a good time for me to start web browsing about Latex again. Sorry thats LaTex for the purists out there.

Bad headache sent me home at 2:30. Took two Excedrin and slept. Am now so not in the mood to read econ but will attempt to do so in any case.

Am considering moving to own place depending on what the penalties are for braking the lease. That sounds like more interesting surfing goals. Toodles.