Staring @ the Ceiling

Just another TGIF kind of day February 1, 2008

I woke up today with the back pain I was expecting. I could have set my watch to it, really. Typically when I do something to damage my back (ie. moving a 70lb box up a flight of stairs by myself) it’s a bit sore until the real pain kicks in about a day or so later. Now I’m in for a day or two of pain, slow walking and stiffness.

The drive to work wasn’t nearly as bad as expected after last night’s ice storm. In fact, it was much worse driving on Monday when no travel alerts were issued.

Today is appetizer day in our office. I just brought chips and dip so I don’t get points for originality or effort, but I don’t think anyone cares as long as they’re plenty of variety. My favorite today is Andrew’s grape jelly meatballs (see photo). Sure, this looks like an entry from ‘Don’t Eat it Steve!‘ but really, don’t laugh…they’re stupendous.

I’m planning to leave early today. The initial plan was to go see my chiropractor, but now I think I’ll go home and grab my cable box and make a trip up to Time Warner Cable and see if they have any HD boxes in stock. The Blu-Ray box is arriving today – just in time for Movie Day Saturday.

Tonight I’m hoping to see Chris and maybe a few of his buddies for some drinks to kick off the weekend. I spoke at length with his friend Dave last night, but never got a chance to really talk with Chris to find out what his plans are this weekend. I’m hoping he’s still planning to stay in Erie rather than go home to Pittsburgh. I have plans for the weekend that would be much easier to get done if he’s around.

I don’t really have a favorite for the Super Bowl this year. I suppose I will root for the NY Giants so we’ll see what happens!