My new iPhone still has some surprises for me. One of the things I haven't been able to get the hang of is hitting my morning alarm for a "snooze". I keep accidentally turning it off. This morning I did that and then promptly fell back asleep. I woke up nine minutes later than my typical time - usually I hit the snooze once and get up at 6:09 but this morning it was 6:18. I jumped out of bed and got moving and was ready to take Tinkie out at our normal time. She usually waits for me in the hall but this morning she was down in the living room by the French doors to the deck. She wasn't interested in the normal walk up and down the cul-de-sac. She just wanted to be out in the back, sniffing for critters. Exactly the opposite of what she wanted when I got home yesterday. Then she wanted to go charging up and down the streets, making me run. But this morning it was fine to just go out, take care of a little business and back inside. So I was on the road at my normal time.
I came that close to winning my match up this week. Less than 1.5 points! I outscored more than half the teams. This is, truly, the worst fantasy football season I've had in all the years I've played. The worst by far. Oh well, maybe next year I'll have the opposite luck!
We get tomorrow off and I will get to sleep in, which I plan on doing. And then I think I'll get all of the housework done I would normally do on the weekend, plus the laundry. Then when I get home Sunday night I won't have to worry about any of that stuff. We have a big football game Sunday night. The Seahawks are playing Arizona on Sunday Night Football. It's a huge game for both teams. And since they're on at 5:30 that means we'll be able to take our time coming back from Anacortes, get the grocery shopping done and then just be able to settle in and enjoy (I hope) the game. The last one with the Cowboys was just so nerve wracking, it was hard to enjoy.
10 November, 2015
09 November, 2015
Better and better
Tink is getting better! I still don't let her jump because when she does, she limps around for a while afterwards. And I haven't let her chase her ball. She is just really hard to keep still though and I'm going to have to relent at some point. Her medicine is finished tonight. That of course will be the real test. If she stays the same after she is done with the pills. I want her to be fit for the weekend so she can go for walks on the beach. She loves that. All the more if she can fine something stinky to roll in.
Well I did not have a very good Saturday morning, that's for sure. It was all my fault - I should have gone with my instincts and followed Ben up to the dealership rather than go in the car and then be told when we dropped it off that the service would take three hours! Three hours!! There's nothing to do up there! Usually it only takes an hour so we go have breakfast and dawdle a bit and then the car is done. But that's not the 40k service. So we had a slow breakfast and then we walked up the street a mile and a half to the Costco, just for something to do. However, it was raining AND we had no umbrellas nor did I have a hat. I had a shawl that I put over my head, but it didn't help much. And my shoes are leather and the water just soaked right through the soles. I was in a very bad mood. But I got home and got the dinner going and we ended up having a fun time that night.
Sunday I slept in and after a quick trip to the mall, spent the rest of the day watching the Red Zone and working on the blanket. I am now on the third (of four) magenta stripes. When that is done I will have two more grey stripes with a stripe of magenta in the middle. So that's 18 inches of grey and like maybe six more inches of magenta. Or seven. I want to be done with it!!
It's going to be a weird week. We have Wednesday off for Veteran's Day and I've got nothing much going on here. A meeting this afternoon, a student and a meeting tomorrow .... boring. Oh I am SO ready to be done with this.
Well I did not have a very good Saturday morning, that's for sure. It was all my fault - I should have gone with my instincts and followed Ben up to the dealership rather than go in the car and then be told when we dropped it off that the service would take three hours! Three hours!! There's nothing to do up there! Usually it only takes an hour so we go have breakfast and dawdle a bit and then the car is done. But that's not the 40k service. So we had a slow breakfast and then we walked up the street a mile and a half to the Costco, just for something to do. However, it was raining AND we had no umbrellas nor did I have a hat. I had a shawl that I put over my head, but it didn't help much. And my shoes are leather and the water just soaked right through the soles. I was in a very bad mood. But I got home and got the dinner going and we ended up having a fun time that night.
Sunday I slept in and after a quick trip to the mall, spent the rest of the day watching the Red Zone and working on the blanket. I am now on the third (of four) magenta stripes. When that is done I will have two more grey stripes with a stripe of magenta in the middle. So that's 18 inches of grey and like maybe six more inches of magenta. Or seven. I want to be done with it!!
It's going to be a weird week. We have Wednesday off for Veteran's Day and I've got nothing much going on here. A meeting this afternoon, a student and a meeting tomorrow .... boring. Oh I am SO ready to be done with this.
06 November, 2015
Lights in November
Our neighbors up the street have their Christmas lights up on the house already AND lit!! They did it November 1. I think that's a little crazy but .... whatever. I like house decorations, but I think it's better to wait at least until December 1, don't you?
