Being on-call has never bothered me very much. I suspect there are two reasons for that- first I am confident in my ability to rise to a challenge and second I am quite happy just reading a book. These two qualities help me overcome two common anxieties with being on-call. I am not worried about being stranded from my coworkers and having to solve a problem personally. Staying at home isn't a hardship for me. I like to catch-up on my reading, etc.
The downside of being on-call is it increasing Nicole's Apartment Fever(like Cabin Fever but more apartment-y). Nicole quit her job a several weeks ago due to working rarely and then only on evening shifts and ever since then she rarely goes out. She doesn't like to go many places alone and she knows few people here. So she waits for me and we usually go out at least a couple of times a week. But the one week a month I am on call she gets even more stir-crazy then normal. (The regular crazy is present at the regular level. Its the good kind of crazy.)
The other thing of note is this is my month of fasting from Basketball. Now that the Olympics have ended I have almost a month until the Utah Jazz training camp. It is enough to drive a man mad. Well at least crazy enough to watch extra chick flicks with your significant other.
I have completed almost a full month on the Wii Fit program. Unfortunately I have gained some weight. The aerobic options for the Wii Fit aren't nearly intense enough to fit my eating habits. But on the bright side my hips now move almost independently from my shoulders. The Yoga part of the Wii Fit is slow helping me gain strength and flexibility in all my neglected areas.
And for everyone worried about Hurricane Gustav- it is hitting so far East of Houston I expect will only get a rainstorm and some evacuees.
Oh the only other interesting thing I have seen recently was a NOVA espisode on EpiGenetics- how enviroment effects turn on/off genes. It was very interesting. EpiGenetics appear to be at the source of some cancers- markers for diabetes through 3 or 4 generations or exposure to pesticides. EpiGenetic treatments also appear to be a possible source to send some cancers into remission.
Until next time I bid you Adieu.
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Hi Jas! So do you have to stay in the apartment the whole week-end? Do they let you go to church? Is Nicole thinking that she wants to work? Maybe she and Jen could go out hunting together.
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