Bit of Ivory

I love random entries, don’t you?
Today is my brother’s (and sister-in-law’s) 5th wedding anniversary. Which is both awesome and CRAZY. It’s gone so fast! We’re babysitting the girls while they go out to dinner. Right now there’s some intense negotiations going on as to whether we’re going to watch “Lulan” (Mulan), which Molly wants, or [...]

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I’ve been meaning to write a good LJ post for ages now, but I’m so out of the habit it just keeps not getting done. But dude, I’m going to do it. So. Here is an update on my life, broken up into easy-to-read sections. If you’re not interested in certain things, feel free to [...]

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So, yesterday was the 1-week anniversary of my layoff. I didn’t even remember until I was in bed for the night. It’s been an interesting week.
And I’m doing fine.
No, really. I’m actually quite surprised at how well I’m taking it. I really have been able to look at this whole thing as a gift, rather [...]

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So, what has been good lately?
A) I’ve felt a bit more urgency to get my thesis done, and have made a (little) bit of progress. My main motivation? I have banned myself from reading any books that I have not already read (unless it’s thesis-related) until it’s done. This means no Beedle the Bard for [...]

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From Keane’s new album (I like. Different, but I like):
Better than This
<i>Is this what you meant?
Is this what you dreamed of
When you were making your plans
Shaking the dirt off?
Do you feel like you and I belong?
Just keep your eyes on the road
And nothing can go wrong
You can do so much better than this
You can do [...]

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Today at work, one of my coworkers (whom I really like) came to my desk to meter some mail. As she did so, she whistled 11 notes of a tune. A tune I immediately recognized.
“Kathy,” I said, “why in the world are you whistling ‘Theme From Flood’?”
She was very impressed. Especially as the 11 notes [...]

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I’ve now officially been working at my job for a week and one day. I like it. There are still some things I’m unsure about, but most of it is starting to become familiar. At the moment I’m concentrating on the front desk, although there is a strong possibility that I’ll move to the actual [...]

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So Wednesday was my birthday. It was good. There was lunch at Tucano’s (a Brazilian steakhouse) and yarn shopping and other shopping and See’s chocolate and Backer’s Bakery cake and Litza’s pizza. I bought enough yarn to make a sweater. I finished knitting a Dalek. I watched Doctor Who.
And my sister got a phone call [...]

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Long time, no update. I’m so bad. Really must get back into the groove of doing this. Because it’s not like things haven’t been happening.
We had a fabulous time in Disneyland. Seriously, it was one of the best trips ever. The only damper on the thing was that I got tendonitis in both legs (it’s [...]

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You know why? ‘Cause I just spent the last 12 hours (give or take a few breaks here and there) walking around Disneyland. Yup! Lisa and Sarah and I have escaped to Anaheim, and boy are we happy about it. We’re also completely exhausted. My feet hurt, my back hurts, the back of my [...]

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