Work on Saturday is a rarity for me. But today is a bit of an exception for two reasons: 1. I was playing golf instead of working on Thursday. 2. I actually have about a million things to get done in the next 3 days if I want to start my new job that I am really really really looking forward to when I get back from my Christmas vacation.

I'm beginning to think that maybe I was a bit over-ambitious when I said that I could be ready to move offices in three weeks. This makes me actually feel a bit better about the workload I've been carrying the last few months, because when I was asked about when to move offices, my first thought was that I had nothing to do and I should just move right then. But as it turns out, I had quite a bit on my plate that didn't have any schedule pressure so I was working on it at a snail's pace, and now that I have a deadline, I realize its more work than I thought.

After I'm done filling out my 42 hours that I needed to get in this week, I'm *still* going to be sitting here doing homework, which is due on Monday. Ack. I am cheering myself up, because I'd rather be coding than Christmas shopping. Poor Nick and Cari (and Sarah?)... the mall today is going to be a nightmare. I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet, and have a list of about 20 people to buy for - 10 of whom I will see in Florida, and since I'm going to be at Disney World the days before Christmas, I won't have time to do shopping there (for the Philadelphia folks, I can shop for them in Florida on the days after Christmas). Family, I have sent Nick and Cari looking for a Blue Nintendo DS and a Sponge Bob Squarepants Krabby Patty Station. Stupid fad gifts.