Huh?

I am at a loss for something to write tonight. It's not that there aren't problems out there that are in dire need of attention. It's not that I don't have that fire, that passion for social change. It's because I'm kind of fried right now. I took two exams tonight for my online courses, and am now working on the assignments for my other two classes. The cherry on top of this textbook-laden sundae is that my sinuses are acting up and I'm doing all this while on decongestants that leave me pretty stoned. Like right now I wouldn't dare to drive. But I'm taking exams, go figure. At least the drugs somehow don't seem to hinder my academic performance - I got 100 on one exam and 96 on the other. The bright side is I'm actually in better shape as far as my schoolwork goes than I was last week, and may be able to take off at least a few hours on Sunday.

I've got a movie I'm just dying to watch but am waiting till Hubby's weekend comes around so we can watch it together. It's a mockumentary that I was surprised that I could get through Netflix called "Death of a President", it's a fictional account in documentary style of the assasination of George Bush. When I first heard about this film months ago I figured that it wouldn't be available in this country, that somehow it would be suppressed in the name of Homeland Security or something. Will post a report on this film when we're able to watch it.

The move from my previous job to the non-profit industry involved a radical change in my working hours and days. For 11 years I worked in the gaming industry with Hubby, but now I'm a 9-5er again while he still works nights and weekends. Fortunately this isn't the first time our schedules have been massively out-of-sync, so we know how to handle this - it's actually kind of second-nature to us now. We make a point to spend time together whenever possible, and we each have our individual pursuits and interests to follow in our alone time. I try to get most of my schoolwork done while Hubby is at work or in the mornings while he's asleep, plus whatever housework I can fit in so we don't have to spend our time off together doing too many chores. Hubby does the same thing - he's learning to play the guitar but uses time I'm working or am asleep (and I sleep very soundly, no worries of waking me up!) to practice and do light housework. When the weather gets warm again he'll resume working on his project car too. Sometimes I think that different schedules strengthen a relationship because they encourage each person to be independent while at the same time they emphasize the need to treasure time spent together. We had drastically different work schedules for the first two years of our marriage and sometimes it seemed we would go for days without more than seeing each other in passing. We used to keep a big thick notebook and write messages to each other. Sometimes the notes were practical - "I dropped off the rent check" or "next time you go to the store, pick up _____" - and sometimes they were more sentimental, but all the same they are a record of our early married life that became a treasured keepsake. We still have it tucked away somewhere, waiting to be found again.

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." - Douglas Adams

Later,
AuntieM