My last RDO for a while

Today was my last RDO (Regular Day Off) at work for a while. I've been working 4-10 hour days for more than 8 years. A couple of months ago, my division at work was selected for a pilot program. Managers and supervisory staff would be required to be available 5-days a week. This is because a majority of them take either Monday or Friday off as an RDO. So instead of working 4-10 hours days per week or 9-9 hour days every two weeks, they must work 5-8 hour days with the incentive of being able to telecommute at least one day every pay period; with a maximum of one telecommute day every week. Other non-essential staff (such as me) had the option to either stay on 4-10's or go to 5-8's with a telecommute option. Since I've always wanted to try this, I decided to go for it. I'll be working Monday - Thursday at the office and Friday's from home.

One thing I'm going to have to give up (at least partly) is my "Friday Ritual." This isn't something I do every Friday, but it's regular enough, in my books, to be considered a ritual. On Fiday's, I usually go to KDKB for "Helium Hilarity" with Tim & Mark. I hang out afterward with a couple of other regulars, talk and try to meet any celebrities that might be there for interviews. Then my friend, Doug, and I usually go out to see a movie. Afterwards, I either go home or pick up my wife at work for lunch and then go pick up my oldest daughter at school.

Well, today I overslept. Didn't get to make it to Helium. So instead, Carol and I went to see "Paparazzi." Really great show! Then we went out for lunch.

This evening I went over to Doug's apartment because he's been wanting me to watch "Boondock Saints" with him. His brother let him borrow the DVD and he's been after me all week to watch it. Coincidentally, after going to a sneek screening of "Suspect Zero" the week before last, I read come comments on The Internet Movie Database about "Boondock Saints" and it sounded like a pretty good flick. I wasn't disappointed. Looks like I may have to add this film to my DVD collection. As far as "Suspect Zero" goes, it was an alright film, but the photography ended up giving me a headache.