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Right.

So, this evening was a rather impromptu birthday dinner for my good friend, Ed. I wanted to do something special for his birthday (which was December 31), but have really just been so busy with life, the universe, and everything that the occation keeps slipping. I’ve been spread a little thin at work these days. The beginning of the year is hard enough, but my boss has me covering for another rep out of Chicago until he gets an engineer of his own. I honestly don’t mind a bit and am happy to help. I just find my days growing longer and more cluttered. Barrett came over this afternoon just as I was getting off work to catch up and spend some time with me tonight. He participated in Ed’s birthday night and stayed for a while back at my place afterwards for a long conversation. I should be exhausted at the moment, but I just can’t seem to fall asleep, so I decided to throw a few letters on the page for proof of life. I’m excited to finally see my prego sister this weekend… for the first time in nearly a year. I have some other travel coming up, but my schedule is a big jigsaw puzzle at the moment. If it weren’t for the automated calendar reminders, I’d likely be afk from RealLife™. I’ve noticed trends of wordiness swinging to aloof and often missing here over the last 6-ish years. Today, it’s not disinterest or even lack of content. It just comes down to time. I don’t make it. Sad, isn’t it?