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I'm sick. Coughy, stuffy, sneezy, miserable sick. It started out as a scratchy throat last week and has spiraled slowly into this crap over the last 4 days. I could tell it was coming to because I was so unmotivated and antisocial all weekend. Poor EL... she has to put up me. I think I am one of the most miserable people to be around when I'm sick. I'm really needy. I'm one of those guys that has to be taken care of... I was going through a few more photos last night. It's hard to believe these were shot in shorts/t-shirt weather in February. Mild winters are something I'll miss when I leave Texas someday. I know it's going to happen... just a matter of when... me thinks. Colorado is the place. EL and I were originally supposed to be on a ski trip to Steamboat this week, but it just didn't work out. There are too many things going on here with work and finances. EL finished our taxes and found out that I was grossly overtaxed this last year. I am schedule to get a huge return. On another note, prospecting for new jobs may prove troublesome on the short term because the rumor is this years performance bonus payout will be at 100%. This means, in short, if I'm not an employee the day the checks are cut (probably sometime in April), I don't get a check. That hurts. My status hasn't changed in either direction, so everything is up in the air at this point. I've renewed behindthelens.org and will try to set that up this week sometime. I need to search for coffee. Have a great day. Ciao.