Mouse-ter Ween

My cat caught his first mouse ever! He is 18 years old!

Lake-ish

I went down to the lake today (after runs to the comic shop and the liquor store for beer). It was great to be out in the fresh air. The lake had the following craft making noise in front of my property: a boat towing two inner tubes while blasting crap-hop; two jet skis; and two upright jet skis. I didn't really mind.

It was very windy (and cloudier than anywhere else within a 5-mile radius - what the hell?), the beer (Wachusett Summer) was disappointingly warm, and it even rained for a bit as the temperature dropped. So I only stayed for an hour, just enough time for half a beer, some Slim Jims & Wachusett potato chips, and to read Astro City #1 and Earth 2 Annual #1.

I'm still glad I went, though! Any time at the lake is a good time.

Maine Round 2

I spent Tuesday the 28th - Wednesday the 29th doing Operations work at the Maine mall store. I spent most of the first day tearing down the big section of the back room, and organizing it. The second day was sorting through/tossing out paperwork & binders, doing shipment, and positioning the staff for success. The team  is great, they have 3 new hires ready to go, and it was a fun second trip (better weather, too).

Maine Commute

My approach to the border between NH & ME last Friday:

Mission: Maine

My district manager wants me to undertake two work missions in Maine over the next week or so:

1. Work Friday and Saturday (11am - 9pm) and focus solely on sales in our severely-understaffed (3 employees!) store up there.
2. Work Tuesday and Wednesday (1pm - 10pm  and 9am - 5pm, respectively) teaching the staff operations and observing their daily routines & paperwork management.

I plan on hitting Old Port Friday night after work (Gritty McDuff's!), and maybe stopping in Portsmouth on the way home Saturday night to hang out with Brian & Rob.

I'm actually more excited about this weekend's work shifts than I am about the two days off I am currently in the midst of. Weird...

Beer on a Kayak

I went down to the lake for a couple of hours to kayak, draw, read, and listen to music.

I paddled around in the kayak for a half hour or so, took some pictures, drank a beer (Magic Hat #9), and then read some of "Hostile Shores" , before it got too dark to continue. I never did get around to drawing, though. A nice outdoor interlude nevertheless!

Mt. Wachusett

 

Minor Tasks Conquered

From late afternoon on I was quite productive. I accomplished the following:

• Cleared off my art table.
• Rearranged/added to/removed various wall decorations.
• Raced out to the comic shop before it closed (mostly for "Legion of Super-Heroes" #19).
• Did dishes.
• Did laundry.
• Cleared off my desk.
• Worked out (for the first time since my back injury)!

I am quite pleased with myself...