Running hot and cold

I got some bad news yesterday - my great aunt passed away. She'd been fighting an illness for a while now and while I wasn't all that close to her, it was still sad to hear. Seems like its been a rough time for our family recently - my aunt and now my great aunt passing away, another aunt fighting a brain tumor, my grandmother still in a nursing home and not getting better.

In brighter news... I got to see my niece (and her mom and dad) this past weekend. We all had a nice visit and she was a sweetie - at least during the day. At night, well, I had earplugs in. :)

I've been fighting a cold the past few days and it, along with a late night and too much exciting TV, meant I didn't get to sleep until around 1 AM last night.

On the flip side, it's been hot here in the computer center. Right now, my little temperature gauge on my desk is reading 79.5 F. We were in the mid-80's yesterday afternoon and some buildings on campus reported temps in the 90's. Our heating and cooling is determined not by outdoor temperature - but by time of year. And it's not yet time to switch over to cooling. I'm actually okay with temps in the 80's, but only when I'm on a beach with a cool drink in my hand and a gentle ocean breeze. In an office staring at a computer screen, it's really not pleasant. I'm still better off than the students though - imagine trying to sit through a lecture with those temperatures.

At least it's a swimming day - I'll get cooled off in the pool. Should make the afternoon a little more enjoyable.