Fresh when it gets here from
Julie Barrett
Thursday, May 8, 2008
This is one of those moods that hard to quantify other than to say that things just feel "right." Yesterday had a lot to do with it. It was a very up and down day. I had very little sleep the night before because I stayed up to watch the Indiana primary results. The old journalist in me loves watching a good race, what can I say?
Bowling started awful. The first game was 114 - six splits and three spares. Ouch! Rather than get upset with myself as I sometimes do, I ended up laughing at the absurdity of it all. My next two games were better: 166 and 187. My average in that league is 169.
The evening league was more interesting. Started out with a 179 and then shot a 222. I typically fall apart after such a good game, and last night was no exception. I managed to pull out a 155, and I was happy with it.
Then I managed to solve a nagging issue with the current database project. As sometimes happens, a solution came to me yesterday afternoon as I had my mind on something far removed from the problem. When I sat down last night to implement it, I quickly discovered that the solution wouldn't work. But that idea led me down another path, which meant that I was able to solve the problem by changing a single line of code.
I love it whan a plan comes together.
And last night - for a change - I went to bed without my mind racing on a million topics and mostly slept through the night. Woke up once, went down that euphemistic hall, and got right back to sleep. This morning I turned off the alarm and slept for an extra hour. I deserved it. The last thought I remember before falling asleep was that it had been a good day overall, but I'd managed to stay on a very even keel emotionally. Even when I was very upset at myself I was able to blow it off, and when I hit what normally would have been a high, I simply felt satisfied.
This morning I sat down at the desk with a better attitude and promptly discovered and fixed another bug.
Yep, I have writing stuff to discuss as well. Photos to post after I get around to processing. The writing material I'll save for a separate post. For the moment I'm just going to savor my drink (water, if you must know) and smile.
Tags: Life