In an effort to squeeze much-needed sims into an already-full schedule, the powers that be have decided to start scheduling Friday night sims again. Because ascent and entry sims are only 4 hours long, they tend to get the short stick. This is all a way of saying that I have to be at work until 9:00 tonight. On a Friday. Woe is me.
Actually it’s not so bad. This is the last sim where I’ll be backseating Bini for a while — next week she starts simming solo, without her mentor (that would be me) to fall back on. And, since there was no need to get to work before 1:00 today, I stayed home this morning and slept in. It’s always a bit of a strange feeling to be home in the middle of a workday. It’s been more than a decade since I graduated from high school, and yet it still feels like I’m sneaking out… I guess old habits die hard. It probably won’t surprise you to hear that I never once skipped school; in fact, I never once even considered it.
One more weekend before the half ironman, and I plan to spend it well. Tomorrow morning I’m heading to Galveston for a practice swim session on the half ironman course. Bonus points all the way around for me — an open water swim, a chance to use my wetsuit again, and a chance to swim the actual course.
Tomorrow night I’m going to Cirque du Soleil! Jose got tickets for my birthday, which is Monday. I only had to drop a dozen hints before he finally heard me. 😉 He is the best.
On Sunday morning Jose will hopefully do his first solo flight, after being thwarted by winds all week. On Sunday afternoon I’ve got a long bike ride on the schedule, though I haven’t figured out a route yet. And Sunday night is my annual birthday outing to the Cheesecake Factory.
Life is good…