I've only been free from the burden of work for a week and already I'm bored. I think my not going to the gym has more to do with it than lack of a job. 24 Hour Fitness was cool but I wasn't using my $30/month membership at all. I've been using the treadmill in the basement of the manager's office but that gets really old, really fast. If only they had an elliptical machine. If they only had an overhead TV as well.
My time is spent plowing through Java exercises. I signed up for an intro programming class because I really have few real CS classes. I normally program in everything from C# to ruby but rarely do java. (As my high school teacher once told the class, if you know one language you know them all.) It would be nice to work on a non-Windows box and get paid for it. If I get a tax refund, perhaps I'll get up the courage to buy a MacBook. I have no problem spending a couple of dollars for overpriced coffee that I don't really want, but if it's anything SIZEABLE, I'm beset with financial paralysis.
My brother starts his new job tomorrow. As luck would have it, I think he's fighting off a cold or something. It seems that everyone at my mom's place is sick. At least she's not buried under snow. I have to plan a trip there soon. (Yeah, soon.)
