It’s 11 PM as I write this, Tuesday night.  I’ve just finished a late revision and polish of my presentation for tomorrow morning, having opted to go to the pub both before and after dinner to hang out with people instead of confine myself to my room to do the work I desperately need to do.

After spending much of this morning bored and in ( Read more... )

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I'm having trouble adjusting to the time difference, more so on this trip than on my two previous trips here in the past 18 months. I sleep generally alright at night, but wake up tired still. Part of the problem, I think, is that on previous trips, I drank an enormous amount of fantastically strong coffee. However, Chris is only drinking one ( Read more... )

Greetings from England where the temperature today must have been at least 80 degrees, and the sun was scorching. Yes, really. And I disembarked at Heathrow in a ski jacket ( Read more... )

Wanted to let you all know that I tested for yondan (fourth degree black belt) last night in karate, and was successful. The test was a good one, and my performance was solid. I received several unsolicited compliments from both board members (6th, 7th, and 8th degrees) as well as other candidates afterward that my sanchin was fantastic and one ( Read more... )

Glen and I both had pretty awful days yesterday at work. We couldn't even shake ourselves out of it as we drove to the breeder we were visiting. However, after 45 minutes petting her dogs, things were looking better.


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Today, so far, has sucked.  I'm the only one in our office today, and, to top it off, there's no heat.  So I've had my jacket on all day and my fingers and feet are freezing.  I keep getting up to jump around and try to warm up.  And, because I'm the only one here, I ended up in the middle of a confusing near-disaster that was neither my fault nor ( Read more... )

I had a weird dream a few nights ago.  Actually, it's probably about a week ago now, but others of you have recently talked to me (or posted) about your dreams, so I'll post mine too.  I meant to earlier, but things have been busy.  So.  My dream:

I was working undercover.  I don't know for who or why, but it seemed other people were aware that I ( Read more... )

James Doohan (Montgomery Scott from the original Star Trek series) will have his remains sent up to space at the end of this month according to his final wishes reports a variety of sources including this one.  The odd thing about the article is that it doesn't say what the heading is (nor if anyone will say "Engage" as it sets off).  So does this ( Read more... )

Sadness is finding the jar of Nutella in your cupboard has a sell by date of July 2002.

Happiness is getting a callback about a PUPPY!  Happiness always kicks sadness' ass...