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Dog, work, &c.

Posted by Joel Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:13:00 GMT

It's 5 am and I'm awake for some reason so I figure I should post to my woefully neglected blog.

Our dog, Ash, is dead. It turns out he was pretty sick after all, but there's not much we could have done, because he had cancer. Still, it was hard to watch him suffer near the end, and I wish he could have been put to sleep sooner.

The last couple weeks have been some hard work, likely the hardest in my life, and we finally pushed two features, the Sideshow and the Odditorium. It was an awful lot of work getting it done but feels fulfilling. Aiden, for all of his worries, managed to complete the project, and I'm hoping he'll gain some confidence and positivity from the ordeal.

I don't feel myself getting fit as quickly as I would like, partially because I've been slacking on the routine a little and allowing myself more junk foods. Need to keep grabbing at discipline and maintaining good habits.

I paid my taxes, and of course owed a decent chunk since I did some contracting last year at Rubyred. I used Turbotax and it went pretty well. I also actually put money into my first investment, a mutual fund, which is kind of testing the waters for me.

The death of Kurt Vonnegut saddened me. A teacher once graded one of my short stories (back when I had an idea I could become a writer) as "Vonnegutesque." I gave the original copy of the story to a girl I was in love with.

I've very glad that the Sopranos is back on the air. Death Note has also had an epic plot pivot take place. And WoW is fun as usual, although I haven't had any time to play. When I do play, I've been back into auctioneering; scanning and analyzing the auction house looking for deals to buy and repost. I have an extensive portfolio, but I felt guilty about not contributing to the economy, so tonight I farmed some herbs, and actually made a decent amount. I was reminded of this cartoon.