Today I came into work at 8am (actually a little bit before) for the first time in quite a long time. We were having this meeting from 8am to 3pm. That was really hard. Then the meeting went long and we didn't get out until 4:30, ugh. I was getting pretty antsy by the end of that meeting. I was having a hard time staying awake too. I've discovered it is possible to be antsy and tired at the same time. One of the things that annoys me most at my job is the talk of doing stuff as opposed to actually doing the stuff. Unlike most meetings, I do think this meeting was important, but I don't think I needed to be a part of the entire thing. I could have done some other stuff. Why does sitting all day make you so exhausted?

While in the meeting, I noticed that every one in there was at least 20 years older than me. This happens quite often at my work where I'm often "the kid" of the group. This is when I wonder where all the other people my age are. On one side I feel good about it cuz it makes me feel like I'm way ahead in my career. On the other side, I feel like I'm wasting my youth working a "family man" job. Anyways, I suppose it comes down to being a responsible individual. I know I would just be going nuts if I wasn't doing anything important for work.

Anyways, the good part was I got to leave at 4:30 instead of the usual time at 7pm. The traffic is usually lighter earlier in the week so it only took me an hour to get home. (I usually leave late because the traffic is much lighter and it only takes 30-45 minutes.) Anyways, I found that when I get home around 5pm, I had alot more energy to do stuff. Normally, I have very little energy and the night is over before I know it. I'm usually not very social on the weekdays because of it. I hope that when I move to Torrance this summer, things will be different and I will have more of an evening. I'll definitely be spending less time on the freeways. Anyways, the whole point of this post was that I never felt like I had enough time to do anything but work during the week until today. Anyways, it's late so I'll be starting work at the normal time tomorrow (10am), ha ha. The reason I work later hours is really because of the traffic. Alot of my friends who work the normal 8-5 think I'm lazy. I think I would much rather have a normal work day, but if I leave work at 6, I get home at 7:30. And if I leave at 7, I get home at 7:30. I would rather spend that extra hour anywhere but on the freeway. However, I am really used to this schedule and I think it will be hard to revert back on a job that doesn't care when I come in or when I leave as long as I put in 40 hours a week.