Yesterday was absolutely insane here. We had a huge four hour lab in the afternoon and found out in the morning, as I was getting the stuff together for the lab, that one of our faculty members wasn't going to make it, since he's come down with the terrible cold going around. So it was run, run, run trying to find rooms to accommodate half again as many people as normal, plus re-doing the signs, contacting the students -- oh, and cutting out 50 two-piece dural sinus models. I was more than ready to hop it as soon as lab got underway.
Tink's hip seems to be improving little by little, although she is having a hard time not playing. She found one of her balls yesterday and kept trying to get me to throw it. I feel so sorry for her! It's not like I can explain to her that I'm not being mean, but that it is for her own good. Maybe by the end of the weekend she'll be able to play a little ball.
It's not going to be a very restful weekend since we've got to be up to the Lynnwood Volvo dealership at 8:30 tomorrow morning to get the car serviced. Then people for dinner Saturday night. Sunday is a bye week for the Seahawks so hopefully we can just veg around the house and get a nice rest in. The following weekend we're going to Anacortes. The good news is that I get Wednesday off for Veteran's Day. So I will get a rest at least.
I made the plane reservations for our April/May trip. I've got to do my math so I will have enough vacation days AND be able to take some time off for a little trip with my sister this winter. I can check on that this morning.
Yesterday was absolutely insane here. We had a huge four hour lab in the afternoon and found out in the morning, as I was getting the stuff together for the lab, that one of our faculty members wasn't going to make it, since he's come down with the terrible cold going around. So it was run, run, run trying to find rooms to accommodate half again as many people as normal, plus re-doing the signs, contacting the students -- oh, and cutting out 50 two-piece dural sinus models. I was more than ready to hop it as soon as lab got underway.
Tink's hip seems to be improving little by little, although she is having a hard time not playing. She found one of her balls yesterday and kept trying to get me to throw it. I feel so sorry for her! It's not like I can explain to her that I'm not being mean, but that it is for her own good. Maybe by the end of the weekend she'll be able to play a little ball.
It's not going to be a very restful weekend since we've got to be up to the Lynnwood Volvo dealership at 8:30 tomorrow morning to get the car serviced. Then people for dinner Saturday night. Sunday is a bye week for the Seahawks so hopefully we can just veg around the house and get a nice rest in. The following weekend we're going to Anacortes. The good news is that I get Wednesday off for Veteran's Day. So I will get a rest at least.
I made the plane reservations for our April/May trip. I've got to do my math so I will have enough vacation days AND be able to take some time off for a little trip with my sister this winter. I can check on that this morning.
04 November, 2015
Decided
Right -- it is decided. We're going to go to Italy after France. I don't think we'll spend the entire seven days at the gite in Burgundy. Maybe five days there, a couple in Rome and a few in some town on the Cinque Terre, then back to Paris and home. Only two weeks this time.
Netflix has "Black Books" now and so last night I knit on the blanket and watched a few episodes. I did watch the series before, but it was a few years ago. I don't mind having a second look.
It has gotten quite cold at night -- well, even in the days. No frost on the vehicle windows yet, but it won't be long. And I know now why I can't see .... the head lights are pointed UP! They don't shine on the road. They're going to have to be refocused this weekend.
Yesterday again was quite busy but today is going to be quiet and I'm going to head out early so I can get my hair done before we go out this evening. Wednesday is the medical student day at clinic or whatever and I'm all set for class Thursday. No meetings except noon knitting. It's a good catch up day unless one is already caught up!
Netflix has "Black Books" now and so last night I knit on the blanket and watched a few episodes. I did watch the series before, but it was a few years ago. I don't mind having a second look.
It has gotten quite cold at night -- well, even in the days. No frost on the vehicle windows yet, but it won't be long. And I know now why I can't see .... the head lights are pointed UP! They don't shine on the road. They're going to have to be refocused this weekend.
Yesterday again was quite busy but today is going to be quiet and I'm going to head out early so I can get my hair done before we go out this evening. Wednesday is the medical student day at clinic or whatever and I'm all set for class Thursday. No meetings except noon knitting. It's a good catch up day unless one is already caught up!
03 November, 2015
Five months and three weeks!
Oh hurrah! The gite is booked for April 23 through 30. Now I can start planning the rest of our trip. First we've got to decide if we're going to Italy before the gite or after. Then I can start planning the trip.
It was a busy weekend and yesterday was a crazy Monday. I didn't have a second to breathe until noon. Today will be busy as well, but not quite as bad as yesterday.
The weekend was a bit weird because I had been feeling off all week and really wanted nothing to do but stay in bed. We were supposed to go out for Halloween but really, I just wasn't up to it. I watched football and it was good! The Huskies beat Arizona and the Cougars coug-ed it against Stanford. Both were good games all the way through. On Sunday I made a pot of red beans and rice and we had Ben's family over to discuss the holidays and watch the Seahawks. Oh that game was SO tough to watch. We won, but wow ... a nail biter.
