Howdy, everyone!

Whew!  I'm glad that's over.  I respect the dead, and I'm very, very sad.  I'm also, for the  moment, tired of hearing about it and seeing it and talking about it, and reading about it...

Catch me next Patriot Day, okay?

That being said, I was struck by how much closure this anniversary brought to myself and others.  Perhaps that's why we had so much hoo-ha... we had to process our emotions out loud... to feel them one more time so that we could see them, and then move on.  So move on I shall...

Well y'all, it's official... I'm now a Deputy Registrar for Voters in Travis County, Texas (that's Austin to you and me).  I was sworn in and everything... and how great of a country is this that I can take a solemn oath whilst sipping away on an Absolut Citron Cosmo, in a gay bar two blocks from the State Capitol building?  Pretty damn faboo if you ask me!

So now, I get to sit in bars and persuade drunk people to sign up to vote.  That shouldn't be a problem, because drunk people are easy to persuade.  Just ask Sharon Ozbourne.

I have been so busy lately... with tons of stuff piling up at work, and also in my personal life.  I just never seem to stop.  My little planner is full for the next three weeks.  I sure hope I get to sleep in some of that time... I'm feeling a bit "draggy" lately.  It's important once we get to a certain age that we take care of ourselves, you know?  Some of the things I have planned are:

• I'm going to my friends house in Temple (about an hour north of Austin) on Saturday because I've been wanting to visit them for a long time, and they are having a party or something this weekend, and you know me... don't want to be left out!
  
• The following weekend, I'm going to Dallas for Gay Day at Six Flags, their gay pride parade, and (most importantly) to see my sister and her family.  My nephew Noah just keeps growing!
  
• I've mentioned the voter registration thing, haven't I?  That's several weekends, though it's not ALL weekend... so it's cool...
  
• My work is hectic, and I'm going to spend most of October planning a transition of software at work.  This is no small project, and I'm going to have to bust ass to get it to go smoothly.  I can do it, though!
  
• The State Fair is in Dallas next month, too, and I sure do want to go this year.  JustMargie makes me crave the Fletcher's Corndogs and really, it's just a TON of fun!
  
• I am committed to spend a weekend at home, with nothing planned.  I'll do that sometime next month, too... just you wait!

See?  I told you I was busy.  That's not EVERYTHING, mind you!