First of all, the quote of the week (it being Wednesday and all): "I've got a calling. Or so the ringing in my ears tells me."

Today was a productive day. Bryan and I made a lab that we can work in. It used to be a storage area, but we pulled out most of the stuff, stacked it better, moved it out, and threw some of it away. Now we each have another bench to work on. Mine is two filing cabinets and a door. Bryan has an actual workbench for drilling and cutting on.

One of my friends is out of town due to an emergency, so I was left to take care of her snake. It also just so happened to be time to feed it. I got four mice from PetCo on the way home, two frozen, two live. We decided to try the live mice. Bella, a ball python, made quick work of the pair. We even have video of the second strike. It took her less than half a second to get the mouse under control and start killing it (15 frames at 30 fps). Next I have to change her water so she can use it to cool herself and help with her shedding.

Tomorrow I get a "bonus" of sorts. We were trying to figure out what to do with 11 or so spent toner casings. My employer was waiting to collect 20 of them and then a recycler comes and picks them up. John managed to make it 15, but we still had too few. I remembered that I've taken spent ink casings to OfficeDepot for recycling and getting $3 of in-store credit. I called and they will take toner as well as ink casings. They will also give us the $3 for each one (up to 5). So Bryan and I will take 5 each to OfficeDepot tomorrow at lunch. John says we can keep the coupons as long as we get rid of the casings. I can get more whiteboard markers, pens, and stuff for school for pretty much free. Free school supplies for making a cool workspace seems to be a good deal.

Also today, I got people at work organized to give blood. I've been getting emails from the ARC saying that supplies were low. I have about 5 people, including myself. We are planning on going a week from Tuesday at place less than 5 miles from work.

Now I need to go to sleep. Tomorrow I hope to start HP7, but that might have to wait until this weekend. No spoilers, please. Spoilers ruined the end of BSG Season 1 for me, and I don't want something to ruined like for me or anyone else.