I had a good week at work. I had a couple of trials, and I was very pleased with my performance. I thought I was right where I needed to be. Technically, we have Monday off, but I am still overloaded and need to go in for a while.

The weather here has gotten fairly warm, rising into the 50s yesterday. The cat spent the whole day outside, which he hasn't done since November. I walked to court without a jacket the last couple days, and felt fairly comfortable. It's amazing how pleasant 50s temperatures can seem after a month where the warmest it had been was the 30s.

I haven't exercised all week due to the problems with my eye, trial preparations, and a couple of dates that kept me busy all week. One of the dates was with a woman who wanted to play Scrabble, which has certain historical connotations for me when it comes to dating. She kicked my butt 350 something to 250 something, but I had a nice time.

At this point in my life, dating seems to preoccupy a lot of my thinking and efforts. I don't think things worked out with the Scrabble woman, and I didn't like the woman I met on the earlier date, but I have something lined up for next Friday, and I have three other women I am currently corresponding with. I really hate this dating process, and I would like to find someone who I can have a serious, long term relationship with. So I'm pushing a bit harder than I have in the past. A lot of my shyness and fear of rejection seems to have been replaced by a certain bullheaded determination.

Last Saturday I went hiking in the snow with my new boots, and they worked pretty well. Today, I am off on an all day hike in the rain. I feel guilty after not exercising all week.

So anyway, that's it. Gotta get my stuff on now.