It is nice to have a little more light in the mornings for Tink's walk. She is doing a little bit better. It is difficult to keep her from frisking around. She really really wants to chase the ball. But not until the end of the week and only if she's not limping.
The blanket is coming right along. I worked on it quite a bit on the weekend and now I need to make myself pick it up during the week as well. I want it done! I have so many other projects I want to work on and I don't dare start another project until this one is done because it is so huge.
Yesterday a woman was mean to me on the bus and it colored my whole day! Why are people SO mean to strangers? I just don't get it.
It was a busy weekend and yesterday was a crazy Monday. I didn't have a second to breathe until noon. Today will be busy as well, but not quite as bad as yesterday.
The weekend was a bit weird because I had been feeling off all week and really wanted nothing to do but stay in bed. We were supposed to go out for Halloween but really, I just wasn't up to it. I watched football and it was good! The Huskies beat Arizona and the Cougars coug-ed it against Stanford. Both were good games all the way through. On Sunday I made a pot of red beans and rice and we had Ben's family over to discuss the holidays and watch the Seahawks. Oh that game was SO tough to watch. We won, but wow ... a nail biter.
It is nice to have a little more light in the mornings for Tink's walk. She is doing a little bit better. It is difficult to keep her from frisking around. She really really wants to chase the ball. But not until the end of the week and only if she's not limping.
The blanket is coming right along. I worked on it quite a bit on the weekend and now I need to make myself pick it up during the week as well. I want it done! I have so many other projects I want to work on and I don't dare start another project until this one is done because it is so huge.
Yesterday a woman was mean to me on the bus and it colored my whole day! Why are people SO mean to strangers? I just don't get it.
30 October, 2015
Soup weather
It's not particular cold yet, but totally soup weather. Yesterday was my late meeting day, so I got home earlier than normal. After trying to interest Tink in a walk - not very successfully - I wound some yarn for Monika, since she doesn't have a swift and ball winder. And then I got my first potato leek soup of the season ready for the pot. My meeting went until a little after 7, so we didn't get to eat until nearly 7:30, but it was well worth the wait. And I've got enough left over to freeze and have for another meal. Yum!
I hope to have a quiet weekend, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. I have to get Tink to the groomer at 9 Saturday morning, then a manicure and pedicure sometime in the morning and perhaps a trip to Triplehorn in the evening, although at this point I think I'd rather stay home and watch Husky football.
Sunday will be laundry and football, the Seahawks playing the afternoon game. They're playing the Cowboys, who don't have their quarterback and are using a not-so-good backup. We should beat them and if we want to have any chance at the playoff, had better beat them. Fingers crossed. And Sunday I should be able to get some good work done on that blanket. I have a little more than half to go and I'm already pretty bored with it, although it is going to be SUCH a nice blanket. The camel hair .... soooooooo soft.
My wanderlust is killing me. I still don't have the dates for our spring trip and I am quite keen to start planning, if only to keep my mind off the next two months which, despite the holidays, are going to be grueling and hard and no extra days off for vacation since I have to save up for spring.
My new iPhone is awesome and I almost have it set the way I want it. I do love those moving photos and the 3D touch -- pretty cool. Not to mention the color. Oh and my favorite feature - the fingerprint ID. That is very handy.
I hope to have a quiet weekend, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. I have to get Tink to the groomer at 9 Saturday morning, then a manicure and pedicure sometime in the morning and perhaps a trip to Triplehorn in the evening, although at this point I think I'd rather stay home and watch Husky football.
Sunday will be laundry and football, the Seahawks playing the afternoon game. They're playing the Cowboys, who don't have their quarterback and are using a not-so-good backup. We should beat them and if we want to have any chance at the playoff, had better beat them. Fingers crossed. And Sunday I should be able to get some good work done on that blanket. I have a little more than half to go and I'm already pretty bored with it, although it is going to be SUCH a nice blanket. The camel hair .... soooooooo soft.
My wanderlust is killing me. I still don't have the dates for our spring trip and I am quite keen to start planning, if only to keep my mind off the next two months which, despite the holidays, are going to be grueling and hard and no extra days off for vacation since I have to save up for spring.
My new iPhone is awesome and I almost have it set the way I want it. I do love those moving photos and the 3D touch -- pretty cool. Not to mention the color. Oh and my favorite feature - the fingerprint ID. That is very handy.
