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Beautiful Day
Jan. 5th, 2006 09:38 pmWe have been having the most amazing winter weather here. It's gotten up into the seventies every day for weeks now. And that's not changing in the next few days, either. Some people are bummed that they don't get to wear their exciting winter gear, but not me. I don't mind saving my lined pants for later. It's the perfect walking weather.
On the way back from lunch today the view was pretty spectacular. The sky was a brilliant clear blue, which makes a great backdrop for an ivory tower. (I do actually almost work in an ivory tower. It's made of limestone, but it has an ivory color. Also, although I work in the building with the tower, I'm not actually in the tower.)
I've almost finished moving into my new office. The person who used to have the cube with that window said it was the best window because of the tree it has. I thought it looked fine, but I also thought my boss's cube has an equally spectacular specimen. Until I brought a chair into my new office and sat down in it. From that angle, the tree takes up the entire view.
Now my postcards of beautiful places that I like to hang from the backs of the bottoms of the shelf modules seem like the pathetic copies of nature that they are in relation to that tree. Maybe I should just bring them home. I probably won't though.
My computer has been placed such that I face the door, which I like, but this means that I'm not facing the tree. I've decided to fix that problem by putting a mirror up on the wall opposite the window, which is right beside my monitor. Well, not actually on the cube wall, probably, unless they find some hooks for us. Maybe a table-top mirror of some kind that is larger than a make-up mirror.
Another beautiful thing I experienced today is this week's Car Talk column, "Did Oil Change Feature Slick Maneuver?" "My boyfriend charged me $45 for parts and nothing for the work. He said most of the cost was to refill the fluid levels in the headlights." Can you guess how Click and Clack defend Melissa's boyfriend before they tell you? I didn't. That defense is what I call beautiful.
Site of the day: If you ever even just toy with the idea of starting your own business, read "Bitter Brew" by Michael Idov. The writing on this piece is just beautiful. It's funny and informative (a sadly rare combination), with both the hard numbers and the soft, gushy emotions. You can read an entire book and get less information than is in this piece. "A place that seats 25 will have to employ at least two people for every shift: someone to work the front and someone for the kitchen (assuming you find a guy who will both uncomplainingly wash dishes and reliably whip up pretty crepes; if you've found that guy, you're already in better shape than most NYC restaurateurs. You're also, most likely, already in trouble with immigration services)."
On the way back from lunch today the view was pretty spectacular. The sky was a brilliant clear blue, which makes a great backdrop for an ivory tower. (I do actually almost work in an ivory tower. It's made of limestone, but it has an ivory color. Also, although I work in the building with the tower, I'm not actually in the tower.)
I've almost finished moving into my new office. The person who used to have the cube with that window said it was the best window because of the tree it has. I thought it looked fine, but I also thought my boss's cube has an equally spectacular specimen. Until I brought a chair into my new office and sat down in it. From that angle, the tree takes up the entire view.
Now my postcards of beautiful places that I like to hang from the backs of the bottoms of the shelf modules seem like the pathetic copies of nature that they are in relation to that tree. Maybe I should just bring them home. I probably won't though.
My computer has been placed such that I face the door, which I like, but this means that I'm not facing the tree. I've decided to fix that problem by putting a mirror up on the wall opposite the window, which is right beside my monitor. Well, not actually on the cube wall, probably, unless they find some hooks for us. Maybe a table-top mirror of some kind that is larger than a make-up mirror.
Another beautiful thing I experienced today is this week's Car Talk column, "Did Oil Change Feature Slick Maneuver?" "My boyfriend charged me $45 for parts and nothing for the work. He said most of the cost was to refill the fluid levels in the headlights." Can you guess how Click and Clack defend Melissa's boyfriend before they tell you? I didn't. That defense is what I call beautiful.
Site of the day: If you ever even just toy with the idea of starting your own business, read "Bitter Brew" by Michael Idov. The writing on this piece is just beautiful. It's funny and informative (a sadly rare combination), with both the hard numbers and the soft, gushy emotions. You can read an entire book and get less information than is in this piece. "A place that seats 25 will have to employ at least two people for every shift: someone to work the front and someone for the kitchen (assuming you find a guy who will both uncomplainingly wash dishes and reliably whip up pretty crepes; if you've found that guy, you're already in better shape than most NYC restaurateurs. You're also, most likely, already in trouble with immigration services)."