The Release
Today was the final day of twenty-three straight work days. As of 14:00, I'm on a five day weekend.
As soon as I ended my shift this afternoon, rather than returning directly to Zoo Station, I went to the nearest outpost of civilization: Barnes and Noble. I spent nearly $75.00 there after browsing for about forty-five minutes. In the end, I bought Imperial Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan, and Good News, Bad News by David Wolstencroft (creator and writer of one of my favorite television programs, the BBC drama Spooks). I also got a couple of books that I found to be quite interesting, as they're apparently published by Barnes and Noble and not a third-party publishing house. These are Gray's Anatomy, and The CIA World Factbook. The latter is an online reference I use several times per week, and the former is a text that I had an opportunity to buy for just a few dollars when I was a freshman at university and have kicked myself ever since for having passed up. The World Factbook text is already obsolete (consisting of information current in January of last year), but it's a good text to have, and will make a great coffee table book with a great deal of information that will remain perpetually accurate, and bits and pieces that will change periodically (and which it's basically my job to be aware of already, regardless of updates on the online edition).
Tomorrow night, I'll be spending the evening at the Aquarius Casino and Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. Several co-workers are going, and they invited me, so I'll take a much-needed holiday.
There's a lot to do in the next few days. I need to sort out receipts, pay stubs, and W2's, then find a bookkeeper to take care of my taxes. I need to do a major cleaning operation, to include both my flat and my truck. I also have a couple of bills to pay, and that will happen Friday. I'm going to be honest: I really hate feeling like I have just as much work to do during my down time as I do during my shifts at work.
In other news, as if spending that kind of money on books wasn't enough (although I'll admit, it was higly therapeutic; I could literally feel myself relaxing while I looked around), I finally purchased an Echo Pack from Arc'Teryx. Ever since I backpacked through Europe using a medium-sized ALICE Pack, I've wanted something better - the ALICE Pack sticks out from your back a couple of feet, meaning every step is taken hunched over in an attempt to restore your center of gravity to something manageable. My good friend Father Time, an avid backpacker, has given me plenty of guidance on superior ruck designs, and I look forward to putting my new Echo Pack to good use, both at work and at play.
Right then; I'm exhausted, and I'm going to go sleep away the fatigue. As always, stay tuned.
As soon as I ended my shift this afternoon, rather than returning directly to Zoo Station, I went to the nearest outpost of civilization: Barnes and Noble. I spent nearly $75.00 there after browsing for about forty-five minutes. In the end, I bought Imperial Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan, and Good News, Bad News by David Wolstencroft (creator and writer of one of my favorite television programs, the BBC drama Spooks). I also got a couple of books that I found to be quite interesting, as they're apparently published by Barnes and Noble and not a third-party publishing house. These are Gray's Anatomy, and The CIA World Factbook. The latter is an online reference I use several times per week, and the former is a text that I had an opportunity to buy for just a few dollars when I was a freshman at university and have kicked myself ever since for having passed up. The World Factbook text is already obsolete (consisting of information current in January of last year), but it's a good text to have, and will make a great coffee table book with a great deal of information that will remain perpetually accurate, and bits and pieces that will change periodically (and which it's basically my job to be aware of already, regardless of updates on the online edition).
Tomorrow night, I'll be spending the evening at the Aquarius Casino and Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. Several co-workers are going, and they invited me, so I'll take a much-needed holiday.
There's a lot to do in the next few days. I need to sort out receipts, pay stubs, and W2's, then find a bookkeeper to take care of my taxes. I need to do a major cleaning operation, to include both my flat and my truck. I also have a couple of bills to pay, and that will happen Friday. I'm going to be honest: I really hate feeling like I have just as much work to do during my down time as I do during my shifts at work.
In other news, as if spending that kind of money on books wasn't enough (although I'll admit, it was higly therapeutic; I could literally feel myself relaxing while I looked around), I finally purchased an Echo Pack from Arc'Teryx. Ever since I backpacked through Europe using a medium-sized ALICE Pack, I've wanted something better - the ALICE Pack sticks out from your back a couple of feet, meaning every step is taken hunched over in an attempt to restore your center of gravity to something manageable. My good friend Father Time, an avid backpacker, has given me plenty of guidance on superior ruck designs, and I look forward to putting my new Echo Pack to good use, both at work and at play.
Right then; I'm exhausted, and I'm going to go sleep away the fatigue. As always, stay tuned.
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