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 Only the first day after vacation was easy, the rest of the week was quite busy.  Today we found out that grandma has temperature.  She refused to take even Tylenol without seeing an MD, who is coming to see her at home tomorrow.  I spoiled myself with food from Alice's Uniquely Vegetarian Restaurant, formerly Wendy's Plate yesterday and today I had a falafel sandwich on Avenue M (very good).  Drink a lot of lemonade, smoke, play TF2.

TF2 now has new Mann vs Machine campaigns, but so far they weren't that interesting.  Now all regular multiplayer servers are lagging and some can't connect to updated inventory, except the new servers are working great.  I am at level 28 at Castle Empire. Ate bread with spinach and artichoke hummus, it's not as bad as it once used to taste.  I guess my food taste is currently in Mediterranean area, unknown for how long yet.

Had a tea-coffee after work: brewed tea leaves for three days to get very potent tea, then put double espresso in there.  No effect, but it's time to go to bed and I am still anxious for no apparent reason.  Maybe I had more than usual Liquid Ice energy drinks today.  Don't know how I am going to get any sleep tonight, but one thing for sure: if I don't than working tomorrow is going to be twice harder.  I'll try.

back in a working condition

First day at work after the vacation was an easy day.  I had vegetarian lasagna at lunch, with "dirty" rice and vegetables.  I also had a Tomato Basile soup and lots of coffee.  I finally tried London State 555 full-flavored cigarettes and found them to be not bad at all.  In fact, I am getting two more cartons after trying them.  They are the next best thing after my usual favorite brand Seven Stars.  Yesterday I spent a lot of time playing TF2 and did better than ever before as a Sniper.  Maybe I will spend some money on that game later on and be even better, as your gaming gets better with each improved weapon you get.

I have a strange mood today, not sure how to categorize it, but it is something new.  It feels more positive than negative, but it is hard to figure out where it came from and why, or how long it will occur in me.  Maybe it has something to do with a pleasure of not losing a job for no reason after a vacation.  Makes me feel a little bit more secure.  I am drinking San Pellegrino limonata and have another can of it in refrigerator.  Put Synovate check onto account.  Tires had low pressure and I pumped air in them.  Will play TF2 again, because there is nothing else to do except to check on my Castle Empire online game.  Meaningless life - it relaxes mind for some reason.  I am sure there will be some negative long term effects, but I am trying to see it from human perspective: short term effects are only effects.  My car now has new CD: Witcher 2 Soundtrack.

Secret Crap

As much as Witcher 2 turned out to be a pleasant surprise, the new game I am playing - Secret World - turned out to be an unpleasant one. Another zombie-shooting realm after a rip-off beginning from Matrix, which was promising of more interesting stuff.  To play the game I needed to register: apparently, it comes with free month of membership for $14.  I wonder if I have to pay more just to play this game further.  Actually, most likely I will not play it too long either way.  Maybe it's a good game for younger generations who don't expect a lot for such expanding use of computer resources and waiting time.  Witcher 2 was loading long too, but it had amazing graphics to justify it.  Witcher ended sooner than I wanted to, sort of abruptly.  At the end, I decided not to fight Letho.  It's a game after all, and I don't have to play an asshole scenario if there are other possibilities.  I am off to play Castle Empire and TF2 with kids, it's more exciting that this Secret World.

Witcher 2

I am still on vacation and enjoy it very much, even though I don't do much but eat, sleep, play computer.  Dreams are getting more and more unreal, like computer games.  Very enthusiastic about Witcher game, play it for at least 10 hours a day and only half done with it.  It's clearly a contender for Game of the Year.  I am glad it did not come via Steam, or it would be stalling twice more than it does.  Bought Turkish buns, they are amazingly delicious, almost ate whole bag in a day.  Drinking mostly Aloe Vera juice.  Yesterday treated myself to a Mango Coolata (mango juice mixed with crushed ice) at local DD/BR joint.  Noticed that my body temperature went down slightly first time in 15 years.  Most likely, due to successful balancing.

New Game: Witcher

Lately I was playing TF2 multiplayer, but yesterday I installed Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition and what a marvelous, time consuming game it turned out to be.  For example, yesterday I played 9 straight hours until early morning.  Then I slept a lot, with usual "mystical" dreams.  The postman brought the package with Seven Stars right to my door.  Unfortunately, it appears my parents are leaving on vacation at same time when my European friend will come to visit.  That means I will have to drive after work to grandmother, help her with her "legs equipment", then rush to walk the dog and somehow commute back and forth to my apartment to entertain guest.  These are not really problems, just nuisances.

I saw Alice The Acupuncturist and she helped me again.  Some people are just good and able...I guess she is one of them.  I am not sure that I am either, but I can strive to be good if I want...so far no special craft to make me able.  I cleaned in the kitchen today, sort of, and took more suits to dry cleaners.