I wanted to mention this earlier. I weighed myself on the same scale I did back in June. I was the same weight I was when I left the hospital- 527lbs. While the blow to my self esteem was rather harsh, it did put a few things in perspective- despite my best efforts, I'm not losing weight. This does add to my frustration but it's also steeled my resolve to seek the surgery. I've read a great deal about it, and while it's not a cure it is a tool for weight loss.

I've talked to a great deal of friends and especially family and most of them are supportive. I'm glad to know that a few of my friends are not so supportive- this has given me a chance to pause a little and investigate further. I want to put their concerns at rest too so I won't be rushing into it. I want to make sure that this is the best choice for me. The traditional router hasn't worked for me, and has only increased my frustration. I hope things work out too.

Money's been real tight these past few months. The change-over from my former company to our new overlords left me short a week for money so I had to get an advance on my paycheck. Unfortunately this has messed up a bunch of other things, not to mention impacting my monthly income. However this should all be resolved by the end of this month. I hope. I did ask Goob for some help and I'm glad he obligued me. I'm very glad for his help too... I just hope he'd sound different when I asked. I couldn't tell from his tone of voice if he was eager or if he was rolling his eyes on the other end of the phone. This is why I don't borrow money often. Oish!

Speaking of work, things are going okay but they could be better. Most of our calls are email or migration(customers converting to the new standard), and we have a different philosophy. The new way we must be very concerned with customer satisfaction- this leads to us having to coddle the customer and help them with any problem. Under the old way, the focus was getting the customer off the phone, and educating them enough so they don't have to call back in. This focus helped the customer to solve their problems on their own, rather than relying on us for every small problem. While both philosophies are sound, the former is much harder to master and still make bonus.

Oh yeah! Buffalo got stormed(literally) on Thursday night. I wasn't too worried about the heavy snow, as I've survived such storms before without a problem. However at 9am our power went out, and without power I can't use my sleep apnea machine. I promptly woke up and sleep was impossible after that. I didn't get as much sleep as I wanted either. I made plans to visit my Dad for dinner that afternoon, but when Melissa and I got there they were out of power as well. Luckily the power came back on in time for the turkey to be roasted. I chatted with everyone except my Dad, whom I showed up early for in the first place. My Dad and I did get some time, albeit short, and he said he didn't have a problem with me seeking the stomach surgery. I did meet up with my Aunt Pat who I haven't seen in years, and she got me thinking about moving to Arizona, where I could get paid a great deal more for what I do right now. While I do enjoy working with computers, it's not what I truly want to do, and that's teach. We'll see how things go in 2007 before I make any grand moves.

It's the start of a brand new week and in 4 days Goob's gonna be here for the Patriots' stunning defeat at the hands of the Bills. Go Bills!