Moral-Flexibility.Net

Still not 100% and am headed back into work tonight. Sense of general malaise remains, and I am cheered only by a song that has been stuck in my head since this afternoon;

River of Jordan: (by Peter Yarrow)

I traveled the banks of the River of Jordan
To find where it flows to the sea.
I looked in the eyes of the cold and the hungry
And I saw I was looking at me.
I wanted to know if life had a purpose
And what it all means in the end.
In the silence I listened to voices inside me
And they told me again and again.

We are one..

If you know why it’s stuck in my head, then you’re likely related to me.

Sorry folks, been feeling generally unwell the last few days. Have left work early two nights running due to flu-like symptoms combined with exhaustion (both bad when behind the wheel).

The Anti-Zombie SKS has been sold. but not yet delivered, with the proceeds (or at least part of them) I’ve found a Smith & Wesson Model #14 in .38 Special that should fit in with my other handguns just fine (this transfer of course needs to go through the Provincial Chief Firearms Officer, so expect a week just for them to stamp “approved” on a transfer between two licenced firearms owners).

Also special ordered some 7.62x25mm ammo for the CZ52. Would you believe the price I was quoted was $19.95 a box? That’s $0.40 a round, a price I’d expect for long gun ammunition more than dinky Tokarev ammo. In any event, unable to source the ammo anywhere else (and having been unable to try the CZ52 out for a year) I sucked it up, told my inner voice to STFU and ordered 5 boxes (officially making 250 rounds of ammo cost approximately half as much as the pistol is worth).

Ok… only have the two days off, and my internal clock is completely fubar. Not quite on a night schedule and definately not on a day schedule. Basically just confused enough to ensure that my first night back is, as always, one completed without the benefit of sleep.

Finally reached my days off, and while the “to-do” list appears to have grown a fair bit, I have today to hammer away at it.

In so far as general updates a light may have appeared at the end of the tunnel. I recently had a second interview for a local job (lateral move in so far as income, but improvements in all other areas) and I have my fingers crossed that I’ll get the job. Think positive thoughts out there people, I am hoping that the 401 loses its place as a solid fixture in my life very, very soon.

Some general improvements with the CCTV system, nothing exciting sadly, just general abuse testing and fine tuning. Two UPSs now tacked on to the system (one onto the recording components, the other onto the viewing components) which should carry the system through short term power loss and the frequent micro-outages that seem to plague this area.

I’ve set aside today to spend some time watching and writing about a few of the newer zombie movies I’ve acquired, and hopefully I can clear my errands (boring boring boring) away and tuck myself into some zombie goodness before too much time has passed.

That’s it.

I haven’t even finished work yet, and I’m dreading this.

[After-action note: My drive home was approximately three hours plus this morning. I knew it'd be bad, I spent the night driving around in this muck. I finished my 13 1/4 hour night shift, then grabbed a cup of coffee on the way out of the office and braced myself for an extended drive home.

What kept popping into my mind the entire drive was that my insurance company had just the other day told me I was a "nine star driver", which is allegedly a good thing, and as such I qualified for their "forgive and forget plan". A plan whereby my first "at fault" accident does not affect my insurance rates.

Three hours spent thinking "Wouldn't it be funny if I used that part of my insurance a mere 48 hours after adding it?"]