Worthless!

Yep, I'm pretty much almost worthless these days at work. People that I need to get answers from on some projects are out of the office themselves for the holidays, so what's the point? Oh well, I'm technically here and not touching my vacation hours although it sure feels like vacation regardless. I can't relate to the holiday-celebrators, though. It just feels like everything is in limbo. When Mudflap and I were out in my district on Xmas Eve we heard that there were only going to be 2 units out on Xmas Day!!! What, there are no Jew cops or Muslim cops anywhere?!?

I was on the radio last week and won some tickets to the science museum, yay! Them shits are expensive too, yo. I think S and I will take the baby on Sunday to check out the Butterfly Center and the Imax. But I doubt they'll be interested in this exhibit. Anyone else want to see it? Let me know, the exhibit's here until April!

I had a really fun time visiting with my long-lost friend G. who was in town last Saturday. He bought me too many beers though and on Sunday, I believe I had some kind of attack or allergic reaction. I had only drunk 3 1/2 beers but I don't drink beer, or much else, anymore. S and I went running and after I ran/walked 5 laps I started itching and felt like my hives were coming back, but instead I just itched and got real weak and dizzy and nauseated and had to be carried to the car! Weird!!! Lesson learned: don't drink over 2 Shiner Bocks anymore. I'm too out of (drinking) shape.

Anyway, G. is the same as ever although the "Outlaw" tattoo he got on his wrist the same night I got my badge tattooed on my arm is starting to bleed colors a little bit. I was mad b/c I paid for that tattoo! My friend Frank always jokes that G. needs to get tattooed on the other wrist "Inlaw." Speaking of Frank, I ran into him as well on Saturday night. And a bunch of other long-lost gentlemen friends of mine, too! It was like some kind of reunion. G. was being a little maudlin though, reminiscing about our old, drunken, carefree days. I must say though, I miss those days too. Over the years we shared several ridiculously fun Guadalupe River trips and Austin City Limits Music Fest trips. There was even one river trip that consisted of only me, G., and a 14-yr old boy. I ended up having to drive G.'s truck all the way back to Houston b/c they were both so drunk. But damn, was it a blast!

TGIF, though. S took the day off from work to watch the baby and run errands and I'm here at Job #1 being almost worthless. We've got a long family weekend ahead of us, which'll be great. I have advised S to go ahead and put in his notice at his work and probably next Wednesday will be his last day. I want him to concentrate on the police academy! I have to admit I can't wait to help him study. I saved all my notes from my academy, flash cards, cheat sheets, etc. And it'll be a great refresher for me as well. There's a lot of damn laws to know!