equalizer

Rain on the way to work means: (1) less drought, (2) my dirty car gets a free car wash, and (3) everyone else's clean cars get a little dirty.

happy halloween

other gummies

My Swiss gummy candy obsession has become so well known that one of my coworkers brought in another locally available type to try. I love candy and random kindness, so random candy kindness rocks!

surprise fruit

Persimmons from our tree are surprisingly sweet and delicious.

hot tots

Haven't had tater tots in years. They're pretty delicious fresh out of the fryer.

giving is receiving

Sometimes it's good to offer unexpected support, because it reminds you of what it's like to receive it. It feeds your heart in either direction.

school night

Went to dinner off campus yesterday ON A SCHOOL NIGHT. Should do that more often. Toothpick was a bit of a puzzle at a pizza restaurant.

six

Six years as of yesterday! Fiver was the only thing that has ever stayed constant in my daily adult life for longer than that. Flower delivery at work, more celebrations to come this weekend.

meeting is exceeding

Expectations can be so high, so when a book starts good, stays good, and ends good, the very act of meeting expectations can be the same thing as exceeding expectations. Well done, Ms. Pessl.

oh the possibilities

When you're only 2% into a new book, and it looks like it's going to be different and interesting and engaging.

happy monday

First two things that happened when I got into work today: the coworker who had been dogsitting Henry for the weekend brought him to my desk, and the coworker who was in Zurich brought me almost eight pounds of gummy candy. Happy Monday!

improves with age

Reheated Cornish pasty even more delicious than original Cornish pasty.

yelp win

In the middle of Arizona for a wedding, and we went to a Cornish pasty place recommended by Yelp. Delicious and cheap, with really nice people working there. Before the internet and GPS, we probably would have been stuck with a cheeseburger from a drive through. Technology is pretty amazing.

recent revelation

Sleeping with all of my hair pulled up in an awful topknot results in better sleep and better hair the next day.

crispy chewy juicy

Pan-fried dumplings never get old.

o.m.gummies

Coworker who is visiting the Zurich office apparently picked up a ton of gummy candy from my favorite store for me. Hooray for candy mules!

credit is due

Went to a lunchtime session about copyright law and music, and it was very interesting. Surprise bonus: CLE credit. And Henry groaning loudly enough for the whole room to hear.

favorite food truck

My favorite food truck was at work today, so I took a break from the "salad at lunch" duet I've been on for the last couple weeks to indulge in some delicious roast pork with crispy skin. The only thing better than food from your favorite food truck is when that food truck is serving perfect pork at work for free and you've been eating salad for weeks.

weight watcher

Went to the vet today, and he said Henry is the perfect weight. I'm very good at weight management, if it's someone else's weight!