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I slept in this morning so, now I'm running "late" for the "appointments" I've made for my "self" today. (I don't know why I put quotes around "self". Well, I don't know why I did the first time. I know why I did the second time. That was to point out the fact that I did the first time.) What I'm trying to say is, I'm in a hurry so just add all the funny parts in yourself and laugh a lot.

There was no snow on my car yesterday morning, so that was nice. However, it was at least 20 degrees colder than it was the day before. My thin dress slacks didn't really offer much protection. I think I have cold burn on my legs now. Is that even possible?

I spent most of the morning in conference calls and lining people up to take care of a few issues for me. Quite boring, actually. I was invited to a poker game tonight with some of the guys. I think it'll be fun so I'm going to go. I've never been big on making real friends at work, but, in this case, I have few other options and they seem like guys I could get along with anyway.

I went to lunch by myself. Decided to try Mai Lan on State Street. The food was great. Very friendly service too. A bit on the slow side, but, I don't generally expect speedy service from such a small place. I highly recommend it.

After lunch, work picked up quite a bit. In fact, I ended up coordinating eight different organizations in a repair effort that didn't get me home until some time after 7:30pm.

Then I headed out near Syracuse University for some Gyros and a cup of coffee. I ended up at Acropolis Pizza House (which also happens to sell Gyros and some other Greek food). While the food was quite good, I don't know that I'd recommend it. It was one of those places where I was almost afraid to eat the food, not because I didn't think it would taste good, but because I wasn't sure how good I'd feel in the morning if I did. The tables were greasy, the service was slow and the food was a bit over priced. After that I walked over to Starbucks and finished off "Andromeda Strain".

By the time I left, around 9:30pm, there were no other cars left parked on the street but mine. I don't know if that means if the area dies down by 9:30 on a Friday night, or if I picked a really bad parking spot, or if I was breaking some law or in some danger by being there (i.e. snow plow coming, illegal to park at night, high possibility of car breakin, etc). But, I left without issue.

I got back to the hotel (room 404, baby), watched some TV, and then went to bed.

Today I hope to find a small diner in Bartonville for breakfast. Then on to a camera shop to feed my addiction and then a store to to continue my eternal quest for the perfect bag. I might drive by some of the apple orchards south of the city to see if they might lend themselves to a few photographs. Or, perhaps, just drive around in the city and see how lost I can get. Then, tonight, poker. All in all, it should be an interesting day.

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