The battle begins...

I work in a lab full of geeks. Luckily our supervisor is also a geek.
We have a tiny computer (see here) who we have dubbed Hoth for obvious reasons...(don't get it? You didn't click the previous link, did you? Go click the link. Still don't get it? Go and watch Star Wars right now, sheesh!!).
At the last lab meeting our supervisor presented us with two lego sets; The Hoth battle packs Snowtrooper and Rebel Tropper. (how cool is that!!)

As a person who always has her camera with her I simply couldn't help myself.
Camera. Tiny lego Star Wars guys. Tiny computer named Hoth. Neuro-Psych office. I mean, come on!!!

I officially declare that the lego battle for Hoth has begun!!

7 am and 11 hours a day baby...

December was nice.
I got to spend all this time with myself. I got to spend time with my camera. I got to read all the Harry Potter books (for like, the 10th time). I got to hang out with my computer ( I don't care if she is technology, Hippo is a good friend of mine).
Now it is January.
I think it speaks to what it means for it to be January that I am posting a notice that January has arrived on the 22nd of January.
It's been a busy month.
I get up almost every day at 7am (uuuuggggghhhh) and usually end up working 11 hour days (major uuugggghhhh). However, I actually like a lot of what fills up those 11 hours, so it is not that bad. I have scheduled myself to within an inch of my life, but this includes entire days of sacred "unscheduled" time. I think I am doing pretty well.
Chris always says I am happier when I am really busy and I am starting to think he might be on to something. Despite my protestations that deep down I am a very lazy person it seems I thrive on being really busy. I take better care of myself when I am busy, cause I know that if I don't eat breakfast I'm going to feel crappy later on. I want to do physical activity!!! Like go to the gym for an hour and a half (*shocked face*) or do jumping jacks when I have to stand around waiting for something (like a bus). Sometimes I am not sure who this person really is, but she sure gets stuff done!!
I have even managed to actually have some truly lazy days. Like today, where I spent most of the day in a coffee shop reading a book (Douglas Copland's Player One). Or last Sunday, where I spent most of the day in bed and managed to actually read all 600 pages of Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince (yeah, I know, again...it's a theme right now, OK!!).
So, it seems as though I am surviving. Perhaps I might even be showing up...