Well my vacation is almost over. I must say it has been nice. I haven't actually done anything, but that alone has been wonderful. I have slept for ten hours almost every single day, got to go home and visit with my family, and even got a bit of a start on packing. Not to bad for a week. Unfortunately this is coming to an end. At four tomorrow I will back into another six months of work. Did I mention that I know I will be getting bitched at the moment I get in? The joy of not being at work for a week is that I have been blamed for some stuff that no one else was willing to take responsibility for. Nothing like more added dread in returning to work.

Well yesterday I found I had $600 in my checking account from the US government for "economic stimulus". So what do I do? I buy a new computer. I had been thinking about it for a while, and since I didn't need to use the money for anything else, I spent it. I am going to think of it as doing my part to help our economy.