Monthly Update

Seems like I routinely forget that I have this - and consequentially, I don't really update very much. I've had a lot going on recently though, so I guess it's legitimate for me to say that I've been too busy to update. Although it's equally accurate to say that not a whole lot has happened of interest to me, so there really hasn't been much to write about.

I've been spending pretty much all my time at work, which is great because I really enjoy my job. Some guy has been calling my house pretty much every day trying to recruit me for some budget company, but I never return his calls. I guess I should call him back at some point and let him know I already have the job I want. . .

But yeah, work has been pretty cool. I don't always get to work on the glamor projects, but I'm getting a lot of diversified experience in all the different things my division does. My new boss told me the other day that suggestions I had made during a presentation led him to believe that I had been an employee for 4 or 5 years - rather than being a veritable 'new hire.' I was quite flattered by that - but it's really just another sign, I suppose, that I've found the right place to work.

Weekends have been surprisingly busy on account of a handful of trips. I went to the beach twice (once with the City of Fairfax Band as part of an 'end of the summer' concert tour), and I traveled to Blacksburg to visit Carolyn once. The trips themselves were fun, but I'm starting to really dislike driving long distances.

I went to the doctor the other day and was diagnosed with Gilbert's Syndrome, which pretty much means that I'm short an enzyme in my liver which breaks down red blood cells. It's a benign condition and not something that's treatable, but for any of you who thought I looked jaundiced at one point or another - you were probably right, despite my protests. But the joke is on all of you, because evidently people with Gilbert's Syndrome tend to have lower incidences of certain types of cancer and also tend to have stronger blood vessels.

I've started running 4 miles 5 nights a week. I hope to ratchet up the distance over the next couple weeks - I'd really like to get to the point where I could take someone's place in the Army 10 Miler with little notice. I think it's doable. . .

OK, well, I don't really have anything else to add. I'm hoping Dr. Brown emails me the second half of a proof I asked him for this afternoon - it's a proof of the limit definition of 'e.' Interesting stuff if you like math, and probably way boring if you don't like math. Fortunately, I like math, so it's interesting. And this is my blog, so you have to deal with it!

I'll try to start updating more frequently. Not that anyone ever reads this anyway!