Why good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m quite wired for a Tuesday night, although I worked out for a solid 75 minutes on the elliptical today. Maybe the warmer, sunny weather has impacted my blood.

Today was a decent if someone atypical day. This morning I knocked out thirty minutes on the elliptical and decided to finish the rest later so I could get to work. Preston and I talked about various and sundry topics (whether the Grammies are relevant, walking in Chicago) until one of my students needed to vent about boyfriend problems. My 9AM meeting began a few minutes later. The meeting, with a rep from another university about an urban partnership, was fine. I sent a few emails and headed out the door. On the way home I stopped at Costco since I hate sticking M with shopping when I’m out of town. After unpacking everything in the kitchen, I knocked out another 45 minutes on the elliptical while watching the awesome Thanksgiving Gossip Girls episode. Lunch and a quick shower later and I picked up T from school (apparently his whiny butt went to the health room again…might call his teacher and ask her to put the kibosh on that habit) and dropped him off at drum lessons. I hit Sendik’s for everything I forgot at Costco, drive-thrued (I think I just invented a verb) some McDonald’s fries, and snagged T from drums again. After dinner all three boys and I visited the library. I just had to rag on T for slacking on his homework. He’s got to learn to stick with his work.

I’m grinding my teeth. Tomorrow I leave for Orlando. Good night.