Yesterday afternoon as I was checking for mail I heard one of the women in the office complaining of her mosquito bites. And oddly I had noticed some myself that morning. One on my shoulder blade - a bit awkward, that one, and a couple on my my knee and ankle. Only I can't figure out where they came from. Yes, I sleep with my windows open, but they are screened and I've checked the screens for holes and they have none. There is a marshy area ... or rather marshy areas ... on parts of our daily walks so I suspect that must be where I am getting bit. It seems a early for that kind of action but it has been extraordinarily wet lately.
Noon knitting was very productive for me, getting 12 of the 16 rows done that I need to before I start the shaping, but I was more in the mood for a good read than knitting last night after dinner, so I turned my phone off and got comfy and read for a couple of hours. I decided to start with "Pompeii" because this is the first of a trilogy and if I like it then I will have two more to look forward to. It starts well, although I'm not all that keen on the torturing of slaves. Otherwise, so far so good. But because I had my phone off I missed a call from my real estate agent. I heard the message this morning and it's good news -- the house is going on the market! Perfect weekend for it too, since it's a long weekend and it should be nice most of it. Fingers crossed we get multiple offers!
I need to send out a reminder to my reunion dinner/golf tournament people. I got another check today, which is good and another name -- people are pretty laid back about registering and the checks are coming in dribs and drabs. Oh well, it's a good excuse to walk to the bank and today since I'm up that way I can stop into Trader Joe's, which is my favorite specialty grocery store. It's not one I am willing to visit on the weekends because parking is a nightmare and it's always so crowded. If I can go at lunchtime on a weekday it's much better. I can't pick up any frozen things, but today I can get some live basil and my new favorite things - individual brie cheese "bites" that I just lllllove! They also have a good flower selection but that will have to wait.
Here's another Thursday that feels like a Friday. And it's super quiet because the students are getting ready for finals. I proctor the last one next Tuesday. I need to dig deep and get productive. I am going to start writing a manual today for the new Histo slide viewer I put together. The annotation system is incredibly difficult to decipher even for me, so imagine the faculty trying it out. This way if I put together a manual I can save myself hours of frustrating one on one. I am not a good teacher. Seriously. It's best if we acknowledge our shortcomings and move on, right? But if I can have a little description typed out for them things should run more smoothly and there will be less frustration from all. Or at least that's my hope.
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