Reconnecting and recuperation

Last week I got an email from a man I worked with in Freiburg, Germany as a lifeguard/pool-master, Stephan. We'd fallen out of contact since 2003, not for any particular reason other than life distracting us, so his email out of the blue was a really pleasant surprise. I emailed him back that I'd call him from my landline on Saturday, and made good on that call at about 10am, 5pm his time. A few years have gone under the bridge, but we've still got some common touchpoints between us. His wife and dog are good, and he's taken good care of a few things that I left there in Freiburg, so the time on the phone was well spent, and will happen with greater frequency. Especially given the cheap cost of calling these days. I look forward to seeing them again this year at some point; probably around Oktoberfest!

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The weekend in Austin was one of recuperation for Charles and I. He had a successful first week of work in Arlington, and I worked plenty of hours up in Endicott. We got laundry done, ran some errands, and generally laid on the couch catching up on Tivo. It wasn't long before it was Sunday and we were both packing to head in different directions again. He's got a lease signed for his apartment, and we've got a truck reserved to do the move, so the wheels are in motion.

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This week in Endicott has been quiet thus far. Have worked out twice, put in a number of hours at the office, and just basically tried to stay out of the cold. What's frustrating me most at the moment is the fact that I seem to be generating about 1000 Megawatts of static electricity per day. Don't know if its my socks, or my shoes, or what, but I get a good jolt at the door knob to the room. Another when I get to the car. 3 or four at work. And they keep coming on the way back to the hotel. It drives me nuts.