Random Thoughts from a Large Head

Made it to Scotland! Updates on the trip blog.

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I depart this continent in 17 hours for ten days with seven other people in two countries.

I haven’t ever taken a real grown-up vacation before, so the trip should rock.

I say “should” because I haven’t gotten excited yet. Right now all I can think of is I just got home from a 13 hour day at work and my apartment is a disaster and I haven’t packed a thing. Thank goodness I got up extra early and hit the laundromat as soon as they opened their doors.

Off to clean, sleep for four hours, pack for two, be at work at 7am, leave at noon, be at the airport at 1, and depart the continent at 4.

(ok, that last part is exciting.)

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Every time I see this license plate frame, I wonder who Manauto is and of what crime he has been unjustly accused.

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Five years ago today, I started my first job of my adult life. Five years ago, I started moving into my first adult apartment. Five years ago, I began settling into Dallas.

I never thought I would stay in Dallas five years. I said aloud that I’d be gone by this point.

The permanence and roundness brought on by today is freaking me out.

But, well, maybe just a little while longer…

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[another co-worker is discussing sports black-outs on the phone]
Mark: I’d like to black out until 5:00.
Leia: Well, it is Cinco de Mayo.
Mark: I wish it was Cinco de o’clocko.

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I would like to take back last night’s statement of “IN YOUR FACE, WEATHER!”

You see, today is the first-ever DFWblogs Picnic. Around Wednesday I learned that rain was forecast for Saturday. Slowly and slowly, though, the outlook improved. By about 10pm last night, the chance of rain was down to 20% by an hour before the picnic.

At this point, I delighted in saying, “IN YOUR FACE, WEATHER!”

I shouldn’t have.

The chance of rain for the four-hour picnic period is now 60% with 20 mph winds.

My humble apologies, weather.

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