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insert spinning hourglass here
For anyone out there wondering where I'm at - and you know who you are - I irresponsibly picked up a malware on the laptop. At about the same time I knew I'd be extra busy for a few days. So, the computer just sort of sat there for...wow, two weeks, apparently. Which I think is an indicator of what life's been like: it's almost unthinkable for ( Read more... ) -
work mini-rant
It is theoretically possible that we have finally settled the scope and rough timeline for the project thingy at work. Which is good because if this particular timeline holds, we start testing Monday afternoon ( Read more... ) -
hello
Still kicking. But yes, mostly kicking elsewhere these days....
The current work project is...well, thankfully, it won't last as long as the previous one. Yet again, the timeline came before the project scope was defined, and the timeline has very little budge. And once again, they're absolutely certain they need this thing, but have no idea ( Read more... ) -
yay meds
Vet called back with the results of Dory's latest bloodwork (to check her med levels ( Read more... ) -
a good evening
Had a very enjoyable dinner with friends I don't see enough of. Legos at the table. Leftover bhindi masala too ( Read more... ) -
vet visit
Got my dates mixed up (I'm pretty sure she said "Monday", not "next Monday") and accidentally took Dory to the vet a week early ( Read more... ) -
shallot harvest
I finally dug up the shallots. They're spread out in the sunroom (not in the sun, and not currently accessible to the cats) to cure/dry in peace ( Read more... ) -
home
Home yesterday, after a visit to Mom's. Drove her around to places a bit - she doesn't drive as far as she used to. Got in some nice chats. Ate lots of food, and brought baked goods home with me ( Read more... ) -
a Midwestern experience
Yesterday afternoon Z. and I went to the state fair. There was a breeze, which made the otherwise oppressive heat&humidity bearable ( Read more... ) -
keeping the harvest
K. brought me a gallon ziploc nearly full of Michigan blueberries, fresh-picked this morning. I dutifully sorted through them, putting the unbroken/unsquishy ones in the special container that's supposed to keep fruit longer. The rest went either directly into my mouth or into a bowl for further consideration ( Read more... )