Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I know it has been over a week since I last posted on my blog. That was because I decided to take a real break until after the French Open. I have still been working during that time, making gradual changes in the living room, doing research, and trying to keep up with student advisees (an ongoing responsibility). The first pic below shows the results of cleaning the second half of the living room. The carpet is now dry and I have pretty much put things back together, including my new big-screen TV (2nd pic below). The first picture was taken about a week ago when the carpet was still drying.


The second picture shows the big screen television I got about 10 days ago. While it arrived and I have been able to watch it since a week ago Sunday, I had to make a number of adjustments, so it wasn't fully operational until this past Friday. If you ever get a big-screen with HD, you will need to get an HDMI cord to plug in to the TV and the cable box (it cost about $20). I didn't have it at first, and the picture was not as clear as it now is.

I will send another pic of the room after I do some more rearranging--hopefully later today. I have also made a list of all the things I would like to accomplish in the next 10 weeks. I got quite a bit done yesterday--not so much in the way of organizing, but doing errands at school. I will figure out a way to share the list.


Right now, the main thing I need to do is find a way to get a good night's sleep. After getting up around 11 a.m. yesterday, I have not slept at all, which means I am going on 28.5 hours without sleep. And I have taken two 20-mile bike rides in the interim! Hopefully I will still have enough energy to make some progress organizing today!