Has it been that long already?

Man how time flys!

I can't believe it's been over a week since I last updated. I guess I was pretty busy at work and outside of work. I wish I had something really exciting to report, but I got nothing. Absolutely nothing.

The wife has now been away for just over three weeks and I only hear from her every couple of days. She seems to be having lots of ups and downs. I think right now she's having one of those down periods. Apparently she is learning a lot and that after the first instructor (who sucked the big one apparently) the other two have been fantastic. She has discovered what her stories are missing and maybe that will bring her that much closer to publishing material. Apparently she's received comments from two of the authors that she shows promise.

Things there are apparently very surreal, 13 people all living in the same house, there pretty much all the time, having to interact with people all the time. People are starting to get on each others nerves and the whole thing is very Big Brotherish. Now all they need are some cameras. :) Throw in the fact that most of them think they are the shit, and they are now just realizing for the first time that maybe they're not the shit. It's a very humbling experience. Anyway, I hope she gets out of it what she needs, focuses on the learning and leaves the drama behind her (crossing fingers).

So, now less than three weeks to go, woohooo, only two weeks and 6 days. :)

So now that I've been given the opportunity to reflect on things while she's away what have I learned:

• I'm a slob, I don't like picking up after myself, and without someone there to tell me to do it I'm most likely just going to leave it. Although I did do some tidying up this weekend, nothing major, but I did do a little tidying up. I did laundry but I have a huge pile that needs to be folded.
• I miss doing things with her, even if those things are just sitting on the couch watching cheesy movies on Sci-Fi on the weekend, or going for a drive, or going to work out.
• I really need that extra motivation to go work out. It's so much easier to do when there are two of you involved. You keep pulling for each other. But because she's away and I leave the dog at home all day while I'm at work. I feel guilty for leaving him alone while I go work out and again if I go out with friends.
• I miss all the little things, the phone calls during the day while I'm at work, going home and being able to talk to someone other than the dog. Soon I'll become one of those crazy people that talks to their animals like their a person. Ooops already there.
• I have a horrible diet. My diet while she's away is just attrocious, but that stems from the fact that I really don't feel like cooking for myself. So, I just make things that are quick or microwavable or that I can pick up. I have gone to a few barbeques, and dinners at friends so I mean I'm not fast-fooding it every day. I mean I even made lunches last week for three of the 5 days so that's not too bad right? Now, she does the cooking, but it's not like I go to work and I come home to a home cooked meal. I go to work then I come home and we cook the meal. She does most of the cooking but I help as much as possible, plus I always do the dishes afterwords.

The whole experience is kind of strange. For the last three years we have done everything together, almost every day. There were only a few days here or there that we were apart and those were because I was on an interview in a different city. There are advantages and disadvantages to having all this free time. Without someone there I don't have to worry about what they are thinking, feeling, or what they want to do. I can do whatever I want, within reason. I've been pretty good about not spending too much money while she's away. But on the other hand, with someone there, you always have someone to do something with.

Well there you have it, rambling from a lonely man, without a clue.