I am exercising my "patience" muscle like nobody's business over here at my desk in MO. I have moved this week from editing reviews into "fact-checking" several previous years' worth. This means that I scroll through endless lists of files of product reviews, opening each one, looking up its company in our extensive database of info, visiting its website, finding it (or not) on its website, locating who actually owns it now via Amazon's book search page or through Google (if I didn't find it on the ostensible company website), updating the company info in our database with a new time stamp, and moving on to the next product. I find I can check more than 50 products a day, even with bi-hourly juggling breaks in order to maintain my sanity.

In the meantime, I'm listening to the Oldies station on the radio. Why were all the songs about love, anyway? It didn't used to bother me, but right now it's really beginning to grate. Heh. At least it's better than falling asleep. We don't have any good Christian stations in this area, or I would switch.

You know what, though, people? This job is very positive in one way - it causes me to look forward to doing my research in the evening. :) Research becomes my fun, esp. because I can go do it at Starbucks or at the Borders or Barnes & Noble cafes. And I have many things to look forward to. Tae Kwon Do classes begin again next week. Also next week, I will have some money, and I can join the nearby gym. If I can get out of the house to exercise every day, I will be happier.

I find myself already thinking about my planned visit to PHC for Liberty Ball, and that is months away. :) I do anticipate it, but I can't look forward to it yet or time will pass more slowly. People are starting to mention the upcoming semester in their blogs, and I am feeling distinctly left behind. I am normally lonely over breaks, and I suspect that this is going to be much, much worse. Pray for me, if you pray. :)  ¶ 10:47 AM