I think every post I write will probably being with “It’s been a while. Life is crazy right now…” so instead of apologizing every time, just assume it, okay?

Work is going well, but I am finally beginning to appreciate weekends in the way a typical nine to fiver does (or an atypical 8:30 to 8er). Weekends are time that I get to spend with S., time that I don’t have to wake up early, time that I don’t have to deal with “the grind” that I am just beginning to understand. blah!

Last weekend S. and I finally made up up to the Whites, which was quite nice. We stayed at a little B&B and did some light hiking the first day (deciding at 4pm that it was too dark and cold to continue up the trail), and did a bit better the second day, being better equipped with long underwear and managing to stay on the sunny side of the mountains. However, we did come to the realization that we probably won’t go northward for the remainder of the year to seek outdoor adventure.

This weekend sharply contrasted last – we went on a search for the perfect suit in the most elite Boston shops. Prada, D&G, Neil Barrett and other hot designers were all appropriately critiqued while sipping on rose champagne at stores such as LouisBoston and Barney’s. Today we again tried to brave the outdoors, but were quickly dissuaded by the frigid wind cooling our food faster than we could eat it. We ended up sitting inside sipping hot cocoa and eating cheese and apple pastries while reading case studies instead. Perfect.

Tomorrow I will be spending about 8000 hours at the RMV trying to get my car registered in this silly state before spending another day in the aforementioned vehicle listening to podcasts while driving to see clients at the far reaches of the state. Any suggestions for listening material that will make me feel more intelligent when I’m done, but still make me laugh? Right now I’m loving Radiolab, but the new season hasn’t started yet. I wish Mental Floss and SEED could make podcasts… Another criteria – I have no interest in trying to learn a language on my way to work. Yes it’s educational, yes it makes me laugh (at myself), but it is far too frustrating after a day when I cannot my perfectionist tendencies at work.

Another interesting tidbit about my life: I have developed a serious coffee addiction in the past few weeks. I acquired a wonderful coffee maker which allows me to set everything up at night (including grinding my own beans) and wake up to the smell of delicious Pamanian brew. I hop out of bed, heat up some milk with splenda that I froth into perfection and the rest of the day am delightfully hyper and frantic. It is lovely :]