Spent the last week in Los Angeles visiting family and getting my networking on for a more than likely move this year! A lot of fun and a lot to think about.

I’m behind a week now with all my responsibilities, so I have a lot to catch up on now. I’m going to skip TV reviews from last week, which I think actually accounts for The Americans since Shameless and Black Sails are over. The Walking Dead also ended but not revealing who died is some clown show levels of stupid and pointless. Fear of the Walking Dead started, but I’m not going to write about that show. House of Lies on Showtime kicked off and I need to catch that…probably won’t write about it. I’m really behind on my book and the goal is to have it finished in July so I’m going to be adjusting my work flow quite a bit.

And lest we forget! NHL Playoffs start tonight! Rangers v Penguins, this could be super rough. Pitt is favored by everyone so nothing but the A list Rangers is going to have to show up and throw down.

It’s September! Schools are back in full swing and the days are getting noticeably shorter. I love summer and when the ninth month hits, it’s always a mentally trying time. Just the idea of colder weather is depressing. Last winter was brutal and summer took it’s sweet time to show up (it didn’t get really nice until well into May). The good news is that Fall officially starts on September 23rd, which is a little more than 2 weeks away.  The summer weather has been sticking around (High 80’s with not much humidity during the day and beautiful low 70 nights) and looks to be keeping that path for at least the next week. It’s not over yet! Gotta savor the days and be happy that it’s still here. I totally expect a big temp shift on the 23rd because fall is never late. Wish Summer didn’t drag it’s feet in and then sprint away at the end.

For the first time since I’ve had this site, a redesign! Made a huge upgrade leap in WordPress software thanks to Ralph Musco! Couldn’t have done it without him (should have thought of doing it sooner, would have saved a lot of work).

I decided to keep the format very simple, don’t want to bog it down too much. This is just a blog I want to keep attractive and quick. Besides, you come here for my brilliant text :). I changed the colors a bit, new header image. It’s super easy to change anything on here now so I can refresh things nearly at the drop of a hat if I feel so inclined.

New review coming tonight for a full celebration of this monumental event!

On Monday March 3rd, I successfully completed the Microsoft Excel 2010 Specialist program at Ramapo College. I needed to seriously boost my skill and knowledge in Excel and I can now officially say I am a Certified Professional. Two month course, we covered a lot of material and the test is no joke. Haven’t been in a classroom in quite sometime, but I’ve kept my aptitude for note taking and studying!

I just realized that I haven’t given an update on my eye surgery in awhile.

I got the sutures out in the first week of July, just short of a year from the surgery date. Dr. Perl’s hypothesis that the sutures were distorting the cornea were correct as my vision has gotten way better since they’ve come out. I’m still taking anti-rejection drops but I’m calling this procedure a complete success. Every check up has been good, the graft and new cornea have been perfect and healthy, just some blurriness was hanging around. Now that that is gone, everything is looking beautiful again.

It was in the mid 70′ yesterday, 80 today and it looks like high 70’s tomorrow with t-storms. It’s amazing. I’ve kept the windows open all day, it’s a joy to go outside without a coat. Everyone is stoked about it, you can feel the amount of positive vibes in the air. It’s going to get to more normal spring temps on Thursday, but still very pleasant if the rain isn’t too bad.

It’s officially here! And there is snow on the ground. So close.