29 October, 2015
The "fun" of getting a new iPhone
After seeing several iPhone 6s phones I broke down and ordered myself an iPhone 6s, the rose gold color. I knew from package tracking that it was going to be on the doorstep when I got home yesterday and I was quite anxious to get going. I got the idea (erroneous as it turns out) that I would need to switch SIM cards from my old phone to my new phone, so I got on the AT&T chat line and initiated that process. Unfortunately I didn't actually realize that my phone would be inactivated and I quite frankly am now thinking that the guy I was chatting with didn't know what he was doing. I asked him quite clearly if, when he was done, I could go home, pop the old SIM card into the new iPhone and be ready to move things from the Cloud and he said yes. Long story short - that is not the case. Not only that, but I couldn't download the latest backup because the software wasn't the latest version, the one I had on my old iPhone. So far though, the only thing I find that I can't do is download the book I am currently listening to. It doesn't show up in the library. I think that might be because it is residing on my old iPhone. So I'll finish listening to that, then wipe the iPhone 5 and sell it on eBay. But what a hassle getting a new phone turns out to be! I forget because I do it so infrequently. Oh! And my voicemail is gone. I need to find out how to get to it because someone left me a message yesterday. Probably Tink's vet.
So that was my night last night - fiddling with the phone. I get SO frustrated. And I forgot to turn the heat off before I went to bed so I woke up gasping. Ah well -- small price to pay for a pink iPhone, don't you think?
So that was my night last night - fiddling with the phone. I get SO frustrated. And I forgot to turn the heat off before I went to bed so I woke up gasping. Ah well -- small price to pay for a pink iPhone, don't you think?
28 October, 2015
Slowly slowly
It looks like the medicine is helping Tinkerbell a bit. She is using the leg a little bit more and she's in better spirits. She was rather down on Sunday but last night after having the pills for two days, she was more alert and definitely wanted to play and nearly jumped off the couch. She would have, but I grabbed her before she did. She was lively on her morning walk as well. Mostly I want to avoid surgery, so I hope this will work.
Noon knitting today and I dragged the blanket in with me. I am about one inch from the half way mark. I just brought it in a big bag. There's no way I can get it into my knitting bag at this point. Now I've got to figure out where we're going to meet though, because I never got a response yesterday about our usual meeting room.
It looks as if we're going to a Halloween party this Saturday. I don't really care for Halloween parties in general, but this one is at the Triplehorn and is starting early so I'll give it a try. I just hope the music is good. It's all over the place up there - sometimes a crappy band, sometimes a good one. It's a DJ for Saturday. Fingers crossed it's dance-able.
Noon knitting today and I dragged the blanket in with me. I am about one inch from the half way mark. I just brought it in a big bag. There's no way I can get it into my knitting bag at this point. Now I've got to figure out where we're going to meet though, because I never got a response yesterday about our usual meeting room.
It looks as if we're going to a Halloween party this Saturday. I don't really care for Halloween parties in general, but this one is at the Triplehorn and is starting early so I'll give it a try. I just hope the music is good. It's all over the place up there - sometimes a crappy band, sometimes a good one. It's a DJ for Saturday. Fingers crossed it's dance-able.
27 October, 2015
It could be worse
I got Tink an appointment with the vet at 2:40 yesterday afternoon. She doesn't think the tendons around her knee are completely torn but they are definitely the problem. On x-ray we could see that there is some arthritis in her hip joint and her legs look just fine. So she gave me some pills for inflammation and pain and I'm to keep her quiet - as in no charging around playing with her ball and walks only on a leash and sedately. We have to carry her up and down the stairs. I started the pills last night and already this morning I see a bit of improvement. She was putting a bit of weight on the right leg whereas yesterday she was absolutely not.
It was foggy and cold this morning. I have changed from fingerless mitts to my pink gloves, at least for my morning doggie walk and bus ride. It is supposed to be sunny today after the fog lifts but then rainy for the foreseeable future. I just hate driving in the pitch black though so I'm looking forward to the little bit of relief we'll get from that in early November.
I ordered my new iPhone 6s yesterday! Not the big one, just the regular sized one. I want a phone I can still put in my pocket. I chose rose gold and ordered a clear case for it. It's going to be cool. Can't wait!
It was foggy and cold this morning. I have changed from fingerless mitts to my pink gloves, at least for my morning doggie walk and bus ride. It is supposed to be sunny today after the fog lifts but then rainy for the foreseeable future. I just hate driving in the pitch black though so I'm looking forward to the little bit of relief we'll get from that in early November.
I ordered my new iPhone 6s yesterday! Not the big one, just the regular sized one. I want a phone I can still put in my pocket. I chose rose gold and ordered a clear case for it. It's going to be cool. Can't wait!
