Happy Groundhog Day! I’m participating in a flickr group devoted to this strange unholiday, and I’m taking a representative photo for (roughly) each hour that I’m awake today. Thought I’d share with you all. I will update this post several times throughout the day.

Got up, crawled back into my hole:

Insomnia begins.

Diverting myself with flickr.

Getting tired enough to get back to sleep.

Got up again (wishing I could’ve slept for six more weeks):

Laid around on the couch for 30 minutes until I was awake enough to take on the day. Bobbette is in the foreground, also lounging. CatGirl is scrambling to prep for school.

Fresh ground beans => fresh brewed coffee!

Workaday:

All my stuff was moved from one office to another over the weekend. The bottom right box is labeled "FRAGILE" and "GLASS." The box on top right is labeled "Books."

We have a team meeting every Monday morning. I was the first to find the new conference room.

Unpacking: Sometimes a joy of discovery.

Unpacking: the important stuff–my test server, my PC, and my laptop are back in action. Also, books.

Everything else is optional.

Around the Lunch Hour:

Haven’t had a Coke in ages, but one of my new office neighbors sent out an email advertising free sodas. Cool office mates!

Worked out with Jana at the Anteater Rec Center (ARC). Here she is getting buff!

Two of my teammates in their new office space. You can’t see it, but there’s a great view of some academic buildings in the background.

Rest of the Day:

Feeling really tired. This calls for a mid-afternoon tea and snack.

Bri, UCI colleague and fellow blogger, in all her grandeur. (kindly taking part in my Groundhog Day project)

Winding down. Still a few more emails to crank out, though.

Commute home: that’s right, it takes me through Middle Earth.

Dinner: our schedules are all out of sync, so we each eat separately tonight. Here GameBoy winds down with some StarCraft promos.

I should be writing, but I’m too tired to concentrate. Fortunately I can veg out on FaceBook.

Exhaustion wasn’t enough to carry me through last night, so I’m going to take *one* of these Benadryl substitutes to help carry me through the night.

Tired. Going to sleep now. Happy Groundhog Day, everybody.