Ten bullet post, Nov. 3rd, 2006

1) I can't remember the last time I went out on a Friday night. Not that I'm complaining, but the very thought of getting in the car and going out on a Friday night now seems weird.

2) My eight year old son recorded a message over one of my doctoral dissertation tapes. Thank God I had already transcribed the interview.

3) Today was the first day I wore a real jacket despite fairly cold temperatures over the last week. Winter does not officially start, in my eyes, until I start wearing a jacket rather than sprinting from the car to whatever building I'm entering.

4) My eight and six year old sons are playing on the computer. My six year old said "You made me wet my pants" when the eight year old said something funny. Apparently they do pay attention to what I say.

5) I haven't worked out much the last couple days, and man, I can feel that. Add Halloween candy and it's a wonder I don't weigh 300 pounds.

6) I need a shower/bath tonight. I won't be able to sleep without that and Melotonin. I teach all day tomorrow. If I'm lucky I can kick out the students by two or so and get the hell out of my office. I'm missing my kids' first day of the basketball season to teach. Two Saturdays a semester...I guess I can live with it. Hell, the University is sending me to Italy next October for free. I have a feeling that mantra will be repeated much over the coming months.

7) Tonight is the first night I've thought about work much over the last week or so. I wonder if the return of that bad habit is tied to the fact I haven't worked out since Wednesday.

8) I'm still working through "Walden". I thought about using a 30% Borders coupon for something after work tomorrow, but there's nothing pressing I want to buy until Tom Waits' "Orphans" box set comes out later this month, and besides, I gave my friend Corey thirty bucks worth of basketball tickets because I don't want to go out Sunday night. I'm sure it'll all even out eventually. In fact, I could consider this payback for the free Brewers tickets my friend Terry floated the boys and me this summer.

9) I'm pretty broke right now, and I'm feeling guilty because I still owe my dentist some cash. I like my dentist.

10) Habits seem both hard to break and cultivate. More on this later.