Wednesday: Woke around 9:30, and lazed until 10. A marketing call again getting me out of bed. Shower. Down basement, drums, fed Oscar, and headed out. Trip to the bank then back home to drop off money for the housekeeper. Realized no time for breakfast. Stopped at the pharmacy for the "draino", then over to the chiropractor. No neck adjustment was needed today, so things are going well. Talked to mom, and agreed to pick up a cake for the party.
Egg sandwich from the donut shop. In to work, spent the day working out some further kinks in the project on my plate. Checked it in around 8:45. Spent another half an hour going through other bugs. Fixed one minor one.
Stopped to pick up a sub AND some pizza. The guy at the sub shop confided in me that he'd been vegetarian for 5 years. Ate while watching a vid. Now, to complete the day and get to bed as soon as I can.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
top down
Tuesday: Slept in, much needed. Marketing phone call got me out of bed. Shower. Downstairs and fed Oscar. Breakfast. Down basement, and found that my laptop was not backing up correctly to the networked disk. The backup archive was corrupt. Oh great. Morning practices. Drums, made some phone calls.
Headed off to work, and a very beautiful sunny day, putting the top down for the first time this year. Stopped at the supermarket and dropped off a prescription at the pharmacy. In at the office, worked the kinks out of the code I'd written yesterday, adding some necessary complexity. By the evening, things seemed to be working well. I'll test it a little more tomorrow, then check it in. Headed home around 9:30.
Ate leftover Indian food watching a vid. Guitar for half an hour. Its fun to play standing up once in awhile. Down basement, neck stretching, treadmill with Lost, and to complete the day.
Headed off to work, and a very beautiful sunny day, putting the top down for the first time this year. Stopped at the supermarket and dropped off a prescription at the pharmacy. In at the office, worked the kinks out of the code I'd written yesterday, adding some necessary complexity. By the evening, things seemed to be working well. I'll test it a little more tomorrow, then check it in. Headed home around 9:30.
Ate leftover Indian food watching a vid. Guitar for half an hour. Its fun to play standing up once in awhile. Down basement, neck stretching, treadmill with Lost, and to complete the day.
Monday, April 07, 2008
First charges
Monday: Woke around 9:30. Up, and put on some water to boil. Call with Richard. Coffee, and Oscar, while on the phone. Ann up and around. After hanging up, some breakfast. Ann doing laundry. Down basement for morning practices. Made first charges on my merchant account. Took Ann to catch the 3pm bus back to NYC.
Stopped for donuts. In to work, and decided to take on the slightly more complex fix for the issue I was looking at. B seemed depressed that his fix was more complex than he would like it to be as well. Sometimes, you just have to do the right thing. Burrito. Got most of my coding done, and will debug tomorrow. Left around 9:30.
Back home, had some tea, and practiced guitar. Taking a variety of remedies, hoping to fend off whatever Ann has. Down basement for neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill. Now, to put laundry in the dryer, and complete the day.
Stopped for donuts. In to work, and decided to take on the slightly more complex fix for the issue I was looking at. B seemed depressed that his fix was more complex than he would like it to be as well. Sometimes, you just have to do the right thing. Burrito. Got most of my coding done, and will debug tomorrow. Left around 9:30.
Back home, had some tea, and practiced guitar. Taking a variety of remedies, hoping to fend off whatever Ann has. Down basement for neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill. Now, to put laundry in the dryer, and complete the day.
Battling Ants
Sunday: Ann and I slept in. She was still under the weather. Got her a cup of hot water, and made myself some breakfast. A quiet, rainy day. Morning practices, drums, hanging about the house, battling ants. Around 5 took a drive out to pick a few things up for Ann. The Wild Oats was closed (permanently) so went to the Whole Foods in Fresh Pond. Many cups of tea were had this day. Headed off to guitar circle at 6:45. Elan Sicroff was at circle again. A relaxation exercise, discussion about the functioning of the feeling center, some work with the hands. After his departure, a bit of repertoire (Dev, Chris, myself, Victor). Back home, a bit of food (Ann had already eaten), down basement, neck stretching, treadmill.
Saturday: Ann woke up feeling ill. A quiet rainy day. She made some blueberry-corn-bread. In the evening we watched the original "Swept Away."
