The fog was quite thick this morning as I drove to work, which did nothing to help wake me up. My shift is sliding earlier and earlier. In two more days we will be coming in too early for Starbucks. That’s how I judge whether early is truly early — if Starbucks isn’t even open yet, it’s officially earlier than the crack of dawn.
Yesterday seemed like a very long day. It was an early morning, followed by 8.5 hours at work — 4 on console and 4.5 on call in the office. After work I managed to get out to enjoy the beautiful weather on a 4 mile run. It was actually on the warm side once I started moving, but the breeze kept things pleasant. We ate dinner and I did some work and only then was it time for our evening plans.
We had tickets to the Rockets game last night, the 5th game of our 6-game package. It was nationally televised and didn’t even start until 8:30. Since it started an hour later, Murphy’s Law dictated that it go into overtime — not once, but twice. We didn’t even leave the Toyota Center until midnight. But it was a great game. The Rockets and Pistons basically traded baskets the entire night until the Rockets outlasted Detroit in the second overtime. I think Detroit just got tired. Anyway, it was a great win. We’ve really been enjoying basketball this year and are excited for the playoffs.
Fortunately, I work in rendezvous, where there is little-to-nothing to do while we’re docked. So I get to take the weekend off and catch up on some sleep before coming in again on Monday to prepare for the undocking and flyaround on Wednesday.
