productive

Ordered furniture (after five months of putting it off, and even negotiated a discount), dropped Henry off for a bath, bought some dog toys and a couple things at REI, dropped by the library to renew my card and make a donation, picked up some stuff at Safeway (where one of the florists gave me a rose just to be nice), got a facial, bought a ton of frozen dumplings, picked up Henry, and got home in time to go to dinner with friends, followed by some YouTube video swapping.

important research

Took the day off from work, stayed home, didn't do anything special. Except for researching break dancing and beatboxing competitions. And then Boyfriend came home and we went out for soup dumplings.

meet the parents

Sometimes in my weekly calls to my parents, I get little hints into their lives outside of being parents. This week, for example, I found out about some of my dad's political career maneuvers, all hidden behind his hardworking Asian exterior.

forage

Some rice and quinoa, leftover asparagus, scraps of my mom's roast pork, and eggs laid by a coworker's chickens, all thrown together in one pot = enough fried rice for three meals.

oldest friend

Quick phone call yesterday with my oldest friend. We live very different lives now, but have so much old history together that it's still so good to catch up and hear her voice and remember everything from our third grade play to senior prom.

cavalry

New hires gradually coming up to speed, outside counsel coming on board, could there be a dim light at the end of this long tunnel?

international travel plans

Might get to visit a couple international offices to do some fun training stuff, which is a good thing, because my attempts to plan travel for personal purposes are not progressing so well.

new tricks

New things that I'm pretty sure my dog has down pat: up, off

He's also pretty good with: poop (in retrospect, I wish I had picked a command that wasn't so clear in its meaning, as I now have to march around saying "Poop! Poop!"

And his earliest commands are pretty well established now: sit, down, shake, high five, come, and potty

friday friday friday

FRIDAY!

summer is coming

Daylight Saving Time in a few days...

quick visit

College friends dropped by for dinner last night. We've known each other almost nineteen years! Several good things established: I love watching dog people play with my dog; fancy chocolate mochi are delicious; at least one pair of my friends is as committed as I am to life sans enfants.

the cat's away

Most of the product team was on a ski trip yesterday and today. Almost no meetings, quality time with my inbox, and an afternoon with coworkers, getting pedicures and drinks. Also, two days in a row of getting home at a normal time!

housekeeping

Finally got the bedroom shutters installed, and took a couple pieces in for framing. Once we order some beds, this might start looking like a place where people actually live.

special delivery

My mom dropped by on Friday with flowers and food to try to help with the headaches. Headache still persists, but at least I've been eating real meals.