Yikes

So now with our assistant Veronica gone, the work has piled up and for the last two days I haven't even had the time to breathe, eat lunch, or read any blogs. My normal tradition of writing a blog entry sometime during the day has completely gone out the window. Let me briefly catch up and then hopefully, its off to a night on Bethesda Row.

Tuesday was nuts. NUTS. I made a ton of $$$ but I worked hard and some crazy hours down at the National Harbor. Cool place. I might actually check it out once it warms up a bit. We were loading out the Texas Inaugural Ball with, I believe, Bette Middler as the talent (from the previous night). Had a clif bar at about 12:30 during a 15 minute break. We got lunch break at around 3:30pm. We got some pulled pork and pasta salad. I had some of both with some pickles. I knew the day wasn't over and I needed my energy. Luckily, I was working all the bad calories off. Got sent home until 1 am when we were scheduled to load out the African Ball that had Patti Labelle as the talent. While I was home I watched the Caps lose to the Sens (damn you Semin and your stupid penalties) and had a wrap with lunch meat and mustard. Got back to the Harbor at around 12:30. The show wasn't over until about 2 and we worked until about 6am. Got home at about 6:45 am. Slept until about 8:45 and went to my normal job. Needless to say I told the gym to fuck itself this morning.

Jacked up on a sugar free, heavily caffeinated energy drink and a frozen clif bar I found in my car, I made it to lunch where I had a salad with some boiled spinach type stuff and a couple pieces of lamb. Not the leanest meat but it wasn't much. Went home insanely jittery and unable to sleep I cooked up some homemade pasta sauce and boiled some potato and onion perogies. Not great but not bad either and I just needed the carbs so I wouldn't be dead the next day. Watched lost and it was pretty good... but don't get me started on my opinion of them re-inventing time travel. I don't think I like where they're going with it.

Thursday brought the first day without Veronica and I hadn't really felt it too much because myself, the Director and the EVP of Ops were in meetings all day. We didn't get back to our desks much before 3. Sometime during that span I had a turkey burger salad with some mushrooms and onions. It was bueno. Went to the gym for about 90 minutes and got a smoothie afterward. Came home and ate the rest of the perogies and sauce. Went to Trader Joes to pick up my favorite flax seed pasta only to find out it was discontinued and that they had no clif bars that I hadn't tried already (the point was to buy a new flavor). I did find some really healthy salty snack foods for those tough nights and some cool veggie burgers. All for $28 bucks to boot! Not too shabby. I fell asleep at like at 10:15, fully dressed, smelling of gym sweat. Woke up the next morning. Way to go tough guy!

Friday had me crawling to the gym but made it. Used the treadmill for a bit and didn't like it. Didn't burn the kid of calories I wanted versus what my body could handle and my ankle didn't like all the impact. I finished with a hard cardio program on the elliptical. Had a smoothie to boost my pathetic energy level. Work was one from hell today... Worked at my desk ALL day minus one 20 minute tour around 11:30. Had a lean steak and cheese pocket. There was some crazy baby shower that there were leftovers from so I had some salad with grilled chicken breast and a little pasta salad... oh and a bite of a veggie quiche because I was curious. I ate more pasta than I should have (which should have been none) but I was having a rough day. Give a brother a break.

Here I am now about to finish the blog. Haven't had dinner yet. Megan is passed out. We were going to Cafe Deluxe for dinner but I guess thats not happenin'. Hopefully we'll still go to the Wrestler tonight. If not I may go see it myself tomorrow while shes babysitting.

Oh and throughout this whole contest I have been drinking a minimum of 64oz of water a day. Thanks to the Lipton tea-to-go packets I actually enjoy it (one even has caffeine in it as a main ingredient)! Gotta run but I'll add pics and crap later... maybe.