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Sometimes I get in these states where I am really f-ing tired, but I cannot fall asleep. I need to get some cheaper sleeping aid, because Bendrayl and Alka-Seltzer, both of which put me to sleep, are kinda expensive when I use them as sleeping aids. 

At work, I can finally stop typing/writing for a little bit and start combing through a hundred and some documents. I had my three-month review and it was mostly good. John (my supervisor) tells me when I get out of this current engagement my next engagement will probably seem easy. I hope he’s right because damn, it’s intense.  

The weather has been awesome lately but the temperature is dropping tonight. The trees are rustling restlessly.

Inspired by Anna, I think I want to pick up a crafty hobby, like making earrings or something.

I’ve always used the backspace bar and delete text backwards. Only recently did I start to utilize the “delete” button to delete text forward. It’s sorta life-changing.

Chris came to visit this weekend and also to attend a job fair at the National Institute of Health. He got several offers, like he should. :)

Danny is visiting this weekend and we’ll go to the Rally to Restore Sanity. It’ll be good times.

I think about hot pot all the time. It’s probably time for me to get the equipment to make hot pot at home.

For New Years, I want to stay in a cottage on the beach, listen to the waves, drink alcohol, and run along a snowy beach. I imagine something like scenes from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 

1. Mysterious gaining of weight. WTF, I’ve been the same weight for like 2 years without (much) exercise and all of sudden I’m up 3 lbs. Not cool.

2. Work is getting really really busy. This week we have 3 days of meetings on like 15 programs. When I say 3 days, I mean from like 9-5 each day, with working lunches. My brain is not big enough to contain all this…and that is a legitimate concern. We were supposed to go to NYC for these meetings but the Congressional budget for the new fiscal year got delayed so we’re operating on current level of budget.  After these meetings there will be a lot of write-ups, and I have training all week next week…BUSY.

3. I wonder if I am good at my job. I had my 3 month review that I didn’t participate in, but my immediate supervisor J said all’s dandy. The way it works is K and J talked about me with my advisor, then K and J will meet with me to talk, and then my advisor will meet to talk with me. Twisted.

4. Sometimes I feel that I am not saving up enough money. DC is freaking expensive and I wish my rent was like $300 cheaper. Even freaking $700 a month sounds cheap to me now that I live here. Serious price adjustment… Don’t get me wrong, I am doing OK, but life just has too many expenses. Can’t wait for the 6 month raise. Rar.

5. On random nights when I cannot sleep I think about buying a house, maybe. But then with house come responsibilities, and most likely an affordable house would be outside of DC. So then I’d have to get a car, make car payments…I’m just not there yet. Parents suggested that I look into it and they’d help make the down payment. But damn…