Mikey Can't Sleep

Here it is, 5:30 in the morning, and although I *should* be exhausted and happy to bundle up under the comfortor and snooze away to the soothing holiday music on channel 941 Sounds of the Seasons, I'm wide awake.

The past couple of days I've been very productive, and I think it's carried over--as soon as I got home, I took out the checkbook and sat at my desk writing out all the current bills, going over the budget and the calender, shaking my head a bit, stuffing the envelopes, and basically taking care of the 'business' of living day-to-day. I can't wait for 2007--My monthly insurance tab drops by $50 in January, and I'm only about fifteen hundred bucks away from retiring yet another student loan once and for all.

Once the rest of the world wakes up and starts moving, I'm off to do my usual Friday morning errands--bank, post office, gas station, alteration shop (those casino tables are hell on my collection of fine black polyester pants), and do a bit of shopping before coming home and spending some time in the kitchen--I've decided to make some biscuits and homemade sausage gravy today. I'm hungry for it, I enjoy making it, and on a chilly morning like today I think it would be great with a pot of coffee.

I've also got to do a few (minimal) preparations for Doc Al's visit this weekend. Basically that entails de-activating my ATM card for a few days and taking all of the strip-club VIP passes out of my wallet that have been given to me over the course of the past year. Actually, it's not that bad--I enjoy the 'ballet' every bit as much as Al does, but due to budgetary constraints this visit, we'll be spending much more time in the sports book than the champagne room. At least I have the new truck, so we won't be cruising around in the Ghetto Sled, which is good since he's staying at the Wynn and the Hilton this time around, instead of Fitzgeralds and the El Cortez. Clearly we've both prospered since last December.

I think I'm also going to spend some time writing out my Christmas cards today, and if I'm feeling particularly motivated, I might also think about some New Year's Resolutions. I'm also trying to come up with another good 'Christmasy' topic to write about, but so far I'm drawing a blank. My comments section is open to suggestions...

Mikey