Turnstyles

Not a bad day off friends. The other day we had our end-of-the-year meeting. I've only been to at least 5 or 6 of them in my 14 years at Kwik Trip. My old store, they weren't mandatory and were always in Madison. They've been having them in Waukesha for a while now, so I suppose I should go right? Like usual, it was pretty mind-numbing. Some good facts here and there. Most importantly, I get my bonus. The majority of it goes straight to Mia's medical/hospital bills. Hooray. My iPod touch came in the mail the other day. First nice thing I've bought for myself since my attempt at buying a Roland elec drum kit (that I had to take back, didn't need it that bad) When I got home from work, I excitedly opened it up and tried to sync it up with my iTunes. Got a message that said 'need an updated iTunes to run the touch" or something like that. So I backed up all 8,600 songs on my Mac and finished downloading a newer iTunes. It said my operating system was too old for the updated iTunes. CRAP.

So I woke up frustrated this morning about it. Thankfully I had some back up plans. A gentlemen I went to college with who's a tech wiz told me he'd update my OS for me if needed. Jill took my macbook to work to see if her coworker could fix/update it for me. He's pulling through with it and will hopefully have it complete tomorrow. I couldn't be happier. Apple is a tricky company. They come out with great, amazing products but sometimes they're too far ahead of themselves. I'm not a die-hard "Mac-head" or anything. I learned everything in college on Macs and got real used to them. I used PC's as well in the working world with some of the programs too. Didn't work the same. In fact, they didn't even give me updated programs in the first place. Anyway, I look forward to getting my Macbook up and running and using my new iPod touch.

The Holidays are getting more dangerously close. Seems to be creeping faster and faster every year. Perhaps it's because we're so busy with Mia. It's starting to get harder for me to leave to go to work more often. Mia waves goodbye with a big grin on her face. Weird right? You'd think it'd be "hey stay, Dad." I'm having way more fun with her during the day. Today she wasn't digging the car rides. Brat. This weekend, we're celebrating Jill's Dad's birthday. (which is really today) Should be a good time. They love love love spending time with little Mia. Remi loves it when they visit too. That's all for now. Brain's getting fried.