Monday, August 8, 2005
Briefly: Productive and tiring day at work, interesting RPG session, and rain. First, work. Not sure how to write this so that it won’t sound incredibly boring, but here goes: I’ve had trouble keeping track of things at work. Oh, I could reply to an e-mail, or make up a sticky to remind myself of an ongoing project, or write in an appointment on my calendar. But I have quite a few ongoing projects (most of them […]
Sunday, August 7, 2005
As I’ve mentioned earlier on this blog, Saalon came up Friday night. He was here until Saturday night, and my goodness did I have a good time with him. He’s just so easy to talk to, and full of interesting things to say. We both attended an Otherspace meeting, during which I interviewed a potential new animator. She wanted to know our process, pay, etc., and seemed a bit shocked that […]
Friday, August 5, 2005
It’s always a bit of a shock to walk out of your place of work and see multiple fire trucks at the next building. Especially when that building is actually the main building of your place of work. Which is what happened today. Two fire trucks, plus several small support vehicles, like little dogs yipping at the heels of the Big Dogs. Lights blazing, of course. Turns out an A/C unit went on the fritz, […]
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Hot. Hot, hot, hot. I went out for a walk today at lunch, and it was like stepping into a pizza oven. Fine day otherwise, though; clear and sunny. And hot. Spent most of the day preparing for Saalon‘s arrival on Friday. Then he called and told me he couldn’t stay on Sunday, so I’ll have at least that day to get chores done. Perhaps I didn’t need to rush as much, then, though […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Spent the day staring down a document at work. I just couldn’t muster up the courage or interest to power through it, so I whittled away at it all day. Could have done it in a few hours if I’d just gotten down to it. I have sleep like al Qaeda has a conscience, though. I’ve spent the past several nights staring at the ceiling for hours, tired but unable to drift off. Then […]
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Long, busy day. But a good one, as I’m apt to append. Work was pleasantly busy. I was prepared for grim battle with a document that required much less change than I’d originally thought, so by the end of the day I’d updated half of it. Since I’d thought the document would take me at least the rest of the week, that felt good. I also bought the first disc of the anime series Kodocha, […]
Monday, August 1, 2005
There are days when I love computers, and days when my computers respond to that love by biting my hand. I decided recently to shift my weekly duties around so that I’d have one day per week free from any chores. I could still fill that day with projects as I saw fit that day, but I’d have nothing scheduled for that day. Yesterday (Sunday) was my first attempt, […]
Friday, July 29, 2005
It’s late, and I’m tired. So, very briefly: Lunch with my Mom today at a Chinese restaurant very near my work. Much fun. A productive day at work, if boring. Wrote a bit more of the VR story. Posted some. At a friend’s excellent suggestion, organized an impromptu Guy’s Night Out for tomorrow night. Can’t wait. Tomorrow should be interesting, as I have a phone call with Saalon, an Otherspace meeting, plus GNO. […]
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Another quiet day at work, helping out a few people and generally organizing things. I plan to spend tomorrow tucking in to at least one major project, which at this point will be a relief. Finally, something to do! I had intended to spend the evening running errands, but once I got home, nuked a frozen dinner, and got into a comfortable chat with Saalon, I decided against it. Didn’t have an immediate need for any […]
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
This morning was brutally hot, as it has been for the previous couple of days. Walk outside and summer sits on your shoulders, weighing you down, slapping you with heat. As I drank my orange juice this morning, I looked at my backyard and realized I hadn’t watered in a few days. Everything looked pretty good—I have a few pots, and the plants in them weren’t collapsed like dead soldiers—but I knew they’d need water. Well. Work’s […]