Twisted around, upside-down... encore

This is, I suppose, part 3 of the vacation posts. Parts 1 and 2 are below this post...

So why the title "Twisted around, upside-down"? I'll rattle off as many bullet points that immediately come to mind:

• My internal clock is off-axis. It's 1:38 AM right now, and I figure I'll get to bed at around 3.
• Contrast between Florida and Vegas portions of the trip.
• No computer for a week. Hard to believe.
  
• Lack of exercise -- feel out of shape. Hockey tonight helped. I weighed myself when I got home, and somehow my weight didn't change. I was really expecting to put on 3, maybe 4 pounds. Probably lost muscle and added some flab. I'll reverse that over the next few days.
• Well the lack of cooking, I suppose. That changed back today with the whole ribs thing.
• STRESS. Crushed it. Had a lot in prior weeks.
  
• Don't have to come back to a five-day work week; only three days then a four-day weekend. That makes me so, so happy.
• Was in warmer weather on vacation, colder back here in MN.
• Planned the Vegas trip the way I wanted it this time. Usually I go with friends that have a #1 priority of gambling. This time, went with a friend that liked to go out, with gambling a mere little thing on the side. So much better.
• Didn't sleep in my own bed for nine days.
• Was on vacation Monday-Friday rather than at work. Okay, I only added this one to add another bullet point to make my list look long...

Some other closing thoughts...

I feel as thought I have done a good job of visiting friends that have spread to other cities this year. Madison, Milwaukee, New York, Florida. Texas is on the radar.

Pending trips for 2009... high probability for Vegas in February, but for work. Seriously, there's a conference there. Hope that one doesn't fall through. Likely at least three other work trips, one possibly in San Francisco. Possible Mexico trip for wedding at all-inclusive resort in Spring. Possible trip to New Orleans... it's been discussed. I wonder how many frequent flier miles I have now?

I wonder if I'll panic next weekend when I have no books to read. I probably will. And then I'll go get some.

Just filled up for $1.599/gallon. Uh, what?!

At least one night next weekend will be an "in" night, with popcorn, at least one movie, and maybe some company. And I never plan "in" nights.

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Forgot to mention that I watched the Ricky Hatton fight last night. Very entertaining with his huge fan following from Manchester. Kinda cool that it was shown live at the MGM Grand which I walked by 24 hours previously.

Twice this vacation I had weird dreams where I saw someone doing something that annoyed me and I was there in my dream yelling "stop!", and then I'd yell "stop!" again in my dream, and then I'd yell "stop!" for real and wake up. I have always wondered why I dream some of the things I dream of. I have to say there was quite a mix of people I know in my dreams, sometimes in the same dream scene, and I don't exactly know why. No, I will not list them on here.

Ok I'm done.