Yes. I am alive.

Although this morning I don't much feel like it. I have several posts
written, but for some reason not published - so look for those to back
fill this evening. I had the best intentions of doing it last night,
but got busy doing <a href=http://www.cravesomething.com>Crave</a>
work. They have a MySpace and FaceBook page now. :-) My downfall was
probably the late night trip to Wally World. Although, I must say - I
really have enjoyed all my trips up there recently. My friend and I
will go and for some reason we end up looking at the most bizarre
stuff. For example, I need a clock to go in my bathroom. I didn't much
care for any of them there. He suggested that I look at wrist watches
and then just thumbtack one to the wall. Decent idea, but I was not
thrilled with any of the choices. Although, he swore I should have
gotten the one that was a gigantor sports watch/stopwatch thing that
would go 100 ft below water. In my opinion, it was a bit much. It
helps that the walmart we go to is basically brand new, and we always
go in the middle of the night so it is never crowded.

Life has been a whirlwind lately. Lots keeping me busy and such.
Things at work are really picking up and I am taking on some new
responsibilities in order to set myself up for some new projects and
things when the next generation .com program is over. Part of me fears
I am being a little to complacent about things at work, and I am
getting ready to hit some sort of wall and freak out. The other week I
did have my first freak out - I hate my job - why am I here - sort of
moment. But, it was gone by the end of the day, and that was nice. :-)

Socially things are going well. I keep meeting more people and having
a good time hanging out with them. The pool at Birkdale has proven to
be a wonderful launching pad. I am also tanner than I have been in at
least 10 years. Maybe longer. I forgot how much better I look with a
tan. You can <a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_shearer>see
some current pics of me on Flickr</a>. Getting involved and hanging
out with Crave has also let me start expanding my pool of friends
beyond Birkdale - which is something I need to continually work on.

Ok - this has been enough of a hiatus from work. I just got all the
feedback on my first deliverable and needed to re-set my brain before
diving into BRD modification.

So long.