hello and hi, from beautiful (ahem) Grants, NM

yeah, so i just read the jess post asking me to fill in when both those ladies were in a rut.

oops!

let the record show that i, too, have been a huge slacker with the blogging. but, let the record show that i currently finished day 8 (w/ 10-11 hr days) of straight work. the up side? only 2 days left in this shift.

then what? you ask...

i get a 4 day weekend

and then back to work for another 10 day shift (same hours).

normally this whole thing wouldn't be all that horrible but i'm not even at home. even that wouldn't be bad if i was somewhere hip or cool or had something to do.

it doesn't. i'm in grants, new mexico.

a quick example of how bad this place is (fyi- this is probably the only time i'll ever lament being in a town with no starbucks- and YES you read that right). first-- there's only one coffee shop and it's only open from thursday through sunday (for those of you who know me, you'll realize how painful this is for me... seriously, i'm DYING). second--we have eaten dinner at a different place every night (remember I'm on day 8) and we've exhausted all of our possibilites (minus the fast food joints). third-- there are only 2 stop lights. fourth-- the best restaurant in town is located in our Best Western hotel.

on the upside-- my hotel room has cable! you know what that means? i've been watching NBA playoffs like a fiend. presently i'm watching our beloved Utah Jazz lose to the SA Spurs (damn and blast!).

there will be other stories to come about the joys of my work days and other idiotic things later but for now... it's bed time. the alarm is set for 0545. and you know the worst thing about that? i've been waking up PRIOR to the alarm going off. what a bunch o' shit!