- Signed: Matthew Hartman
- Filed under birthday , sports , tropical storms , weather , work .
Good morning, folks...
Just got home from work and am now sitting here watching Wilma make landfall on the southwestern coast of Florida. It appears that she will be making landfall near Naples, FL... so I hope that everyone in the area made the proper decisions in preparations or evacuations down there. The last thing we need is to add to an already record number of fatalities due to tropical systems this year. I can't believe the ignorance of some of these people. "Oh, it's only expected to be a Category 2 hurricane, we'll sit it out..." Where are your brain cells, people? I mean seriously, where are they? Any tropical system can be dangerous. They can kill and cause damage, even as Category 1 systems... One of my fellow forecasters at work was stating earlier that he had heard only 10% of the Keys' population was under mandatory evacuations... I'm only hoping that was word of mouth and not actual fact. If it is so, then I have some words of advice to the bureaucrats of southern Florida - don't ever let me hear you say you weren't provided sufficient warning or time for preparations. You've had 2-3 days of warning! Nothing pisses me off more than to hear people say shit like that.
Anyhow, work went slow this morning. These 8pm to 4am shifts are killer after several days of them. While I'm a night-owl and stay up all hours of the night, I still come home wore out. I don't know why, its not like I'm in a highly stressed environment. It's quite the opposite, actually. It was my last shift for a couple days, so maybe that's why it went by so slowly. Having the next couple of days off, I plan on getting some things done. I need a haircut something awful and my apartment looks horrible without any food in the cupboards or beer in the 'fridge. I'm planning on taking the 10 minute trek to the grocery store tomorrow afternoon. I have to get food in this place. I've been living off of soup the past couple of days just because all I have left to eat are things I actually have to cook. While I don't mind cooking, I hate the fact that every time I cook anything in my oven, the god-damn heat detector goes off. It's such an annoyance... and even more-so an embarrassment. I'm sure my neighbors know by now that when they hear the thing go off, its "dinner-time" in apartment 529. If I haven't had my heat on or have had it turned down, it doesn't happen as often. During the winter, of course, it's hard not to have the heat on, so that's when it becomes quite an issue. There have been times I've had to open my windows and turn the fan on! How's that for comfortable living!?! Ah well, it's a good excuse not to cook, I suppose.
So, anyway, yes, I have some things to get done the next couple of days. Of course, I'll also have some MNF to watch tonight. It's so odd realizing how big of a fan of football I'm becoming. I never used to watch football all that much - I was such a big college basketball and baseball fan, I guess I never really gave it a chance. Now that I actually sit through entire games and sometimes through an entire Sunday afternoon watching these games, it's exciting. See folks, this is what happens when you're "incredibly" single and fantasy sports is all you have to keep from flipping your noodle... *grin
I realized just today that my birthday is like, next weekend. I don't know why, but it seems to have snuck up on me pretty quickly this year. I can't believe I'll be 27. Christ, I'm only 3 years removed from the big 3-0 and I'm nowhere near accomplishing everything I wanted to by then. I suppose I have 3 years, but you know that's not a whole lot of time to meet a woman, court for a considerable amount of time, get married and have a family. I always felt that I'd have accomplished all of that by the age of 30... Granted, I am happy with my life up to now - especially given the fact that I finally have started my career and am living on my own for the first time. I like the added responsibilities that come along with all that (besides all the damn creditors), and love the fact that I am supporting myself. After years and years of living off of my parents, I feel great knowing that I don't have to depend on them anymore. I love and miss them dearly, of course, but it's just nice to feel that I'm getting on with my own life. I just wish in a lot of ways, I had someone to share it with. Maybe one of these days...
Well, enough for now. Take care and have a great Monday!
By the way, it appears Wilma is now making landfall; just south of Naples, FL. I gotta go flip on the TV to watch all the idiotic media-types stand out in the wind and rain.
Just got home from work and am now sitting here watching Wilma make landfall on the southwestern coast of Florida. It appears that she will be making landfall near Naples, FL... so I hope that everyone in the area made the proper decisions in preparations or evacuations down there. The last thing we need is to add to an already record number of fatalities due to tropical systems this year. I can't believe the ignorance of some of these people. "Oh, it's only expected to be a Category 2 hurricane, we'll sit it out..." Where are your brain cells, people? I mean seriously, where are they? Any tropical system can be dangerous. They can kill and cause damage, even as Category 1 systems... One of my fellow forecasters at work was stating earlier that he had heard only 10% of the Keys' population was under mandatory evacuations... I'm only hoping that was word of mouth and not actual fact. If it is so, then I have some words of advice to the bureaucrats of southern Florida - don't ever let me hear you say you weren't provided sufficient warning or time for preparations. You've had 2-3 days of warning! Nothing pisses me off more than to hear people say shit like that.
Anyhow, work went slow this morning. These 8pm to 4am shifts are killer after several days of them. While I'm a night-owl and stay up all hours of the night, I still come home wore out. I don't know why, its not like I'm in a highly stressed environment. It's quite the opposite, actually. It was my last shift for a couple days, so maybe that's why it went by so slowly. Having the next couple of days off, I plan on getting some things done. I need a haircut something awful and my apartment looks horrible without any food in the cupboards or beer in the 'fridge. I'm planning on taking the 10 minute trek to the grocery store tomorrow afternoon. I have to get food in this place. I've been living off of soup the past couple of days just because all I have left to eat are things I actually have to cook. While I don't mind cooking, I hate the fact that every time I cook anything in my oven, the god-damn heat detector goes off. It's such an annoyance... and even more-so an embarrassment. I'm sure my neighbors know by now that when they hear the thing go off, its "dinner-time" in apartment 529. If I haven't had my heat on or have had it turned down, it doesn't happen as often. During the winter, of course, it's hard not to have the heat on, so that's when it becomes quite an issue. There have been times I've had to open my windows and turn the fan on! How's that for comfortable living!?! Ah well, it's a good excuse not to cook, I suppose.
So, anyway, yes, I have some things to get done the next couple of days. Of course, I'll also have some MNF to watch tonight. It's so odd realizing how big of a fan of football I'm becoming. I never used to watch football all that much - I was such a big college basketball and baseball fan, I guess I never really gave it a chance. Now that I actually sit through entire games and sometimes through an entire Sunday afternoon watching these games, it's exciting. See folks, this is what happens when you're "incredibly" single and fantasy sports is all you have to keep from flipping your noodle... *grin
I realized just today that my birthday is like, next weekend. I don't know why, but it seems to have snuck up on me pretty quickly this year. I can't believe I'll be 27. Christ, I'm only 3 years removed from the big 3-0 and I'm nowhere near accomplishing everything I wanted to by then. I suppose I have 3 years, but you know that's not a whole lot of time to meet a woman, court for a considerable amount of time, get married and have a family. I always felt that I'd have accomplished all of that by the age of 30... Granted, I am happy with my life up to now - especially given the fact that I finally have started my career and am living on my own for the first time. I like the added responsibilities that come along with all that (besides all the damn creditors), and love the fact that I am supporting myself. After years and years of living off of my parents, I feel great knowing that I don't have to depend on them anymore. I love and miss them dearly, of course, but it's just nice to feel that I'm getting on with my own life. I just wish in a lot of ways, I had someone to share it with. Maybe one of these days...
Well, enough for now. Take care and have a great Monday!
By the way, it appears Wilma is now making landfall; just south of Naples, FL. I gotta go flip on the TV to watch all the idiotic media-types stand out in the wind and rain.
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