On today
My knees smell bad. I had an ultrasound done on them today, because I took a nasty spill on the sidewalk in February - and with the pain still kinda lingering a few months later, I figured I should actually mention it to my doctor. I'm sure it's fine. But man, that ultrasound...The technician had to turn down the lights to see the monitor, and it must have been the low light, plus the perfect temperature in the room, along with the ideal incline of the bed, but I think I could have fallen asleep. The whole thing took a good half-hour, and it was way more relaxing than a medical procedure should ever be. Except now my knees smell like that gel they smear on you.
Anyway, in far more relevant news, I also got a cell phone today. If you'd asked me on Sunday, getting a cell would not have been on my list of things to do this week. But the work I'm doing is now switching over to a more full-time-like thing, as I help these guys go into production on a specific project. They need me to have a cell since I'm probably going to be in transit between meetings quite a bit, and initially I was going to pick the plan and they were going to sign up for it under the company name. But it's occurred to me in recent months that it really is essential for this business, and I was seriously considering getting one for personal business use before the year was out. So rather than eventually ending up with two phones, or canceling one, or having to transfer it over to my name, it was simpler just to suck it up and get my own now. The company's footing pretty much the entire bill anyway, since the daytime minutes will be used primarily for them (while evenings and weekends are unlimited). Not a bad deal, I guess.
So, The Phone Company. You win this round. But this isn't over. For those of you who want the number, I'm sure you'll come by it eventually. If you're a real keener, though, you can e-mail or call my regular number and I'll maybe give it to you if you can answer three questions or something.
In much more random news, when I got back to my apartment after taiko tonight, I was quite surprised to see a cat sitting at the end of my hallway. Like, this is a high-rise apartment building. And there's this cat, just hanging out in the hall. I felt I should go introduce myself, and I even tried to take a picture of her with my new camera phone - but she wouldn't stop coming towards me and curling up on my lap with the purring and all. I can't begrudge her that. She didn't have a collar, but I heard a door opening a little while ago and she isn't there anymore, so I'm guessing she has a person. I should hope so anyway, a cute cat like that should have a home.
Anyway, in far more relevant news, I also got a cell phone today. If you'd asked me on Sunday, getting a cell would not have been on my list of things to do this week. But the work I'm doing is now switching over to a more full-time-like thing, as I help these guys go into production on a specific project. They need me to have a cell since I'm probably going to be in transit between meetings quite a bit, and initially I was going to pick the plan and they were going to sign up for it under the company name. But it's occurred to me in recent months that it really is essential for this business, and I was seriously considering getting one for personal business use before the year was out. So rather than eventually ending up with two phones, or canceling one, or having to transfer it over to my name, it was simpler just to suck it up and get my own now. The company's footing pretty much the entire bill anyway, since the daytime minutes will be used primarily for them (while evenings and weekends are unlimited). Not a bad deal, I guess.
So, The Phone Company. You win this round. But this isn't over. For those of you who want the number, I'm sure you'll come by it eventually. If you're a real keener, though, you can e-mail or call my regular number and I'll maybe give it to you if you can answer three questions or something.
In much more random news, when I got back to my apartment after taiko tonight, I was quite surprised to see a cat sitting at the end of my hallway. Like, this is a high-rise apartment building. And there's this cat, just hanging out in the hall. I felt I should go introduce myself, and I even tried to take a picture of her with my new camera phone - but she wouldn't stop coming towards me and curling up on my lap with the purring and all. I can't begrudge her that. She didn't have a collar, but I heard a door opening a little while ago and she isn't there anymore, so I'm guessing she has a person. I should hope so anyway, a cute cat like that should have a home.