Today I hung out with Michelle, and went with her to pick up an old friend of hers named David Hernandez from the airport. He is a guy she sort of dated back in 6th grade, at which point he moved to Arizona, and they hadn't seen each other since. He was actually really cool, and I got along great with him. I was sold when we were discussing musical tastes and he asked Michelle, "Have you heard of Dream Theater?" and she smiled and pointed at me. He's a drummer, so he was surprised and impressed when I mentioned that Mike Portnoy did a drum clinic here a few years ago.

Michelle's parents asked if I would take a family photo of them sometime this week. They offered to pay for my services but I was just flattered that they thought of me.

What's great about Michelle is that she is a film student, so she's always up for one of my favorite passtimes: watching movies. Many viewings are planned for this week. Among them: Super Troopers, Shawn Of The Dead, Life Aquatic.

I've got Monday off of work since it's my birthday, so we'll be hanging out a good bit this weekend. Also, Rob agreed to come in at 8pm so I can work midnight to 10am this week, giving me more time in the afternoons and evenings to hang out with them. Should be a fun week.

BinRock's ranks swell. Today I set up a photo gallery on BinRock for the aforementioned Chris Rustage to display his impressive photos. It is also my understanding that Jeff will be joining us soon as well. He just bought a Nikon D70 and is interested in doing macro photography. Now I will have a matched pair of Frenches. Collect Them All!™

Now it's 3am and I'm sleepy and, for once, I don't have to fight it and can actually just go to bed. Maybe this time I'll sleep more than four hours, as has been my pattern lately. Difficult to catch up on sleep when your body steadfastly refuses to.