26 October, 2015
Poor Tinkie
Friday when I got home I noticed that Tinkerbell was limping. It had happened before, maybe last month, and within a day or so she was fine. She does dash up and down the hallway, chasing her ball. It is quite possible she just pulled a muscle. But this was worse. And despite dosing her with baby aspirin on Saturday and Sunday she was not any better. My guess is that she has hurt her ACL. Mickey tore his and it seems like the same type of thing. Westies don't generally have the problem with degenerative hips like other dogs tend to do. I wanted to wait and see on Saturday but now I've got to call the vet this morning and get her in as soon as possible. I did some reading and perhaps we can avoid surgery and give a brace a try, at least for a while. Some people have gotten good results with that approach.
Saturday I had a hair appointment and we had people coming over for pizza and cards, so that day was quite busy. But Sunday -- all I had to do was grocery shop and then I spent the rest of the day watching football and knitting. The dinner was cooking on its own. Hours of Red Zone and several inches done on the blanket. I am just three inches away from half way done! I would like to work on it during the week too. I haven't been very diligent there.
It's raining and supposed to rain most of the next two weeks. But we will be turning the clocks back in a few days so at least the mornings will be a bit lighter for a few weeks. It is pitch black when I leave now days.
Saturday I had a hair appointment and we had people coming over for pizza and cards, so that day was quite busy. But Sunday -- all I had to do was grocery shop and then I spent the rest of the day watching football and knitting. The dinner was cooking on its own. Hours of Red Zone and several inches done on the blanket. I am just three inches away from half way done! I would like to work on it during the week too. I haven't been very diligent there.
It's raining and supposed to rain most of the next two weeks. But we will be turning the clocks back in a few days so at least the mornings will be a bit lighter for a few weeks. It is pitch black when I leave now days.
23 October, 2015
Is everybody happy now?
It was over an hour after the game started that I was able to sit down and start the recording. My fantasy app had alerted me that Marshawn Lynch had made a touchdown -- no I did NOT mean to look at it! Ah well, it was good news. The short story is that the Seahawks played really well and crushed San Francisco. Finally. The entire city of sports fans has heaved a long sigh of relief. We are not cooked yet.
I had a really super lunch with an old friend yesterday afternoon before heading home. It look me about half the time to drive home as it did to drive in to work. I am glad I don't do it very often.
The football game was too exciting for me to knit but I really have to buckle down this weekend and get some serious work done on that blanket. I don't want to be knitting on it all winter! I am getting bored already. I need something interesting and I've got lots of yarn and wonderful patterns to go with it. I am quite keen on starting the cardigan with but lace drapey fronts. And I've got camel yarn and a stole pattern also ready to go. And some lovely green yarn that I'd like to use to make another Venomous Tentacular. *sigh* So many great projects and simply not enough spare time. Maybe I'll start knitting during all of these ridiculous meetings.
I had a really super lunch with an old friend yesterday afternoon before heading home. It look me about half the time to drive home as it did to drive in to work. I am glad I don't do it very often.
The football game was too exciting for me to knit but I really have to buckle down this weekend and get some serious work done on that blanket. I don't want to be knitting on it all winter! I am getting bored already. I need something interesting and I've got lots of yarn and wonderful patterns to go with it. I am quite keen on starting the cardigan with but lace drapey fronts. And I've got camel yarn and a stole pattern also ready to go. And some lovely green yarn that I'd like to use to make another Venomous Tentacular. *sigh* So many great projects and simply not enough spare time. Maybe I'll start knitting during all of these ridiculous meetings.
22 October, 2015
Thursday night football
I drove in today and it took me for-freaking-ever! I don't like to get on the freeway, so I drive around and they are working on 522. It took me over an hour but I have a lunch appointment at University Village and then I go home early on Thursday (because of my late meeting) and it's very difficult to get a bus from U Village to Redmond Transit Center, so I drove. It's just too bad about my meeting. I'll have the game recording but I know Ben is going to want to start it as soon as he gets home and ... well I'll be on the computer. Maybe they will stop early tonight. Maybe.
I'm nervous about the football game. Silly, I know, but it's a big game. A lot of consequences if they lose another one. For either team actually, so I hope it's San Francisco. They deserve it.
I got to hand off one of my meetings yesterday - and I am SO happy! It was the one I hated the most. You know how some people's voices just grate .....
What about the weekend? I don't know. Since the Seahawks are playing tonight I don't feel like I need to be tied to the TV. I can keep up with my fantasy stats on my phone. I'd like to help get the gutters cleaned out. Get to Costco. Maybe have a nice dog walk if the weather permits. Ah, but it's only Thursday.
I'm nervous about the football game. Silly, I know, but it's a big game. A lot of consequences if they lose another one. For either team actually, so I hope it's San Francisco. They deserve it.
I got to hand off one of my meetings yesterday - and I am SO happy! It was the one I hated the most. You know how some people's voices just grate .....
What about the weekend? I don't know. Since the Seahawks are playing tonight I don't feel like I need to be tied to the TV. I can keep up with my fantasy stats on my phone. I'd like to help get the gutters cleaned out. Get to Costco. Maybe have a nice dog walk if the weather permits. Ah, but it's only Thursday.
