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One of those weeks
Sep. 8th, 2011 06:46 pmNothing like a reality check or six after all the Laurel Love.
Tuesday: sent the truck to Bruce's for an oil change. Said oil change included a tune up, transmission flush and new brakes and rotors. Thank GOD for plastic. Ended up staying late at work because I had to wait for them to bring her back.
Tuesday night: first time back at taiko. Sean-sensei has been accepted to law school, so Shannon-sensei will be teaching solo this session. We've been asked to perform at a benefit on the USS Hornet on the same Saturday as October Crown - however, they only need six of us. Too soon to know who's going and who won't make the cut. That said, we've no new bodies in this session so we're gonna continue to polish pieces we worked on last session, which is not a bad thing.
Wednesday night, slept badly for no discernible reason.
Today: got none of the stuff I WANTED to get done at work because we got slammed with both new hires AND layoffs. This only makes sense when you understand that we do short-call hires for crew when we need them, and have construction jobs scattered all over the state. And of course, I discover at 3:30 that my soon-to-be-leaving-for Tennesee counterpart at work forgot to request checks for two more layoffs and oh, the Sacramento office was out of checks and could I cut checks for three of their layoffs and get them in the courier pouch?
I get out of work just late enough to hit traffic, including a drawbridge in the up position. FINE! I will take it as a SIgn that I cannot get into the right lane to turn off Park Street that I must stop at the Marketplace so that Taryn may jackhammer her fingers and elbows upon my neck and shoulders for 15 minutes. I also splurged on slice of fig tart from the Feel Good Bakery which I am saving for dessert. So there, nyah.
Then I came home and found an email from an art teacher (elementary school level, I think) thanking me for my Steamin' Pile o' Links at my website. This is the first time I'm aware of that said teacher is not someone who knows me from the SCA. Nice to remember I'm appreciated.
Tuesday: sent the truck to Bruce's for an oil change. Said oil change included a tune up, transmission flush and new brakes and rotors. Thank GOD for plastic. Ended up staying late at work because I had to wait for them to bring her back.
Tuesday night: first time back at taiko. Sean-sensei has been accepted to law school, so Shannon-sensei will be teaching solo this session. We've been asked to perform at a benefit on the USS Hornet on the same Saturday as October Crown - however, they only need six of us. Too soon to know who's going and who won't make the cut. That said, we've no new bodies in this session so we're gonna continue to polish pieces we worked on last session, which is not a bad thing.
Wednesday night, slept badly for no discernible reason.
Today: got none of the stuff I WANTED to get done at work because we got slammed with both new hires AND layoffs. This only makes sense when you understand that we do short-call hires for crew when we need them, and have construction jobs scattered all over the state. And of course, I discover at 3:30 that my soon-to-be-leaving-for Tennesee counterpart at work forgot to request checks for two more layoffs and oh, the Sacramento office was out of checks and could I cut checks for three of their layoffs and get them in the courier pouch?
I get out of work just late enough to hit traffic, including a drawbridge in the up position. FINE! I will take it as a SIgn that I cannot get into the right lane to turn off Park Street that I must stop at the Marketplace so that Taryn may jackhammer her fingers and elbows upon my neck and shoulders for 15 minutes. I also splurged on slice of fig tart from the Feel Good Bakery which I am saving for dessert. So there, nyah.
Then I came home and found an email from an art teacher (elementary school level, I think) thanking me for my Steamin' Pile o' Links at my website. This is the first time I'm aware of that said teacher is not someone who knows me from the SCA. Nice to remember I'm appreciated.
