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Here, bad choices
Damnit ( Read more... ) -
Work work
Things got done today:- Morning call in meeting, despite having to bike like mad to be safely parked at Alewife before the call started.
- Japanese class!
- Overdue social calls on two co-workers, plus an unanticipated (and very pleasant) half-social/half expertise-seeking visit from a friend in Learning Services.
- Finally closed some tasks off the QA ( Read more... )
- Morning call in meeting, despite having to bike like mad to be safely parked at Alewife before the call started.
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Food at work
Tuesday after work, my department has a social event. Drinks and appetizers ( Read more... ) -
Varekai
I am at Varekai (with brother etc).
Beautiful but confusing...
Followed up with fast late dinner at Grasshopper in the last 35 minutes that it was open for the night. Delicious! And friendly service, even as they mopped up around us. -
New ways to do common errands
I learned something small but new this Wednesday night: how to use an ATM ( Read more... ) -
Damn it
Now with extra annoyance Damn 1. Green dress still isn't ready. She took out all the bright blue thread (wtf?), but in the process lost the correct angle on the straps, so they now have an awkward bulge at the point where they join the back of the dress ( Read more... ) -
First clematis flower
Yep, just what it says on the tin: today I spotted the first of the clematis flowers to open. It's a white one, on the vine nearest the corner.
In other news, I'm sick. Some kind of cough, and occasional sneezing bouts. Not so bad as coughs could go, but I'd like to get rid of it quick. This weekend is my friend L's wedding. -
Flowers for Algernon
I am re-visiting Flowers For Algernon. It came up on the escapepod podcast. I think I last read it in middle school English, but I remembered it strongly enough that I put the podcast on pause and hesitated for a full day. It's a sad short story. (I wasn't sure I was ready for that.)
( Spoilers cut, just in case )