It’s Friday and I’m quite happy about it. Feeling good despite the foul weather outside, which is cold and rainy. The temperature is supposed to drop somewhat during the night so if it keeps raining that will turn to ice. Once again I’m writing this on my very own newly different computer and still trying to figure out the various bells and whistles. Figured out the iTunes dilemma regarding my iPod and it was so easy I’m embarrassed by the fact that it had taken me so long to figure out. Almost lost my entire library if it weren’t for the ‘are you sure you want to delete your entire library’ balloon popped up.

It’s rainy like I said and I have George Harrison, ‘The Concert for Bangladesh’ on DVD. Right now it’s the Ravi Shankar bit so I could listen, it doesn’t required much more attention than that. I got the DVD for my brother Brian two years ago. I doubt if he ever watched it, or had the time to. This copy is via Netflix. That about sums up the evening. Bill is working on his computer and keyboards trying to sync up a music writing program, occasionally some gospel beats come through wafting over Ravi Shankar’s ragas. An interesting mix of music and religion, wouldn’t you say?

I got up on time today, did the usual shower, cereal and coffee thing and checked emails. It’s a routine and it works for me. And of course, soon after that, I was on the street headed to the bus stop where I found the bus waiting. Luckily the person before me was fumbling for change so that made the driver wait. If the person before had exact change or a pass I would have been screwed and forced to consider shanks mare as a viable mode of transportation. That phrase should be a blast from the past for those in the know. For those that aren’t, it’s cut n’ paste time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanks’_mare .

Work was quiet but busy. A few good looking guys came in for interviews. I’m pretty much sure that Wally has a thing for Stephen Daedalus the IT guy. Or maybe it’s the other way around. They come into work right after each other and they do tend to go to lunch at the same time. Wally I know is gay. He sets off my gaydar like the Alien in those movies about the space monster that couldn’t be killed. I think the movie was called, ‘The Space Monster You Couldn’t Kill’.

It’s none of my business really. I keep getting good feedback from my supervisors, Wally included. I suppose like Farrah Fawcett is now cancer free, I am Felicia free. None of those polluted mind games in this office. It really is relatively stress free. I did have to run an errand today, a run to the bank to deposit a five figure check. I didn’t mind and I think I proved that I could be trusted to do a bank run. And so everyone was happy.

Tomorrow I attempt to install a new burner into the computer. Rand thinks I can do it, so I’ll give it a whirl.

The groundhog didn’t see it’s shadow so it’s supposed to be an early spring, which I could’ve sworn we had in January already.

One day left in the work week and it is also my brother in law, Rex’s birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY REX! I don’t think he reads this blog so I’ll leave it to Annemarie to forward the greeting though I am planning to call at 10:00PM. It’s been a quiet day. I woke up and did the usual only today I was able to use my own computer like I am doing right now. I went over to Rand’s and picked it up last night and then had Bill do the finishing touches on the wireless. He did that and then went to bed and I chatted with Juan and another friend in North Carolina before heading off to bed.

I slept ok, deep sleep but the space between my shoulder blades ached somewhat. Nothing that a few minutes under the hot shower couldn’t fix. I had some cereal and coffee and a banana and checked my emails as the day began and the Today show started. Soon enough I was out on the street waiting for the bus. Some woman got on right before and took my favorite seat, but strangely enough she sat on top of the wheel well which is an uncomfortable place to sit. But hey it was her choice. I sat in front of her and read I, Claudius.

I’m definitely not as stressed out going to work like I was at McMann and Tate. I enjoy the bus ride, especially when I have my special seat. I get to sit and read and I do enjoy walking through midtown on my way to work. For some reason I just don’t like working in the Village or Soho. I like to help out my friends at Farfetched but most every job I had in the hipster parts of town have been annoying. I guess the lesson learned is not to work below 14th Street. I enjoy my coworkers and I like wearing a suit and tie again, but it feels different since not wearing one for nine months.

Data entry sure is mindless repetitive drudgery but I don’t mind it. I think it would be safe to say that my employment at McMann and Tate really did my head in. It’s taking me longer than usual to write this tonight because I am constantly distracted by Ugly Betty as well as various doohickeys on the computer. Rand installed a lot of new programs and deleted others and added iTunes 7. That in itself is a handful.

Trying to figure out whats what in the iTunes is confusing. Easy things that I used to do on iTunes 6 aren’t so easy now. I’m sure I’ll find the positives outweighing the negatives soon enough but I want it now. It’s probably going to be very cold this weekend. Too cold to go out and do anything so I’ll sit in front of the computer and try to figure it out. I also have some Dvd’s from Netflix, The Concert for Bangladesh and John and Yoko on the Dick Cavett Show from September 11, 1971.

And then there’s the laundry. No need to write this weekend since I spelled it all out.