tinuvial | My day thus far...

Went to bed at 2 a.m., got up at 5 a.m. Typical insomnia pattern for me, and I feel fine today. Played some poker online this morning with mixed results, then went to BJ's Wholesale club and bought 45 days worth of food to take with me to Michigan. With a hotel refrigerator, a microwave and a few untensils from home, I can eat a relatively balanced diet while I'm in Detroit. Total bill was $291. Now, considering that I *may* (still don't know yet) be on a $50/day food per diem, that's not too shabby (though I will be supplementing the food I bought with restaurant meals 3 or 4 times per week). Also got the cat food necessary for the duration for Michael to give to Rembrandt. I still need to stop by Petsmart and get a larger self-feeder, pet fountain filters and kitty litter though. That can be done any time this week, however. I also need to pick up some more tubs at the Container Store, so that I can separate the food out into 15-day bins (will make it easier to unpack/store in the hotel room, etc., since these big black tubs stack. I have two, need one more and 2 more of my clear, handled containers as well). Going to start making the lists today. I'm trying to decide which will be better, getting up early on Sunday morning (my 5 a.m. usual), and loading the truck and driving straight through (it's about 800 miles), or driving half the way there on Saturday - stopping in Lexington, KY for the night and then finishing the drive up on Sunday. I'm kinda nervous about leaving the bed of the truck with anything in it overnight, and I don't really want to unpack the entire truck twice. I'll have to mull this over a lot more. Comments/suggestions welcome. A lot of decisions won't be made until after my Tuesday meeting with HR, which should provide me with a lot more details.

OK, off to do more "organizing."

Ciao for now.