Why do I do this to myself?

I need sleep! I have been going to bed so late this week, and it's starting to catch up to me. Why can't I go to bed at a decent time? Why do I get distracted and end up staying awake until 1 AM?

To make matters worse, I couldn't even take a nap when I got home, since my dad had made dinner and my mom came home with groceries that needed to be put away. I mean, I have no problem helping with that, and of course I like to eat, but all I wanted was a half-hour to just relax. Oh well, at least it's Friday!

I love you guys, but even love has its limits. Seriously, I fully intended to write a new post on here, but there's no way I can afford to give up thirty minutes of sleep. I've got kind of a packed weekend—at least for me—so hopefully I can find some time to catch up on my Z's.

Man, I could sure use another one of those three-day weekends right about now. Man, as much as I love getting a paycheck every other week, I miss being able to sleep in. I yearn for the days when I considered waking up before 9 to be getting up early!

Okay, I'll write a little bit, but that's it!

I went to the Subway for lunch today, since I didn't have time to make my lunch this morning. Anyway, I asked for pepperoni on my sandwich, and the guy behind the counter told me it would cost $2 extra for that. I asked if that was standard policy at all Subways, and he said that it was. I was kind of pissed, since I've been getting the same sandwich at other locations and they never bothered to inform me of the pepperoni surcharge there. (FYI, I didn't end up getting the pepperoni on my sandwich.)

Sheesh, first Jared, and now this. I should just boycott the damn place!

What else... well, I bought Lost on DVD yesterday. I watched the first 7 episodes but then fell behind and vowed to catch up when it came out on DVD. Well, that time has arrived, and I've got less than 2 weeks to get all caught up before the new season starts. Wish me luck!

The NFL season has officially started. Once again I was very impressed by the Patriots and how well they execute on both sides of the ball. I can only hope that the Bears will have as good a team at some point before I die. (I wonder if Cubs fans were saying that back around 1930 or so...)

Oh, and speaking of the Cubs, how can they play so well against St. Louis—winning 8 of 12 games so far—and so bad against everybody else? It boggles the mind! Oh well, at least I have some consolation if the Cards win the World Series, for when Billy gets back.

Okay, that's not a bad post considering I didn't think I'd end up writing even two paragraphs. Have a bitchin' weekend, everybody!

-Mark