Well, it’s been over a week since the last blog entry. Those drooling over the ‘lost week’ of my life can relax. A better blogger than I said it best… everything’s been a) too personal to blog about b) Totally Top Secret And I Can’t Talk About It or c) it’s so goddamned boring, it’s not worth the effort to talk about how boring it is.

The fact I need to quote other blogs to say that means it’s basically just the third one.

We survived the first week of our incumbent presidency, and the only bad thing that happened was more reports of odd voting practices, Yassir Arafat dying, and major resignations in the cabinet. Yay America.

I was home this weekend helping my family renovate the house. We made some major purchases for the kitchen (well, mom did,) and spent the rest of the weekend painting my old bedroom. The ceiling is now a bright white, even though Aaron and I are both sore now in the process. Painting a textured ceiling isn’t worth the hassle. Then we did the walls, twice, and started ripping up carpet. The room is going to look great when it’s finished, and all that’s left is some wall papering (need to choose the paper still,) and some touch up around the window. New carpet comes in on Thursday, and we’ll have the room together by Saturday or Sunday.

Work has kept me busy, but nothing too interesting there.

Dan reminded me today that grad school applications are due fairly soon. I need to start working on mine if I want to go back to school in the fall. I need to get my letters of recommendation in a row.

Tis the season to be gaming. Everquest 2 came out, and Stuck’s been playing that non-stop since. He also bought Halo 2, which we’ve been playing over lunch at work. (Everything is more fun with dual weilding and a sword.) This week, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is being released for the GameCube. It’s a strong time for the sequels, and from what I have seen, it is good. I played some Metroid Prime tonight to get ready for MP2: Echos. I should have been studying the levels in Halo 2.

Right now, I feel like I’m poised and ready to jump. There are so many things coming soon I’m trying to be prepared for. Besides the games above, I’m also waiting on TiVoToGo to release (or be invited to the beta.) Trillian 3 is in public alpha release, and I’m really interested if it upgraded its News/RSS reader. My next cellphone, the Treo 650, is also just around the corner… although, at that cost, it’ll be a few months before I can afford it. So there’s been lots of hurry up and wait. I feel like I’m ready for some new challenges – I just wish they’d get here already.

And then there are things I wish weren’t happening. My Mom’s dog (family dog that lives with mom,) was diagnosed with lymphoma (lymphosarcoma.) He’s not doing so well, and visits a doggy oncologist on Friday to start treatment. I hope and pray his treatments help him, and he’s free from pain and suffering as long as possible. He’s a really lovable member of our family, and we’re not ready to lose him yet.