Well, since I haven't posted since Monday... It has been kind of a strange week. Monday afternoon the ex-employee (J) I spoke about came out. We spent time loading up her iPod, went to dinner at a local Teppan place then came back here and watched a DVD while I finished with the music transfers. We interact like weve known eachother for a long time. It feels very comfortable for lack of a better word. We seem to be alike in many ways. I'd like to slowly see where this could go, but I'm not sure yet if she's down with it (although she did drive 100 miles each way to come hang out with me ). I'm going to go like molasses.

I wound up not going up to BioDad's this time because of impending weather. He lives in the mountains between L.A. and Santa Barbara and we're expecting 2 big storms to roll through here this weekend, so they aren't going to be doing much go-karting.

In addition, the Vegas trip fell through. Turns out that my buddy up there has an "old friend" (female) coming out from Boston so I didn't want to go up there to be the 3rd wheel. I called "J" and left a message on her cell Thursday but as of now have not heard back from her. I was going to see if she wanted to do something for NYE.

So, here I am unexpectedly with no plans for tonight. I just want to get through it. Once tonight is over, I think things will be better. Tomorrow promises a normal Sunday. Laundry, Groceries, a full slate of NFL games. Monday: Rose Parade (probably wet for the first time since 1950), Bowl Games, then back to work Tuesday--after I shave off my "vacation goatee".

I am looking forward to meeting up with my "Chicago friend" Wednesday. I only saw her for 20 minutes on the Blue Line back in Chicago last September so I vaguely remember what she looks like. If we hit it off, we'll probably do something over next weekend too. We'll see how it plays out.

The one constant in my life right now--other than the smart & lovely D13--is exercise. I'm extremely committed to staying on track at the gym. While I've been going for 8 months now, I've been extremely serious (Kim might say obsessive ) for about the last 6 weeks. It is really starting to show and more importantly, I feel better physically and mentally. I know I've said it before but I HIGHLY recommend it. I really think that it is what has kept me off the Zoley for 6 months now .

Anyway, it's 1:00 and I've got some hours left to find something to do tonight save for staying home and watching the ball drop in Times Square at 9:00 PM .

DMF OUT

Wow, I made it through a long post without referencing XW or OP once!!...

...and no, that doesn't count .