21 October, 2015
Oh this world we live in!!
I suppose I shouldn't really let these things bother me, but I do! Yesterday was flu shot day here at Health Sciences and I went down after my second meeting to stand in line and get my shot. There is a man who goes around the line making sure your insurance paperwork is filled out completely and correctly. He got to me, went over my form, and then at the top drew an M and an F. Then he turned the clipboard around so that it was facing me and asked me to circle the correct letter - male or female. I looked at him and laughed. I might have even snorted and rolled my eyes. Seriously. He said, "I can't ask and I can't assume." Oh. My. God. And this ladies and gentlemen is what our society has become. And why oh why does it make any difference in the world for a flu shot?? Oh it makes me angry to think about it even this morning. Grrrrrr ...
My afternoon was much less stressful than the morning and I had a good dinner to look forward to. Frank and Shannon are moving to Utah to their new home tomorrow and this was our last dinner together. We went to Chan's which is my ultimate favorite old fashioned type Chinese restaurant. But we got there early and therefore were home before 7:30. But I didn't feel like watching TV or knitting, so I had a nice shower and got into bed to play with my iPad. I ended up re-watching some episodes of Saxondale. I am, in fact, re-watching the entire series. Hilarious.
Today is noon knitting and I've brought my blanket. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to do that. It is getting to be about 1/3 done. I've finished two of five 9" grey sections and I'm nearly done with the second of four 4" sections. I need to keep plugging along. I am seriously wanting to start another project but I don't dare.
Sports radio is all about the Seahawks and if they are cooked or not. The game Thursday, tomorrow, against San Francisco is HUGE. And it's in San Francisco. *ahem* HUGE!!
My afternoon was much less stressful than the morning and I had a good dinner to look forward to. Frank and Shannon are moving to Utah to their new home tomorrow and this was our last dinner together. We went to Chan's which is my ultimate favorite old fashioned type Chinese restaurant. But we got there early and therefore were home before 7:30. But I didn't feel like watching TV or knitting, so I had a nice shower and got into bed to play with my iPad. I ended up re-watching some episodes of Saxondale. I am, in fact, re-watching the entire series. Hilarious.
Today is noon knitting and I've brought my blanket. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to do that. It is getting to be about 1/3 done. I've finished two of five 9" grey sections and I'm nearly done with the second of four 4" sections. I need to keep plugging along. I am seriously wanting to start another project but I don't dare.
Sports radio is all about the Seahawks and if they are cooked or not. The game Thursday, tomorrow, against San Francisco is HUGE. And it's in San Francisco. *ahem* HUGE!!
20 October, 2015
Fires
It is the worst way to start the day. No I take that back, an early meeting is the worst way, but having a bunch of fires to put out is a close second. And then a meeting and another, back to back. Oh I am indeed earning my money this year.
I won my fantasy game, as I knew I would. I only beat the other really lame guy so it's not such a huge victory. But I am not last any more -- hopefully. I haven't looked. It does have to do with accumulated points too. I should have a better week next week. I should.
Well ... gotta run back to the real world.
I won my fantasy game, as I knew I would. I only beat the other really lame guy so it's not such a huge victory. But I am not last any more -- hopefully. I haven't looked. It does have to do with accumulated points too. I should have a better week next week. I should.
Well ... gotta run back to the real world.
19 October, 2015
Ugly ugly ugly
The good news is that I am winning my fantasy match up. The bad news is that not only did the Huskies lose against the Ducks (and I love a $10 bet) but the Seahawks lost at home against the Panthers, again giving up a significant lead in the 4th quarter. It was awful! Terrible. We had to turn off the TV after that game. No more football yesterday. This week is a short week for them, playing the Thursday night game against San Francisco who have been worse than us this year. I might not be able to watch that game.
Otherwise my weekend was fantastic. Kate and Andy and I went to visit John at Hood Canal. The weather was nice as in it rained only at night. We had a terrific hike in the woods on Saturday and I not only baked a pie, but made a pot roast as well. I did come home with a couple of bites - and I'm not entirely sure if they're mosquito or spider bites. I don't really want to think too much about it.
Ben was home when I got home, after more than a week in Phoenix. Next up he's off to Las Vegas. Hopefully not for a few weeks though. It's awfully lonesome all alone out there, even though I do get to eat what I want and watch stupid TV. It's hardly worth it.
It is going to be a busy busy week for me. I was happy that the 8 am meeting was cancelled today. I hate having to get up and catch that early bus on Monday mornings just to listen to a meeting for 30 minutes. It's hardly worth it.
