Daily Diary - 10/22/2004

5:30am - Woke up to my 18 pound cat lying on top of me letting me know in his own way that "I'm the most wonderful person in his whole world".

5:45am - Kent comes in to wake me up. It's our "bagel day" at Charlies.

7:10am - Get to work. Feel blah. Work on SQL query problem and realize that it's too damn early for brainy work. Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

10:30am - Realize that last week was the sixth anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death on October 12th, and I didn't even remember. I'm sad that I didn't, and now that I remember, wonder if anything has changed in Wyoming. I did a quick Google search, and found out that the Fireside Lounge where Matthew's killers met him has closed for lack of business. The Marriage Caravan Express, a bus load of 44 Californians traveling cross-country to campaign for same-sex marriage rights, stopped in Laramie. They had some support, and had a brief ceremony of remembrance outside the boarded up bar. I guess some support is better than what Matthew got. I wish I hadn't searched. Now my mind is going on this. Back to work.

12:20pm - Had lunch (don't ask where, it was a junk food place). The conservatives may be worried. Bill "sex fiend" O'Reilly (I don't personally mind sex fiends as long as they are honest about it, which he isn't) is saying that the race for President is going to be very close. That's good. New York City says it's sunny and beautiful out. I'm wondering what world they live in. Over me, it's cold and cloudy and is starting to drizzle. Back to work.

12:45pm - Read about throw away underwear at Gary's site. It's unsettling.

4:30pm - Completed SQL work and wrote some reports. Time to go home.

5:30pm - Went to the store and bought fillet mignon, portobello mushrooms, peppers, onions, pears (it all works, I promise) for a romantic dinner at home.

6:00pm - Get everything put away, and start marinating the steak. Build a fire in the fireplace with the new oak firewood I had delivered five weeks ago. Pour a glass of merlot, turn on the TV and listen to how much Bush has f@*&*ed up the world today.

6:30pm - Kent gets home. He gets the gas grill going outside and starts the steaks.

7:15pm - Start dinner, turn off the news, enjoy dinner. I go watch TV only to find that it is boring tonight. I opt for some music that I haven't heard in a long while. I listen to Sibelius Symphony No. 2. An awesome work. I'm reminded that the work comes from a different time when America stood for something better than bullying and intimidation. I can hear hope in the work and eventual triumph. Will we be so lucky today?

9:00pm - Go back downstairs and make a cup of Earl Grey tea (with raw sugar - I used to use honey from our own Coventry bees, but have switched to raw sugar for no logical reason, except for the fact that I am an ever-evolving person) to have with my fresh baked apple pie (small slice - girl has to watch his figure!).

9:30pm - Go to bed and hopefully sleep through the night. And on yeah... make this entry.