A few points in my life

End of WW week one. I won't know how I did until Saturday when I finally have time to attend my 2nd meeting. Points wise, I did fine. Today could have been a challenge if I had used up my extra points. I'm at a Weapons of Mass Destrution (bioterrorism) training until Thursday. It's not easy to stay within points when at the mercy of a limited budget, a pathetic continental breakfast and greasy (but free) pizza for lunch. I brought some snacks and even some soup to warm up. I got this little pot that has a hotplate in the bottom just to warm my soup. It died the first time I used it and didn't even have the decency to warm my soup to a reasonable temparture before it broke! I ate dinner at Cracker Barrel. I didn't think too much about points since I had a crapload of them leftover and they can't be carried over to a new week. I wasn't able to eat all my dinner. I think my stomach is shrinking. Tomorrow and the rest of the week on the road will be more difficult for staying within points.

I'm enjoying the bioterrorism training. It's intereseting, exciting and frightening. It's like the stuff of science fiction...but it's real. It's real in it's potential to happen. I bought two of the recommended books tonight. Both books were written by author Richard Preston. I'm reading The Demon in the Freezer first. It's about the eradication of smallpox and it's potential as a bioterrorism weapon. Everything in the book is factual information and the characters all real people, but it's written like a novel, making it a compelling book that's difficult to put down.

A friend is watching my dog. I should know better than to read emails from friends in the middle of meetings & training since I inevitably have to stifle my laughter. It seems my dog, who never plays with toys, tore into the toys at SP's house like a possessed poochie!

Crap. I'm getting hooked on X-files (yes, I know they're all reruns).