I know I haven't been around much. No, I haven't defected back to ModBlog. It's just been a rough week. At least I survived till the weekend, so now I have a little time to come up for air. For a day or so.
It's all because of work. I'm at the busiest point of my winter sports schedule. Not only that, but we're also working on a special business edition, and I'm doing those features in addition to my regular assignments. Plus, I'm still looking after my mom--right now, I'm getting the paperwork lined up for applying for Medicaid for her. And my wife needs attention, too--she's usually home all day, so she needs attention when I get home. That's nice, but it takes time, too. Maybe I have to get her some chocolate!
(In fact, I got her a few little chocolate hearts for Valentine's Day yesterday. We shared one of them last night. I didn't have a home game last night, so we went down to (of course) see my mom, collect the mail and take care of some things for her.)
I think the main problem is that I'm mentally tired from the special project. Ironically, I've had the last few nights home, but I have other things I need to do at home, too. There's just not enough blinkin' time! That's what it amounts to.
I had been looking foward to the Winter Olympics for a long time, and now that it's here, I hope I can see some of it--with my night schedule next week, I don't know. Where I live, we get the NBC Olympics coverage, plus more on the USA Network. Plus, we also have CBC, which seems to carry more Olympics than the two U.S. networks combined.
The thing is, it's in Italy, which is seven hours ahead of us. That's the way it was during the World Cup in 2002 and how it will be at the World Cup this summer (in Germany). Some of the most interesting games take place in the middle of the night. Tomorrow morning, for instance, the men's downhill takes place--early in the a.m., when I'm usually sleeping. Some of the hockey and curling matches are in the wee-wee hours, too. And it just so happens that I like hockey and curling.
So what should I do? Sleep deprivation? VCR tapes? Maybe for the most intriguing games. But there just aren't enough hours in February, the way things are. (It's the shortest month, you know.) At least during the World Cup, my work responsibilities will be a lot easier.
I'll tell you, at this time of year I could really use a lot of less frantic. Especially after last week. You just spread yourself so thin, way too thin for my liking.
The winter sports season has one more month of frantic life to it. One of our boys basketball teams is unbeaten three-quarters of the way through the season, and they may wind up in East Lansing (520 miles away) in mid-March. The girls volleyball team has lost one match, and they could go far, too. As far as Kalamazoo (550 miles away)? Time will tell.
Yes, I like the job I have. It's usually fun, if demanding. But it can really take a lot out of me. Maybe you noticed.
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