MIA I Have Been

Current mood: chipper

SO...to all my friends who have come up to me in the last 2 weeks...I hear you - I am back to blogging! You can all do a little dance now.

I have been told that my last couple of attempts were sorta of down and depressing, so this will be better! It is a happy new year for me and my plan is to stay chipper and upbeat through it all!

First, let's start with the crappy stuff first. Yes, my back is still a serious problem. The docs have no clue what to try next that isn't a complete crap-shoot. Let's not spend all my money in the first 4 weeks of the year, ok? I will suffer - fine. I have done it before, I can do it again.

So what's new with me? Well, there is a laundry list of things, but I will spare you some of the boring things.

1) I have a new job - sort of. I am still at The Link and am still in Strategy, but I have left behind the shackles of Customer Service. Instead, I have been given the entire gambit of Customer Support (believe me, it is something different). To explain, I am managing budget and development for everything that goes through Customer Support. Fun, I know. It actually puts me behind the 8-ball for once and I need to learn how to do something new. The Oracle is not gone, but just laying low for now.

2) New Year's Resolution for 2007: Better Health. So far in 2+ weeks I have actually dropped almost 20 pounds. I feel better, have more energy, and am a lot happier person.

3) Spend more time with friends. I have missed so much the last 10+ years and I have decided NO MORE. It is time to appreciate what I have and enjoy it more. I have some wonderful friends who I just don't spend enough time with and that just is not acceptable. More friends are moving 3000 miles away and I think back on time wasted trying to make schedules meet.

4) Travel more. As you all know, my travel schedule is tied to my family and work. This year, I plan to exercise my new Platinum status on Delta and go visit some of those friends who have moved (or are moving) away. Especially, if I can do this without spending too much money. Simple weekend getaways with friends to the next state would be okay. I miss the road trip. My road trip buddy moved away and I have not yet found a new one.

5) See more movies. 2006 was a bad year for me - I didn't see much of anything in the theatres. It was for a lack of movie screening passes either, but with travel and my back, my heart just wasn't in it. I won't cause widespread shock and awe by telling you how few I saw this year (I used to see 100+); let's just say it was a very small number.

6) Brush the dust of the Xbox 360. I have finally started playing again and had forgotten how much of an escape it was. I am glad I did not waste my hard-earned money on something that would just be another dust-collector in my home.

7) Blog more. 'Nuff said.

I'm about to be 34 and I have decided that this is my year to make some great changes. Spending Saturday night at The Highlander (kickin' it old school) with lots of friends (both old and new), even with the bittersweet theme of friends moving away hanging over my head, was a blessing. I had missed that and did not realize by how much until then.

I have missed you all and I hope this will be a fabulous year for all of you too. Drop me a note - let's hang out soon!


Currently playing :
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Xbox 360)
Release date: By 12 September, 2006