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velvetpage) wrote2005-03-24 07:47 am
velvetpage) wrote2005-03-24 07:47 am
Effectively a Friday
And Thank God for that.
The cheese has been purchased. Ditto the wine. The kirsch, however, is now in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pyat's hands. Wish him luck; I don't think he's ever set foot in an LCBO before.
There was no milk in the fridge at work this morning. I was forced to use a few drops of half-and-half instead, because I can't drink it black. It's not the best cup of tea I've made lately by any means. I'm glad I didn't spend a precious Chai teabag on it. I only have so many of those left, and they are not to be trifled with.
I had a very clear dream last night about people on my friends list who I've actually never met. Come to that, I've never seen pictures of either of them, not even on icons. So it was rather surprising that in my dream, I knew exactly who they were and was calling them by name. It'll be interesting to find out if the lady I dreamt about really is a blonde, or for that matter looks anything at all like her dream counterpart.
Plans for the dolphin book are proceeding apace. I have a partial outline done, which is more a description of the socio-political state of things in the dolphin seas than an outline. One job for this week is to begin to develop a clear outline with a list of scenes. I found that very helpful with the last book, though I added a whole bunch of stuff to it in the long run.
I realized this morning that I need to take a look at the pay scale in the last (expired) collective agreement. If memory serves, year six (that is, next September) comes with a large pay raise - like, 10% of my current salary. Now, about 40% of that would end up in the government's coffers, but it's still a substantial increase. I figure if the motivation of the job itself isn't working for me right now, perhaps the motivation of the salary will.
Gotta go prepare a spelling test. Oh, joy.
The cheese has been purchased. Ditto the wine. The kirsch, however, is now in
pyat's hands. Wish him luck; I don't think he's ever set foot in an LCBO before.There was no milk in the fridge at work this morning. I was forced to use a few drops of half-and-half instead, because I can't drink it black. It's not the best cup of tea I've made lately by any means. I'm glad I didn't spend a precious Chai teabag on it. I only have so many of those left, and they are not to be trifled with.
I had a very clear dream last night about people on my friends list who I've actually never met. Come to that, I've never seen pictures of either of them, not even on icons. So it was rather surprising that in my dream, I knew exactly who they were and was calling them by name. It'll be interesting to find out if the lady I dreamt about really is a blonde, or for that matter looks anything at all like her dream counterpart.
Plans for the dolphin book are proceeding apace. I have a partial outline done, which is more a description of the socio-political state of things in the dolphin seas than an outline. One job for this week is to begin to develop a clear outline with a list of scenes. I found that very helpful with the last book, though I added a whole bunch of stuff to it in the long run.
I realized this morning that I need to take a look at the pay scale in the last (expired) collective agreement. If memory serves, year six (that is, next September) comes with a large pay raise - like, 10% of my current salary. Now, about 40% of that would end up in the government's coffers, but it's still a substantial increase. I figure if the motivation of the job itself isn't working for me right now, perhaps the motivation of the salary will.
Gotta go prepare a spelling test. Oh, joy.
Re: Cross-posted response to a question you left in my lj...
Re: Cross-posted response to a question you left in my lj...
Keep bugging Pat about getting us all together-I think it could be fun- but don't expect it to ever happen on a gaming night unless the gaming is cancelled- I'm surrounded by gamers and love them dearly but do not join in the organized chaos thereof. Once it gets nicer out we will likely have a crowd over here for an evening- I'll keep you posted - I expect it will be in about a month or so, and you and yours are certainly invited!
Re: Cross-posted response to a question you left in my lj...
Hmm. We could try for a Friday night at our place, though that would involve more people coming from Toronto than from Hamilton. Still, could be doable, if one person weren't able to make it for our regular game at that time anyway.
Do me a big favour, please - April 16th is one-hundred-percent unavailable. It's my daughter's second birthday. I have a feeling most gaming will be called off that weekend to accommodate my dad, my mom/stepdad, and my in-laws. (My dad won't enter the house if my stepdad is here. Last year he stood out on the porch in the rain ranting and swearing while my father-in-law tried to rein him in. If I'd known what he was saying while holding Elizabeth, I would have asked him to leave. I'm almost glad I didn't know. The result, though, is at least two family gatherings for that birthday. How can I avoid enabling him and still avoid the behaviour? It's nasty.)
If you, Fleck, and myself (and maybe Celine) all put our heads together and get after the men around us, we're sure to be able to pull this off sometime this spring. :)
Anne
The book says her hair was curly, but none of the movies showed it - she's always portrayed as having straight hair, probably because when you're braiding it, curly doesn't matter too much.