Otherwise my weekend was fantastic. Kate and Andy and I went to visit John at Hood Canal. The weather was nice as in it rained only at night. We had a terrific hike in the woods on Saturday and I not only baked a pie, but made a pot roast as well. I did come home with a couple of bites - and I'm not entirely sure if they're mosquito or spider bites. I don't really want to think too much about it.
Ben was home when I got home, after more than a week in Phoenix. Next up he's off to Las Vegas. Hopefully not for a few weeks though. It's awfully lonesome all alone out there, even though I do get to eat what I want and watch stupid TV. It's hardly worth it.
It is going to be a busy busy week for me. I was happy that the 8 am meeting was cancelled today. I hate having to get up and catch that early bus on Monday mornings just to listen to a meeting for 30 minutes. It's hardly worth it.
15 October, 2015
Soothing Noon Knitting
Wednesday mornings before noon knitting I have a meeting. It is one of the most dysfunctional groups and I inherited it. I come out of those meetings feeling like every hair on my head is standing straight up! I think it's the least favorite hour of my week and that's saying a lot because that means it's worse than my commute.
Noon knitting then was just like falling into a big pillow. Warm and comforting and soothing. If I didn't have to take minutes, knitting in those meetings would be just the thing.
It is getting cooler and I felt like roasted vegetables for dinner last night. A perfect dish for a cool evening. I had some Brussel's sprouts and a yam and peppers and an onion .... a couple of little red potatoes and fresh herbs from the garden. Then I put some Italian chicken sausages on top and it was great. I watched Inside the NFL and despite having to see the Seahawks lose again .... it was fun. It's a big football weekend coming up. The Huskies are playing the Ducks and are favorites to win (!) and Carolina is coming to play the Seahawks and they are also unbeaten, like the Bengals. It's a very big game. I have to make sure I'm home from Hood Canal in time for the game.
It's late meeting night tonight, so I am leaving work early. Those meeting are now going until 7 pm. That is crazy. And for those folks in Montana and Wyoming it's 8 when it finishes. That is a long long day.
Noon knitting then was just like falling into a big pillow. Warm and comforting and soothing. If I didn't have to take minutes, knitting in those meetings would be just the thing.
It is getting cooler and I felt like roasted vegetables for dinner last night. A perfect dish for a cool evening. I had some Brussel's sprouts and a yam and peppers and an onion .... a couple of little red potatoes and fresh herbs from the garden. Then I put some Italian chicken sausages on top and it was great. I watched Inside the NFL and despite having to see the Seahawks lose again .... it was fun. It's a big football weekend coming up. The Huskies are playing the Ducks and are favorites to win (!) and Carolina is coming to play the Seahawks and they are also unbeaten, like the Bengals. It's a very big game. I have to make sure I'm home from Hood Canal in time for the game.
It's late meeting night tonight, so I am leaving work early. Those meeting are now going until 7 pm. That is crazy. And for those folks in Montana and Wyoming it's 8 when it finishes. That is a long long day.
14 October, 2015
The spring trip!
Woohoo! We're getting closer to setting a date for the spring trip. Once all of the scheduling difficulties at my friend's pub have been sorted we'll have our dates. Oh boy, and then the fun comes. We are talking about six months down the line though ... so back to reality for me.
Somehow I thought it was later in the week yesterday but it was only Tuesday. This week is dragging along but at least it's noon knitting today. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to bring that blanket in with me. I guess as long as it fits into my bag I can bring it, but it won't be for much longer.
I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday but I wasn't hungry for lunch. I didn't eat, which is very strange. I hadn't had dinner Monday night so I was hungry when I got in and I had a little breakfast but lunch? Not interested. I did have a bit of dinner last night and managed to stay up after nine. Tink was right ready for bed at 8 o'clock though so I was in there with her reading for an hour or so. She is so funny. When it's bedtime it's bedtime. Her inner clock is amazing.
The heat came on this morning before I got up so that means it's getting colder, finally. We are supposed to get into the 70s again Friday but I suspect that's the last of that temperature we'll see for a while. Soon I'm going to have to start covering my windshield at night. It has been quite nice this week driving the Volvo to the Transit Center because the Volvo lives in the garage.
Somehow I thought it was later in the week yesterday but it was only Tuesday. This week is dragging along but at least it's noon knitting today. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to bring that blanket in with me. I guess as long as it fits into my bag I can bring it, but it won't be for much longer.
I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday but I wasn't hungry for lunch. I didn't eat, which is very strange. I hadn't had dinner Monday night so I was hungry when I got in and I had a little breakfast but lunch? Not interested. I did have a bit of dinner last night and managed to stay up after nine. Tink was right ready for bed at 8 o'clock though so I was in there with her reading for an hour or so. She is so funny. When it's bedtime it's bedtime. Her inner clock is amazing.
