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Happy Halloween, dear Internets.

It’s time for me to get out of this self-imposed writer’s block. 

Work is busy as hell.  When I go to the evidence room where we store the cases we are working, sometimes I get overwealmed looking at it all.  I clear my desk, look up and see my boss with more evidence bags and lift envelopes assigned to me ready to be worked.  It’s like that for all of us and we are drowning.  I know I should be thankful I have a job to be overworked at, given all the layoffs that have been happening thanks to our lovely economy.  I just want the peace of mind of being caught up with my work.

And that is not going to happen anytime soon.

Speaking of the economy.  I have to put the job search on hold if I want to work for the state of Kentucky.  They are in the midst of a hiring freeze.  Perhaps after our new President is elected on Tuesday and things start to turn around, perhaps things will look brighter come 2009.  I hope so anyway.  If not, I’ll be looking outside of law enforcement. 

I want to go home.  Plain and simple.

So, I’ve finally made a concerted effort to get myself in shape.  I’m not wide as I am tall by any means, but I have some soft spots I want to tone and firm.  I also want to drop a couple of sizes.  It was hard staying on the health kick while working nights and my schedule constantly changing.  My travel for the past month didn’t help much either.  I have now settled into a nice routine.  We’ll see how things are shaping up around Christmas. 

Wow.  Break time is over already.  Time to get my ass back to the grind.

See you soon.

Dear Internets:

So sorry for the hiatus.  Things have been pretty busy since my last entry.  Life on day shift is TOTALLY different from nights as I well expected.  Getting used to the personalities in my unit has been.  Well.  A challenge.  I’m making it, however.

I’ve started learning about the chemical processing of evidence.  I processed with Cyanoacrylate and Ninhydrin.  I used regular black powder and magnetic powder to dust.  I think I ended up with more on my face than the lifts themselves, but hey - I’m learning.

I’ve not done much with the new place since the change of my schedule.  I find myself getting home in the afternoon, spent.  I do manage to get a work out in most of the time, but it has been a struggle as of late being so tired.  I hope as I get used to my new hours I can get back to full steam.

The Boy visited Labor Day weekend and that was a surprise.  I thought he was going out of town for business but came to see me instead.  We spent the weekend trying new restaurants and watching football.  It was a laid back, enjoyable weekend.  Right up until Sunday, when we watched my University of Louisville Cardinals get there ass kicked… at home.  It will be a long season.

I’m excited as fall is right around the corner.  Starbucks has started offering the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte again.  I wonder what Fall 2008 will bring?

A way home to Louisville?  For good?

One never knows.

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m taking a little break.

Just for a little bit.

The peeps from Charter will be at my apartment next week to hook a sister up with the Internets and cable, [sports package too, rah rah rah!] so I can be in touch with what goes on around the word and satisfy my food network obsession.  I say obsession because watching has led me to purchase a wok that is over $100.

Sheesh.

In other news, I finally make my way to day shift starting September 1st.  Yes kids, Michele finally gets to have herself a fo’ real life in the Lou.   I get to see new friends, go to neat places and see live sporting events.  Thanks SLMPD for finally letting me off the night shift that sucked so much.

I’m getting my new apartment in a somewhat livable condition.  Still working nights for the month of August and a quick trip home to the ‘Ville has left this to be almost impossible.  I am happy to say things are slowly coming together.  My freshy fresh couch will be delivered next week, [do you see a trend - all the cool shit is happening next week].

Nothing much else to report.  I’ve been doing a little writing.  More like little ideas that go on Stickies.  I love the Stickies on my iMac.  [If you have an Apple computer you know what I'm talking about.]  I’m almost considering taking a photo of it as they are ALL OVER my screen.  Kind of like the random ideas that are all over inside my head.  Heh.

Okay, break time resumes.

They say things happen for a reason.

At least, that is what we tell ourselves when no other explanation will do in circumstances that could be considered, ’bad’.  The ‘good’ ones as well for that matter.

Like losing my entire archive of of blog posts.  Don’t ask me how I did it.  I just did, in tweaking here and there.  I tried to fix it and finally gave up.

Nothing wrong with a fresh start anyway.  Right?

So here I am. 

Stay tuned.