Here I am, reneging on my promise--there will be no pumpkin pictures. I went to the Pumpkin Carvin' party last night, but I ended up not carving a pumpkin--nor did I take many pictures. I spent quite a bit of time searching for a pumpkin, but once I was at the party there really wasn't the space and time to carve it. There were a lot of kids at the party and as they have grown older, it is really more about the kids. Not having any kids myself, it is a little depressing for everything to change in that direction. It is great for all the others though, and I can't say that I would change anything. This now makes the second year I haven't carved a pumpkin. Last year I was working on a implementation of a project and had been up for 48 hours by the time I got to the party. Not only was I late to the party, but I didn't even have a pumpkin. I was worried that I was so tired that I might hurt myself. I generally use sharp tools to carve away the skin instead of using the kid friendly saws in the kits you buy.

Yesterday I saw on the internet that Dremel had come out with a pumpkin carving kit and I went to my local Lowe's and Ace hardware looking for one, but they have been sold out for days. It looks like it is impossible to find at this point. I already have a Dremel and if I could only find out which bit they are using, I bet mine would work just fine. I am not sure if I will ever try it though. Who knows what will happen next year. I could have carved the pumpkin I bought today, but I had so much stuff to do and I wasn't prepared to spend an hour or so carving. As a matter of fact, I shouldn't be typing this in. I really should be working on work stuff.

I think I might be experiencing a bit of depression. I just seem so tired all the time and it is so hard to get out of bed in the morning. Even at work it is a struggle to get anything done. Somehow I will get through it, but man it is hard. So, on we go, trudging through the days. The good news is that my friend's were planning to have their daughter baptized on Nov. 4, but things did not go well and now that weekend is open for me again. November 4 is World Wide D&D Game Day--and now I can participate. I am excited about that at least.