Weeks of work and randomness

Came from a twelve day workweek that ended last Friday. I did what any sane person would do: celebrate!

I met up with college blockmates for our Christmas party. A fallen post on the road caused some of my blockmates to arrive two to three hours late. Force majeure.

Some of us ended up watching Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.  The plot is rather shallow, but the addition of Simon Pegg as main character made for a lighter and funnier movie. Good all-around action, and a nice world tour. I think it made a good homage to the original Mission Impossible TV series (I have to double check this).

Tom Cruise looks old.

On Sunday, had a reunion with some of my cousins from dad’s side (and his relatives’ and their children). I met with second-degree uncles/aunts that I’ve never met before. The family is so much bigger than I expected. Pretty cool.

Star of the night was my four-year old niece (third-degree?) who likes eating strawberry yogurt and sings Edelweiss, Moon River, and some other oldie songs. What young child likes to eat yogurt? And how does a four-year old know those really, really old songs? Oh, and she tries to tap dance too.

First time I met her a month ago, she asked me: “Do you remember me?” I should have been the one asking that question! Apparently, she likes it when people still remember her when she was a baby.

Enjoyed the weekend a lot, but I’m still sleep-deprived. Today’s deliverable (formerly known as “homework”) was to give a presentation. I prepared it last night and ended up with much less sleep than I would have wanted.

Saw our work schedule for the next three months. Intense. I have to read up a lot more.