I'm not sure what made me think that staying out super late on a work night was a grand idea, but it happened and I'm incredibly tired. I'll definitely be crashing early this evening.

I met up with a friend from work after I got off work and we wandered up a few blocks to this place called the Coastal Kitchen. I'd never been there so that was what kind of made up the decision. It's a place known for its seafood, yet the only seafood we got was calamari. It's fine, though. Perhaps next time I go, I'll get some fish and chips or a crab salad or something. We both had a delicious porter to go with the food and had a good time catching up on work stuff. {He works grave shift on the weekends so I never get to see him anymore.}

After dinner, we decided to wander around Downtown for a bit and made our way to Pike Place Market. He grabbed some coffee and we meandered to the waterfront. In walking past this place called Harbor Steps {a ridiculously priced apartment building on the waterfront} we made the decision to go on the Great Wheel, since he'd never been. The city is beautiful, night or day, but it was a nice ride. It's a little pricey, but it's been about a year since I was last on it and he'd never been so it was worth it.

Afterwards, we made the decision to head back, since it was around 10, except that we walked back up a set of stairs where this place called the Zig Zag Cafe was and since I'd never been there either, we decided to go in for drinks. We each got two and hung out for a bit just chatting before finally paying the bill and making our way back up the hill.

I brought him back home and crashed around 1. I was up again at 3 and didn't fall back asleep until around 5. So the little sleep that I did get was very broken. I spent most of the first half of the shift yawning. I was glad for the break in calls. It was steady enough, but not busy to the point where I couldn't keep up. I treated myself to some decadent chocolaty snacks from the French bakery across the street from work, which didn't help in the yawning department, but I'd been wanting chocolate since yesterday afternoon. It was definitely worth it.

I'm not sure when we'll get the chance to hang out again. It's challenging with him working weekend nights, but I do know that the next time, if it's a work night for me, I'll put my foot down and keep better track of the time. I'll set an alarm if I have to. As long as I'm in bed by midnight, I'll be able to get enough sleep. Anything later than that, I'm dragging the whole day.

My plan for this evening? Crash by 8, 8:30 and hope to sleep straight through until my 6:30 alarm.

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