Last night, I asked Emily and Karen to hang out, and they couldn't because they had too much work to do! Emily is doing her generals next week, and Karen has a paper due for a class (she is doing her Masters while working full time!). Not only was it no fun that they couldn't hang out, it is no fun for anybody to have to work on a Friday night. So, to alleviate boredom and increase their productivity, I decided I would surprise them with donuts. And not just any donuts: Top Pot donuts, Seattle's hand-made gourmet donuts. I brought them 15 (I asked for a dozen, but since they were closing, he gave me more)! Karen was ambivalent about getting so many, and so I ate two and she made me take two home. I did not mind. Turns out, I like doing things like this for people! It feels really good to put smiles on people's faces. And in this case, I also get to put calories in their belly.
After that, I came home and watched "The Midnight Meat Train". It was an excellent horror flick, adapted from a Clive Barker short story. It was thoroughly disgusting, including scenes of decapitation, evisceration, eyeball pulling, teeth extractions, and fingernail removal. Am I a monster for liking this kind of stuff? Definitely.
Today I decided to sleep in and skip dragonboating. I needed the rest. But, I did go for an 8.32 mile jog, and did it at a 9:10 pace! Woot!!! I haven't run that far and that fast in a really long time. It feels good to be back in the running groove. No more injuries!
So, a good last few days. At work, things are also going well: both of my ERP study and my first infant study are turning out as predicted! Yay, yay, yay! I may actually be a real researcher.
But, even after all of this good and fun stuff, I cannot escape the realization that being away from Bridget is really, really hard. She is the love of my life, and she is 1,255 miles away. I cannot hold her. I cannot spend quality time with her. It just isn't fun. I want it to be over!
