While I slept unacceptably late today (11am) considering that I went to bed at 11 last night, I managed to make the day worth the few hours I have been awake.

I made a nice dent in the cleaning I’ve been trying to do these past few weeks. I threw out two huge (ForceFlex) bags of trash (paper, old mail, shopping bags, shoe boxes, old socks with holes, etc.) and started Swiffering. I also finished redesigning 75% of the site and relaunched it (as you can see if you visit the homepage.) I got rid of some features and am developing content for others - and I might also add an additional feature in the future; a page for photos from my vacation and in general. A photoblog, but not a regularly updated feature.

There was some beautiful lightning and thunder today… and some incredibly heavy rain. I was out with my friend Vin for a short while during the afternoon (a little cleaning break) and we went out for lunch at a Chick Fil-A in a nearby mall. It’s one of the most senseless names… almost insulting in a sense; is it really necessary to change “filet” into “fil-a” so people say it correctly? Secondly, why not add the extra “L” to “fil” so that it seems to be a marketing gimmick? Chick-Fill-A? It looks funny, I know. As it stands, they have 5-3-1 in terms of letters and odd numbers of things are more esthetically pleasing. They’re a little weird to begin with - they don’t operate their franchise/chain on Sundays. They’re pretty seriously religious. Here’s some info from the website:

Our official statement of corporate purpose says that we exist “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.”

Glorifying god through the sale of poultry and waffle fries?
Very well.

Tomorrow my family and I are going to dinner at a nearby Polish restaurant to celebrate my father’s birthday (which is later this week, but we’re all home this weekend.) The restaurant is called Royal Warsaw and it’s quite good. Their pickle soup is wonderful. That will pretty much be the high point of the day since I’ll spend the rest of my time cleaning and cleaning. Oh, and cleaning.

On Monday, I’m going to set about finding a new dentist since my current one doesn’t accept my dental insurance and I think I have a cavity that needs drilling and filling, and it’s getting to be close to that time of year - for my yearly checkup and cleaning.

I’m also going to look into seeing a licensed acupuncturist about my wrist; I have the appointment with the orthopedist on the 31st, but I want to have some info so I can ask him if it’s safe to try acupuncture as a complementary therapy. Pain relief is my main concern right now, followed by regaining my range of motion in my wrist.

There’s apparently lots of maintenance work I need to do in my life. It explains the cleaning frenzy - or it’s a result of it.