The heat came on this morning before I got up so that means it's getting colder, finally. We are supposed to get into the 70s again Friday but I suspect that's the last of that temperature we'll see for a while. Soon I'm going to have to start covering my windshield at night. It has been quite nice this week driving the Volvo to the Transit Center because the Volvo lives in the garage.
13 October, 2015
The mysterious plant
Directly outside of my office door, on the right, is a large cabinet. Somebody left a houseplant on top of that cabinet. I hope they plan on taking care of it, because I'm not a houseplant type of person and I am certainly not going to take care of it. I love flowers, but a plant is just another thing to take care of and I have enough of that in my life, thank you.
Do nothing Monday was completely do nothing. I watched two movies and had smoked salmon and crackers for dinner. It doesn't get much more do nothing than that, does it? I didn't even watch the football game and good thing too, because my guy didn't get a single point. I sure hope I do better this week. It's embarrassing!!
It is now too dark to wear sunglasses on the bus. I like having my protection, as it were. At least I can wear my headphones no matter what. Of course, I've got to have something to plug them in to ...... but even if I didn't I guess I could put the end into my pocket and nobody would be the wiser.
I'm crabby.
Do nothing Monday was completely do nothing. I watched two movies and had smoked salmon and crackers for dinner. It doesn't get much more do nothing than that, does it? I didn't even watch the football game and good thing too, because my guy didn't get a single point. I sure hope I do better this week. It's embarrassing!!
It is now too dark to wear sunglasses on the bus. I like having my protection, as it were. At least I can wear my headphones no matter what. Of course, I've got to have something to plug them in to ...... but even if I didn't I guess I could put the end into my pocket and nobody would be the wiser.
I'm crabby.
12 October, 2015
Oh my goodness
Is there a correlation between how terrible my fantasy football team is and how bad the Seahawks are playing? They were up 24 to 7 and ended up losing to the Bengals on the road! In overtime! Terrible. And my fantasy team -- not only was Marshawn out with injuries but Alshon Jeffries as well PLUS a bunch of other good guys on a bye and Peyton Manning ..... done son. I am going to have to bench him. Pathetic. I have never ever in all my fantasy time had such a sucky team.
On a positive note, I got tons done on the blanket this weekend. I have finished the second of 5 gray bands and I am working on the second of four magenta ones. It is so beautiful and it's going to be very soft and warm.
Saturday it poured down rain most of the day and I didn't do much else but get my manicure and do some grocery shopping. Tinkerbell wasn't interested in a walk so I gave her a bath, which she needed. Sunday it was beautiful and sunny and we went to Cottage Lake park and had a nice long walk before football. I made some soup on Saturday and reheated it for dinner yesterday. It was yummy but would have been better with a ham hock, but they were all out at the store. I guess I wasn't the only one wanting to make soup on a rainy day!
I think the best part of the weekend was watching Wazzu beat up on the Ducks. In double overtime. That was fun.
It's going to be a long long week.
On a positive note, I got tons done on the blanket this weekend. I have finished the second of 5 gray bands and I am working on the second of four magenta ones. It is so beautiful and it's going to be very soft and warm.
Saturday it poured down rain most of the day and I didn't do much else but get my manicure and do some grocery shopping. Tinkerbell wasn't interested in a walk so I gave her a bath, which she needed. Sunday it was beautiful and sunny and we went to Cottage Lake park and had a nice long walk before football. I made some soup on Saturday and reheated it for dinner yesterday. It was yummy but would have been better with a ham hock, but they were all out at the store. I guess I wasn't the only one wanting to make soup on a rainy day!
I think the best part of the weekend was watching Wazzu beat up on the Ducks. In double overtime. That was fun.
It's going to be a long long week.
09 October, 2015
The Huskies!
Oh my goodness, what a game! The Huskies beat USC -- and their former coach! And I was worried about it being a blow out. The meeting went until after 7, then I had to walk Tink and get my dinner together so I was glad it was recording. I skipped over the commercials and got to real time. It was SO much fun. And I got to knit as well.
Knitting is going to be tops on my list this weekend, along with doggie walks when it's not raining. I want to make some decent progress on the blanket. My only concern is hurting my hands, so I've got to make sure to take breaks and stretch them.
How happy am I that it's Friday? I can't even say. I've been busy and stressed and without any other people in the office suite, which I just hate. I understand that if nobody else is here that people are going to ask me questions but I still hate it. Oh well -- tick tock.
Knitting is going to be tops on my list this weekend, along with doggie walks when it's not raining. I want to make some decent progress on the blanket. My only concern is hurting my hands, so I've got to make sure to take breaks and stretch them.
How happy am I that it's Friday? I can't even say. I've been busy and stressed and without any other people in the office suite, which I just hate. I understand that if nobody else is here that people are going to ask me questions but I still hate it. Oh well -- tick tock.
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