Done... for now.

Finally back to work after the home improvement experience. Got the living room, hallway, and entry hall painted, the carpets shampooed, and the toilets cleaned. Better yet, had it all done in time for the baby shower my wife, Ms. Information, threw on Saturday. She got to show it off to her friends, who gave me the obligatory ooh and ahh. It doesn't take much to stroke the ol' ego as far as Tad Annoyed is concerned. I'm sure that her girlfriends are all jealous of my wife's spouse, and that they all went home to tell their husband about his shortcomings, and to give him a detailed honey-do list that might begin to make up for them. A hearty Hah Hah.

I'm glad to get back to the office so I can get some rest - sit in a comfortable chair and zone out in from of a pair of computer monitors all day. Something I do very well, thank you. Oh, and do some work in the meantime. All while keeping up with news, business, sports, weather, comics, and blogs. Who says I can't multitask. Oh yeah, I do.

It is interesting to me that I can feel more connected to the world while I am huddled alone in my office than when I'm out for a week, out there IN THE ACTUAL WORLD, with relatively little computer time. The internet just doesn't seem as interesting at home.

So here I sit, researching the next project. I think it will be tearing out some hideous wallpaper and replacing it with some wainscot and - ulp - more painting.

Ah, well. I do get much more satisfaction if I can do a passable job myself than if I pay someone to do it.