March 29, 2005 - Today launched my real first exciting day of not having a job. I was able to complete a personal triathalon of biking, rollerblading, and disc golf. This is the sort of thing that I missed out on when I had to work. I didn't see the sun when I was at my desk all day, and then hoped that during the weekend the weather would cooperate and that I wouldn't have plans that would keep me inside on a nice day. I'm looking forward to many sunny days like this after I move.

Another benefit of not working is being able to spend more time cooking. I had three great meals today. One of the things I'm silently cutting out of my diet is drinking beer. I never really liked beer any better than, say, lemonade, or water, so why pay a premium for it? It fills up my stomach and makes me fat, and costs a lot. I didn't particularly drink a lot of beer before, but drinking none right now certainly won't hurt anything.