Back from Japan where much work and shopping was accomplished.  It felt really good to be useful, and to know that my Japanese hasn't faded out.  I'm just as sharp as I ever have been. This has been a huge worry since I can go two weeks at my job without having to use any language skills.

I am glad it only lasted a week though, since I was about ( Read more... )

What a rollercoaster morning. I packed a delicious lunch (sage roasted chicken with glazed turnips and apples) got in the car, and Kate Beaton was on the radio!! I was so excited. I made viking hands ( Read more... )

Ann, you're a translator. Can you translate this from French?

.....Yes, because Japanese and French have SO much in common.

(Today is not going nearly as bad as yesterday.)

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Shoot me now. This audit sucks.

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So the orange macarons I made for Boston were a bust. I'm not sure whether it was the fact that not all my egg whites were properly aged, or the orange essence screwed up the balance, but they ended up being all lopsided and hollow in the middle.

But they still taste pretty good. So I put a plate of my oopses together and brought them in to work ( Read more... )

I was talking to soranokumo the other night, and we somehow got on the topic of school, and what did you learn that was actually useful for you in the real world. I thought about it some, and my answers surprised me. I mean, yeah, taking Japanese in school obviously got me into the auto industry. But other than that ( Read more... )

If you've chatted with me lately, you may know that I was more than a little panicked about this year's ISO audit. I couldn't tell you why exactly, I was fairly confident that most of it would be smooth sailing. I knew there were big gaps in one area...an area I'm in charge of, no less. But I also knew that the absolute worst thing that could ( Read more... )

I try not to geek out in public over my knitting too much. But last time I was home, I bought some SRS PRETTY yarn. I blew a gift certificate on this lovely turquoise mohair/silk/silver tinsel blend. It's very soft and luscious. And I immediately started on a scarf. And because it's so pretty I bring it to work and knit it on my lunch break. ( Read more... )

I've mentioned before that my American coworkers and I are terrible to each other. Today was no different. We had a huge powerout at work, and couldn't get on the generator, so we sat around on the surface plate and talked a bit. One of the guys launched into joking about how hot and sexy he is, and I rolled my eyes ( Read more... )

Coworker1: I'm awesome! You can't spell awesome without me.
Coworker2: What, you mean A. S. S. ?
Me: But...awesome only has one S....
Coworker2: It's ok, Coworker1 doesn't know that!