Going to see Mat & Justine tonight, for dinner at Classic Indian, my favourite Indian restaurant in the KW region. It's been waaaay too long since I hung with those guys, and we finally have plans. Soo fun! Hopefully new plans will emerge from that, and soon we'll be back in the proper rythms of friendship.
Friday or Saturday we're hoping to hook up with a couple friends and go see a play at the university, stage-managed by someone wonderful in a neighbourhood near me... Another chance to bring friends together. Combine all that with some nice hiking/snow-shoeing/skiing, and Von's going to be a very happy (tough) camper.
I got my watch back from Adventure Guide, only to discover that the sound on my alarm function is no longer working.... I am not happy. I'm pretty sure it'll have to go back to Suunto, and who knows how long before I have it again. All this for a battery change. geesh. And my only alternate is a 25 cent watch from the employer I don't write about, offered as thanks for another year of hard work.
In related electronics funkiness, my car alarm stopped working, and while I was studiously ignoring that, my remote power door-locks have begun to go. !!! This is why I bought a new car! Gosh Dang-it, Bobby!
At work, I am juggling a lot of projects. I keep thinking my allocation will go down, but instead, I'm busier than ever. I'm learning that it's not the number of projects, it's the amount of communications and coordination you have to do. It's all good- I'm focussed, I'm communicating!
At home, I loaned Dallas to my parents without her permission. Dallas was moody though, and my parents were in a funk. Bringing them together will mean Dallas will be more grateful to be home, and my parents will be cheered. Until I take her away again. It's kind of a funny power to weild, but I relish it nevertheless. We get her back Saturday, and it will be a happy reunion! While she's been away, I finished this cool book about animal cognition. So now I will be even more onto her tricks. And I may finally understand why she doesn't get the whole, "don't run into traffic" thing. Once I thought about it, I realized I have the same inability to generalize outcomes from specific actions in some areas too...
