Twilight, Traffic and Fog

TTF...n?

My neighborhood gets no pre-dawn, just twilight. I did the math and it appears that I actually got up at 4:45. I was actually able to read yesterday's paper while I shoveled down my eggs and toast. The only thing that was a pain was trying to remain as quiet as possible in a house full of sleeping people.

Shelley, did you hear about Uncle Marve yet from mom? =(

It seems that no matter WHAT time I go through Middletown, there is still a backlog of traffic along 66. At least I beat the tree cutting crew to work this morning. Sitting at the light downtown it was so foggy that when a fire truck went past all I really saw were it's lights and the vague hint that the truck was yellow. There must be a lot of morning accidents in the river area caused by the fog. I should take note of this since I drive a silver car that might be hard to see in those conditions.

Yesterday afternoon at work I totally scared myself... one of the prior Admins left a spongy back support piece in the office, so I tried it out on the chair. Scary, no? What I was NOT aware of is that if you put enough pressure on the device, it has a heavy massage/vibrator unit inside that activates. Needless to say, I had been sitting there and relatively relaxed and unsuspecting when I finally stretched and the thing kicked on for a second. WHAT THE...!!!??? I see why they wanted this; the chair is bad on the lower back. Since I am 'local' and will be present here for at least a little while, I am giving consideration to bringing in the chair from my room at home. It is the shorter version of the chair at my main desk, and also relatively unused so it looks brand new. I have always only been comfy in those chairs, so it stands to reason that I should bring one along. Oy, that's a thought... transporting EVERYTHING cross-country... It's nice and easy to pack the essentials into the car and go for a few months. Quite a more involved process to dismantle my waterbed, desks and furniture. Do I HAVE to? I wish I weren't going alone. Yes, I always do well in these situations, and dating has gone tolerably well for me this year, but I want to share a connection with someone. To share the experiences and the memories, to always remember, you know? To smile and say, oh what I time we had doing X, and do you remember when we Y? And to love, of course. I certainly look forward to finding someone new to share with. If anything, I have had too many people loving me. Just not enough where I have felt an equal or greater reciprocation.

Ok, off to make the official introduction to my night shift. Everyone has already been surprised to see anyone in this office so early. Why is it that no one else ever thinks to vary their schedule?

Have a good day, everyone. I will be sure to buy some sort of Lotto ticket today. I feel lucky. Besides which, there was the prevalence of the number 28 in a recent dream so perhaps something good will happen today. Dinner in West Hartford, I believe. Then gym! (Twice in a day doesn't hurt)