Yuri's Night is Over!

Yuri's Night is over for 2005! I think you can say that I'm pretty much burned out on planning this particular event. The good news is that I think I found somebody to pass the tourch to. This is really great - I was NOT doing it again no matter what. Our events all went pretty well. There are pictures from all over the world, including the Houston party, at the main Yuri's Night site.

I took all day yesterday off work to try to get back into equilibrium. I slept in, went to the bank and the pharmacy, got my hair cut, and shopped a bit.

I've turned into someone who really, REALLY likes shopping. How did that happen? I never hated shopping, but I didn't used to do it to relax. Now, if I need to bleed off some tension I just go to the mall. As long as it's not Saturday or Christmas time, it totally calms me.

I'm doing some programming at work. I actually like programming, but it is also really fustrating. I'm learning a new language and brushing up C skills I haven't used in years, so that doesn't help the fustration factor. It is progressing slowly, though, and as long as I keep getting somewhere I'll be OK.