At some point, I’d like to do a "day in the life of…" style entry.  But today you get the abbreviated version.

Last night I didn’t sleep so well, as with the night before.  I think it may be related to the new pillows we got at Tessco (essentially Wal-Mart).  Not so much because the pillows themselves were uncomfortable or painful to sleep on, but simply because, now that I have two pillows, I tend to sleep on my stomach or side more, which hurts my back.  Plus I had a piwo last night, which I think hurt my stomach, further proving the fact that beer hurts me.

So I tossed and turned from about 1am until somewhere between 4 and 5 when I managed to find a position that didn’t hurt my back, and fell asleep on the couch.  

I almost didn’t bike in with Jess this morning, but I knew I’d regret it more if I didn’t.  I checked the thermometer, and it was around 15°C, so I put on my warm weather gear.  At first, I wanted a hat or earmuffs as well, but once we got going it felt good to have someplace for the extra heat to go.  Though, I may have wanted earplugs when I hit a snail for the second day in a row.  That makes the most God-awful snap you’ve ever heard…  about the same sound your heart makes when you realize what it was.  The first time I think Jess almost cried.

It was still pretty wet out, and there were a lot of clouds, but they were breaking up and moving on.  We got to school a bit more muddy than when we left the house, but better than yesterday.  By this point both my stomach and my back were feeling a little bit better (I had a banana before we left, which helped because I think mostly I was just really hungry).

My legs were really stiff from working out yesterday, but I figured I should keep at it.  I did a little bit, but not much.  Then made the mistake of doing a few kip-ups (where you kick from your back up to your feet) and hurt my neck, too.

The return trip was pretty – sun was out and I had good music on my ipod.  When I got home, I checked the thermometer…  35°C!!!  Granted, it was sitting in the direct sunlight, but so was I!  That’s a huge jump, and me in my cold weather gear (well, some of it anyway). 

If it stays this nice, I plan on taking a stroll over to a small park near our house that I only just noticed.  I’d like to bring my little notebook and do some writing in it, since I haven’t touched it since we got our Internet connection!

So now I’m cooking some eggs and toast (a change from the usual bowl of cereal) and having a glass of juice.  Mmmm….  (they have good juice here).  After this, I’m going to shower, maybe shave, and then start my work day…  I need to get a new desk and/or chair, though, because the ones I have aren’t even close to ergonomic, and I will fall apart if I keep this up too long.  That’s another thing I’m going to do a section on when I have time…  the myths about working from home!!