More Time, Less To Do

So apparently next week the entire country is coming to DC. I can't blame folks for wanting to be here for what every one seems to be calling the "OBAMAPOCALYPSE" or, in other words, the inauguration ceremony. At first I entertained the idea of trying to get tickets but I found out that the average senator or rep was getting about 100K requests for the less then 1000 tickets they had each. Then I entertained the idea of just going to the mall to see what I could see, after all I am off work for most of the week due to circumstances out of my control (namely a bunch of idiots that can't seem to do a very simple task so I must suffer their incompetence) but after the thousands of news reports about the overwhelming number of folks coming to town and the complete gridlock that is expected, I decided against it. So now I am left with the unfortunate situation of being off work, house bound and alone (if you don't consider the company of two wild and crazy dogs, a cat that loves to pee and a tank full of fishys actual company) due to the untimely business trip of my K.

I had considered taking the opportunity to try and best my drinking alone marathon record (set back in the late 90's) of incomprehensible drunkenness (three days) but due to the realization that I am NOT invincible (I think that set in in around 05) and that I detest hangovers unless they are for a really good reason (by good reason I mean someone put a bottle in front of me). So I decided against that as well. So what will I do with my long house bound weekend, 5 days of BLANK.

And that may be just what it is, I'm sure some of the time will be filled with admirable activities like scooping up dog poo or cleaning up cat pee or maybe if I am really lucky a tv overdose!

That all just sounds so depressing, but unfortunately true, though I am intrigued by the possibility of painting my living room, now if only we could agree on a color... maybe I'll just do it anyway................................... and see what happens (if I'm never heard from again after next week you can guess why).

So as it comes, tomorrows Friday (well today is Friday actually for me because I am working Thursday night making Thursday Friday until it's actually Friday and then Friday is Friday) and I have no solid plans beyond sleeping till noon and cooking a Friday dinner. It's an unfortunate truth that having more then one day off without any solid plans makes me a little uneasy (uneasy like I'm wasting a good opportunity, not uneasy like theres an ice-cream truck driving by and that weird driver is staring at you again...) but I'll have to make due.

Or maybe I'll just help out with national security by as El (soon to be not) Señor Presidente suggested...

"People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you."-Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

Now that sounds about right! know any shut-in's I can go harass with love???????