Technology sorted

After weeks of pokey DSL service, I finally called and they made a "programming change" and now it's all sorted. I can actually be online and use my Vonage phone without any interference. I almost canceled the vonage because the fritzy line was so frustrating!

I had an interesting day today. Spoke to Matt today at length about doing what makes you happy and not worrying so much about Keeping Up With The Joneses. He wants to change careers and he made me guess what it is he wants to do for a living. I guessed first guess and I think it surprised him a great deal that I got it right. It surprised me as well but I guess when you spend as much time with someone as we have to, you know more about them than you think. I'm trying to get him to go on vacation, I'm very worried he's about to burn out. I totally know the state of mind he is in. It's me, Zurich 2001. But, it made me think a lot on my own stress and the things I do and don't do out of feelings of obligation and guilt.

Then I found out that another one of my friends at work broke up with his girlfriend. The basic reason was she was always traveling. Even though he is my friend, I really empathise with his girlfriend.. She's only 27 or so and I was about that age when I learned the hard way what working in the big firms does to your personal life. I wonder how it will all turn out for her.

It's been a weird, weird week and it's only Tuesday. And as per usual, it's not even ten and I'm exhausted!!