This past week was interesting. The week started poorly: work had been slow to the point of worry, and I have not traditionally handled certain types of job stress too well. Suffice to say, this stress improved by the end of the week and into a better-than-average weekend.
Friday night I took off to the new Hollywood Casino in Toledo with Laura and Kristin. This was my first casino experience and it was quite a blast. The casino itself is unfitting for Toledo - the glitz, the glam, and the glory is an entirely new experience that is unmatched anywhere in Northwest Ohio. Dozens of table games are surrounded by thousands of glowing and buzzing slot machines, themselves flanked by beverage centers, high-class restaurants, and high-stakes tables. What could make all this even better? How about the casino being a smooth ten-minute drive from my apartment? Yeah, I found a new Friday night hobby (bonus: it doesn't involve drinking!).
Saturday was quiet. I did a quick bike ride through Side Cut and did my laundry at my parents' and... that was it. Literally, quite quiet.
Sunday was something a bit unexpected. I went to Ann Arbor with Colleen. We went into the city without any real idea of what we were going to do (having no plan is one of my big pet peeves, but whatever). Sure enough, Sunday mornings in Ann Arbor are fairly dead, with the well-cultured and thick downtown area closed for business. A coffee shop or two lingered open, but we quickly made for the outskirts of the city before ending up at IKEA.
I went into IKEA with the usual mindset: cheap, crappy Swedish furniture and not a lot for me. As always happens, I left IKEA with a ton of ideas floating about my head. Here's the short version: I have 3 or 4 big items that I will be picking up from IKEA to spruce up my apartment before June is up. How does a kitchen island, a new computer desk, a new office chair, and perhaps a couch or kitchen table sound? Yeah, I went idea-crazy today. Oops.
On our way home we tried Noodles & Company (my review: meh, salty pasta with a few interesting flavors). Finally was Cabela's and a tiring drive back to Ohio.
A little cleaning, a little swimming, and a little writing will make up the rest of my night. This week will be on-and-off busy followed by a much-needed Reboot Weekend.
B3 out.
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