Straight out of Office Space, it would seem...

I hate to be a whiner, but it's quite difficult to get done a whole lot of work when:
1. your computer is low on RAM and quite slow (as in, if i have 3 things open, I can count on it not having the memory to play a CD for very long);
2. people are having a meeting in an office 10 feet behind you, talking loudly and laughing a lot (hey, I like them and am glad they're having fun, though!) with the door open;
3. email and the internet have been on the blink (going out for hours at a time sometimes) for 3 days now.

Some of us were joking that this has us all getting up for coffee more often, going to the restroom more often, thus making us healthier. Sort of.
Then again, this is havoc on mental health.

Today is the big Faculty/Staff Picnic on campus. They have free food, give out prizes, etc. I'm not going today, though. For one, I'm doing really well at being a vegetarian right now and free chicken or something would be a big temptation. More importantly, next week S. starts working and lunches together will be a rarity (and really, supper together will only happen on Friday night and weekends, too) other than Sundays. So we'll go eat a sandwich or something.

Quick Note: There's a Tilt-A-Whirl on the street next block over. Someone said it's for the Santa Lucia Festival this weekend. Between maybe going to that and the State Fair in Lincoln, I think we've officially found stuff to do this weekend.