Absence equals busy... really.
Since I last wrote, life has been a little hectic, but very fun. I am on reserve this month, meaning I'm on call, and it's generally a month I don't enjoy since it means more time away from home and a lot of time in St. Louis doing nothing. Toward the end of April I was diagnosed with an ear infection that I thought would keep me out about a week. I just returned to work on Saturday. Although it isn't any fun having an ear infection, the time off at home was nice (even though I had nearly a month off last month). I had training yesterday and today in Dallas and am now back in St. Louis.
Last Sunday, Dan, Rene and Rene's mom Micheline came to Vegas for a few days. It was a great time. We got to do a lot of fun things and spend some nice time together. Tuesday night Beth and I joined the three of them at New York New York to see Zumanity, the newest addition to the Cirque du Soleil production line-up. The show was FANTASTIC. Very different from all other Cirque du Soleil shows in that the human body and nudity were the main attractions on display. The best I've come up with to describe it is that the show is beautiful art in its most visceral form. The nudity was not gratuitous and really accentuated the beauty of the human body. Of course, this was all tied in with the typical aerial stunts, amazing dancing and fantastic music Cirque du Soleil has become so popular for. The show, as a whole, was very sensual. It explored the humorous side of our sexual nature, as well as the dark and deeply painful side. I HIGHLY recommend that you go see it. Tickets were $85.
We also spent some time hanging out atop the Eiffel Tower, which I hadn't done before, and also went to the top of the Stratosphere to have a look from over 1,110 feet above the Las Vegas Strip. It was fun hanging out in the cocktail lounge up their looking out over the city. Simply beautiful.
Rene and his mom went back to Reno on Wednesday, and Dan stayed until Thursday to help me out with the backyard. Kanako came over to help, too. Between the three of us, we finally finished the main porch off the back of the house. It has been such a project to clear the dirt, replace it with sand and level the whole thing just to get it ready for brick laying that I ran of the energy and motivation to actually lay the brick. And just as I had suspected, the brick was the easiest part of the whole thing. Now that that's done, I have renewed motivation to complete the rest of the yard.
As I mentioned in my last entry, I am currently on the South Beach Diet. I completed the most strict phase of the diet yesterday, but decided to stay on it until I get home and can move to Phase II on Friday. This will also help to facilitate another pound or two of weight loss. I have lost 9.5 pounds in 14 days, and would love to get a few more off before I go into the slower weight losing Phase II. Overall, through the diet and exercise I hope to be where I want by this time next year. If I can really stick to it, I should have no problem making it their by the end of this year. Motivation is the key.
My mom had LASIK surgery on Thursday and is reporting good results. Although she can now legally drive without glasses, which is amazing for someone whose had a Coke bottle prescription since her teens, the results aren't where they should be when she goes for her check-up this coming Friday. It is possible she could be a candidate for what they call an "enhancement" where they go in and reshape the cornea a little more. She said there has been absolutely no pain and very, very little discomfort, which was over in about a day. Now I can't wait to get mine done. Hopefully before the year is over.
I hope to have a day this week where crew schedule doesn't use me. My roommate Tim and I bought season passes to Six Flags and can't wait to use them. Fortunately, there is a park about 20 minutes from our apartment. I CAN'T wait to get there.
Since I last wrote, life has been a little hectic, but very fun. I am on reserve this month, meaning I'm on call, and it's generally a month I don't enjoy since it means more time away from home and a lot of time in St. Louis doing nothing. Toward the end of April I was diagnosed with an ear infection that I thought would keep me out about a week. I just returned to work on Saturday. Although it isn't any fun having an ear infection, the time off at home was nice (even though I had nearly a month off last month). I had training yesterday and today in Dallas and am now back in St. Louis.
Last Sunday, Dan, Rene and Rene's mom Micheline came to Vegas for a few days. It was a great time. We got to do a lot of fun things and spend some nice time together. Tuesday night Beth and I joined the three of them at New York New York to see Zumanity, the newest addition to the Cirque du Soleil production line-up. The show was FANTASTIC. Very different from all other Cirque du Soleil shows in that the human body and nudity were the main attractions on display. The best I've come up with to describe it is that the show is beautiful art in its most visceral form. The nudity was not gratuitous and really accentuated the beauty of the human body. Of course, this was all tied in with the typical aerial stunts, amazing dancing and fantastic music Cirque du Soleil has become so popular for. The show, as a whole, was very sensual. It explored the humorous side of our sexual nature, as well as the dark and deeply painful side. I HIGHLY recommend that you go see it. Tickets were $85.
We also spent some time hanging out atop the Eiffel Tower, which I hadn't done before, and also went to the top of the Stratosphere to have a look from over 1,110 feet above the Las Vegas Strip. It was fun hanging out in the cocktail lounge up their looking out over the city. Simply beautiful.
Rene and his mom went back to Reno on Wednesday, and Dan stayed until Thursday to help me out with the backyard. Kanako came over to help, too. Between the three of us, we finally finished the main porch off the back of the house. It has been such a project to clear the dirt, replace it with sand and level the whole thing just to get it ready for brick laying that I ran of the energy and motivation to actually lay the brick. And just as I had suspected, the brick was the easiest part of the whole thing. Now that that's done, I have renewed motivation to complete the rest of the yard.
As I mentioned in my last entry, I am currently on the South Beach Diet. I completed the most strict phase of the diet yesterday, but decided to stay on it until I get home and can move to Phase II on Friday. This will also help to facilitate another pound or two of weight loss. I have lost 9.5 pounds in 14 days, and would love to get a few more off before I go into the slower weight losing Phase II. Overall, through the diet and exercise I hope to be where I want by this time next year. If I can really stick to it, I should have no problem making it their by the end of this year. Motivation is the key.
My mom had LASIK surgery on Thursday and is reporting good results. Although she can now legally drive without glasses, which is amazing for someone whose had a Coke bottle prescription since her teens, the results aren't where they should be when she goes for her check-up this coming Friday. It is possible she could be a candidate for what they call an "enhancement" where they go in and reshape the cornea a little more. She said there has been absolutely no pain and very, very little discomfort, which was over in about a day. Now I can't wait to get mine done. Hopefully before the year is over.
I hope to have a day this week where crew schedule doesn't use me. My roommate Tim and I bought season passes to Six Flags and can't wait to use them. Fortunately, there is a park about 20 minutes from our apartment. I CAN'T wait to get there.
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