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Meeting and stuff
Sep. 21st, 2005 10:59 pmSo this morning I ate a small breakfast. Small because I was going to a breakfast meeting at work, but a breakfast nonetheless because "coffee and pastries" would be available at the meeting, and I wanted some nutrients.
The meeting was almost surreal, involving:
* receiving a battery-operated fountain with beautiful stones
* and receiving a certificate of service
* all for saying I didn't want to be the group's webmaster anymore
* eating a muffin with whole grains, more raisins than I've ever seen in a muffin, and more butter than raisins. Hard to eat.
* taking notes for people who left early
* learning that some people who went to see the Dalai Lama got checked for weapons but not tickets
Then I worked on web pages for the group for the next two hours.
Then I deposited a check for the remainder of my medical flexible spending account for the last fiscal year. It turns out I estimated 50% too low (dental work) even though I overestimated some of my expenses. I went to look for that book club book again (as an excuse for some walking during lunch) and instead found the latest Nick Hornby book, which somehow followed me home. I bought some stock.
Then I worked on web pages for the group for most of the afternoon. I also answered some questions about how to do things--some simple puzzle solving. The person with the hardest puzzles is gleefully working on them herself.
By the end of the day my net worth was back down to what it had been before I deposited that check.
I found some spectacular typos in the instructional design book I'm reading. None of these involve misspellings. Merely entire missing lines.
I found that if you are ever forced to read about a set of people with serious, horrible problems, but you were really more in the mood for a good laugh, then I would recommend that you choose Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. I guess I could describe his About a Boy the same way. I don't remember exactly how funny that book was, but I've laughed out loud over a dozen times with this latest book, which I almost never get to do from reading. It's a great read-aloud book, too (my highest compliment).
I can't, however, recommend the second half of the book. (Am I scaring you?) I suspect I will be able to once I actually read the second half of the book.
The meeting was almost surreal, involving:
* receiving a battery-operated fountain with beautiful stones
* and receiving a certificate of service
* all for saying I didn't want to be the group's webmaster anymore
* eating a muffin with whole grains, more raisins than I've ever seen in a muffin, and more butter than raisins. Hard to eat.
* taking notes for people who left early
* learning that some people who went to see the Dalai Lama got checked for weapons but not tickets
Then I worked on web pages for the group for the next two hours.
Then I deposited a check for the remainder of my medical flexible spending account for the last fiscal year. It turns out I estimated 50% too low (dental work) even though I overestimated some of my expenses. I went to look for that book club book again (as an excuse for some walking during lunch) and instead found the latest Nick Hornby book, which somehow followed me home. I bought some stock.
Then I worked on web pages for the group for most of the afternoon. I also answered some questions about how to do things--some simple puzzle solving. The person with the hardest puzzles is gleefully working on them herself.
By the end of the day my net worth was back down to what it had been before I deposited that check.
I found some spectacular typos in the instructional design book I'm reading. None of these involve misspellings. Merely entire missing lines.
I found that if you are ever forced to read about a set of people with serious, horrible problems, but you were really more in the mood for a good laugh, then I would recommend that you choose Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. I guess I could describe his About a Boy the same way. I don't remember exactly how funny that book was, but I've laughed out loud over a dozen times with this latest book, which I almost never get to do from reading. It's a great read-aloud book, too (my highest compliment).
I can't, however, recommend the second half of the book. (Am I scaring you?) I suspect I will be able to once I actually read the second half of the book.