Since my last post, things went from bad to worse. Anna’s behavior was fairly unmanageable for most of the weekend, and to top it off, the nanny was ill on Monday. I took yet another day off work, which I can already not afford to miss, and the prospects for peace in the house were not good.

Fortunately, today was much like a normal day, and I had no aspirations of trying to get the kids to eat healthy food, or do activities more constructive than watching TV, and there was relative peace. Only one more day to go. If every day went like today, the two-week solo stint would be doable. However, the kids would be ignorant couch potatoes. Win some, lose some I guess.

In my daily rant to Jennifer, she suggested I figure out some make-good activities for after she gets back. Go ahead and retrieve your train of thought from the gutter. I’ll wait.

• Since I’m behind on my work and need to prepare for my trip to Barcelona, I will have to put in some long days at work. I have a hard time switching into domestic mode and then switching back to work mode at home, so it’s better if I just go for a few long days.
• I need some frag time with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which I bought at Fry’s a month ago and have been playing from time to time.
• I’m still looking for the perfect MP3 player, and I would like to see if I can get something before my trip. I’ve been looking at the devices from Cowon, because they support OGG format (which I use for radio recordings), and you don’t need Windows or Mac to use them. The iPod hardware is great, but I just can’t deal with the software requirements. Since there is no perfect MP3 player at this time, I may have to settle for another gadget, the Neuros OSD Media Center, which is probably as brilliant a hacking platform as any.
• Exercise. Finally.
• Sleep. A lot.

Only one more day to go.