Sitting here a little over 20 days removed from the end of school has me wondering how the rest of the summer is going to play out. I managed to cross out one item from my to-do list of random Web projects, but I'm still not entirely motivated to resign myself to sitting in front of a computer all summer. There isn't a lot of variance in my days when it's just me and my dad here.
I get up at 5 a.m. (not that anyone makes me, I just can't stay asleep for reasons mentioned later) and tool around with e-mail, news sites and an occasional bug fix or something I didn't do before going to bed the previous evening. I grab an early breakfast and a shower if I can get in there before Miranda does a hostile takeover of the bathroom. Usually the siege lasts for at least an hour and a half. After that, I lounge around for most of the morning, working on whatever project or diversion keeps me occupied (typically have nothing to do with my "to-do list.") Lunch is either a TV dinner or a trip to meet up with my mom and her co-workers. After we get home, I'm actually doing about an hour of "real work" mixed with the aforementioned diversions. If I can manage to stay awake until supper, I've accomplished a lot. I then pass out around 8 or 9 p.m.
Of course, this doesn't apply on days like the last few. My grandmother was undergoing outpatient treatment for breast cancer, so I rode down there with my mom Thursday afternoon. The majority of the trip was spent talking about the "Nashville Arrests" that had me glued to the television all morning. I'll leave that discussion for another time. Samantha and I arranged to meet in Humboldt, and went to Martin from there. We then abandoned our plans to stay the entire weekend in lieu of following my Mom back to Nashville, where we've been for the last few days.
We went to "Moe's Southwest Grill," hence the title. It's an experience, and a fantastic place to get a burrito.
This summer has definitely been an easier one for me, both on a personal and financial level. Samantha's a lot closer, which is good for both of us. And other than the occasional date, I'm not spending hardly any money at all. Yesterday it was "Family Day" at The Frist, and the day prior my parents took all of us out to see Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith -- I'd give it four out of five stars. Although this was the second time we'd seen it, it was good to see the scenes missed when the inevitable bathroom run would occur. Something about 60 oz. of our carbonated beverage of choice and a movie just doesn't mix.
All of this is said, of course, because tomorrow she's back in Martin for work, and I'm stuck here. The monotony will resume, and I'll go back to lamenting my lack of ambition to just get things accomplished. I think I'm going to buy some software or something to medicate. At least that's one reason I can think of to go out to the computer stores.