Back To "Normal"..... For Now

First off, for my new reader Kristie.... I thought you'd have a little more faith in me:) I DID check the spelling before I typed it and here's what I found:

aught also ought ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ôt)
n.
A cipher; zero.
Archaic. Nothing.

(Zilch - like you're faith in my righting skillz write now)

Second, CONGRATULATIONS TO TEXAS in an awesome football championship game last night. It was finally time for a competitive championship game and overall, looks like the Bowl Season was really good this year.... despite the Cyclones losing. At least the Duckeyes lost too! But championship football returns to the mighty Big 12!!! Next year it will even come back to the Big 12 North as ISU will bring it home!!!

This time change thing is really weird. I slept in till 10:30 am (after what I calculated was a 32 hour day for me yesterday) but was tired all afternoon. Then after the game last night, it was 11:30pm and I'm still wide awake!!

Oh and I'm going to Japan this weekend. I fly out Saturday and work Monday through Friday with IBM in Kyoto, Japan. I talked to Claire who's become my Japan resident expert after living there for 9 months and she said Kyoto was one of the most beautiful parts of Japan so I'm excited to see even more of the world! So no use getting used to sleeping normal hours since I have to go back to the +14 hours again.

I decided that it should be internationally illegal to travel 14 hours in a contained vehicle like an airplane. That was not cool but I made it. The first hour I was sitting there thinking "14 hours of this.... what the ****". Then I found a zone with my music and books so the time started passing faster. Then the final 2 hours I start shaking and twitching as I wanted nothing more than to get off the plane. On Tuesday, I saw TWO sunrises, and TWO sunsets.... all on "Tuesday". How messed up is that? I did travel around the world literally so that's something that doesn't happen all the time.

When i got to Chicago, I wanted a water but I only had $2 US, but $220 in RMB (Chinese Juan) and $120 in Hong Kong money.... about $35 US but none of it buys me a $2.50 water in O'Hare. And for those that are familiar with the newer G Concourse where the American Airlines Puddle Jumpers are, there are no restaurants, no ATMs, no banks for money changing....

I stayed up long enough to go pick up Hazel who traveled back from Louisiana Tuesday with a very long travel day as well. It was nice to spend the day together for once and it sucks that I have to leave again, but she loves the idea of traveling herself so knows it's a good experience for me plus it's for work.... I'd take her with if I could.

Congrats to Amber who is newly engaged. I take it that this is the "big news" that you were referring to, Jill. Couldn't imagine Pitzen was pregnant.... thought you and Boy might be ready to give Emily a younger sibling!!! Haha!!

Bowling tonight - Brews Bros had a great week last week taking 5 of 7 points. Mr. Fink kicked butt and passed me again in the standings. I don't bowl this week which is fine, I'd probably fall asleep on the lanes anyways.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week - I'm back to work to get caught up and prepared for my trip to Japan!