Friday: Got a decent sleep for the first time in several days. Eggs, down basement etc. B was out at work. Rbt came around giving us some "encouragement." Pharmacy, picked up flyers (the guy joked "We thew them out"), and some CDs, including reissued Steve Hillage. Checked my channel ordering code in before leaving around 8. Dropped off flyers at Third Life, and picked up Indian food. Treadmill. Ann arrived in a rental car around 10:45.
Saturday: Ann woke up feeling ill. A quiet rainy day. She made some blueberry-corn-bread. In the evening we watched the original "Swept Away."
Friday: Got a decent sleep for the first time in several days. Eggs, down basement etc. B was out at work. Rbt came around giving us some "encouragement." Pharmacy, picked up flyers (the guy joked "We thew them out"), and some CDs, including reissued Steve Hillage. Checked my channel ordering code in before leaving around 8. Dropped off flyers at Third Life, and picked up Indian food. Treadmill. Ann arrived in a rental car around 10:45.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
The gas meter, replaced
Thursday: Woke around 8, feeling I had just missed something. Not much sleep. So, I guess it was sleep I had just missed. Up, shower, sitting in the guest room. Laundry. Breakfast, and was about to feed Oscar when the guy from the gas company showed up. He was a sort of solemn older gentleman. He thought I might be a teacher, based on my book collection, and said that teachers should be paid pro athletes salaries, and vise-versa. Hard to argue with that. I cleaned up from breakfast, and not long after, he was done. Seems there had been a slight leak, which was fixed when he replaced the meter. Another phone-call with Richard.
Headed off to work. Stopped to get a coffee at Starbucks. A sunny day, and mild. Didn't get a whole lot done today: Diagnosed one bug, and made some more progress on another format (which turns out to be more complex) of the channel ordering issue. Took a walk out for some pizza. Left at 7:30.
To Arlington, where Shawn was already setting up some new drum equipment. A good rehearsal, given we haven't played much recently. My hands were not feeling so great. They seem to get worse the less sleep I get... or maybe its the more coffee I drink... or the more typing I do. Talking about our upcoming "mini tour" and the state of the world.
Back home, and a phone call. Email. Now some food, and to complete the day...
Headed off to work. Stopped to get a coffee at Starbucks. A sunny day, and mild. Didn't get a whole lot done today: Diagnosed one bug, and made some more progress on another format (which turns out to be more complex) of the channel ordering issue. Took a walk out for some pizza. Left at 7:30.
To Arlington, where Shawn was already setting up some new drum equipment. A good rehearsal, given we haven't played much recently. My hands were not feeling so great. They seem to get worse the less sleep I get... or maybe its the more coffee I drink... or the more typing I do. Talking about our upcoming "mini tour" and the state of the world.
Back home, and a phone call. Email. Now some food, and to complete the day...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Making plans with Ann and mom
Wednesday: Up around 9... well, 9:30. Quick shower. Fed Oscar. Morning practices, and headed out by 10:12. Stopped at the UPS location and picked up a package. Over to the chiropractor. He asked me about "where things actually go" on the internet. Driving to work, mom called. We were in touch throughout the day, making plans for a trip to NYC, and a party. Also talked to Ann...
In H Sq, Donald button-holed me, with a tale of woe. I feel for him, but its always a tale of woe. Breakfast sandwich from the donut shop. Spent the day getting an aspect of the channel ordering issue actually running. Took a couple of breaks: One time I walked to the bank to deposit a check, and get coffee. Another time I picked up a burrito. Stayed until 10pm, despite wanting to leave early. The office is about to be dismantled to allow for a renovation of the HVAC system. Big fun.
Back home, a lot of emailing, and handling web updates. A couple of phone calls. Now to put out the garbage and complete the day.
In H Sq, Donald button-holed me, with a tale of woe. I feel for him, but its always a tale of woe. Breakfast sandwich from the donut shop. Spent the day getting an aspect of the channel ordering issue actually running. Took a couple of breaks: One time I walked to the bank to deposit a check, and get coffee. Another time I picked up a burrito. Stayed until 10pm, despite wanting to leave early. The office is about to be dismantled to allow for a renovation of the HVAC system. Big fun.
Back home, a lot of emailing, and handling web updates. A couple of phone calls. Now to put out the garbage and complete the day.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Vermont Ski Trip with Ann
Tuesday: After not much sleep, a phone call with Richard. Breakfast. Down basement. Email. In to work, stopping for coffee. Trying to wrap up the "stream ordering" project I've been working on. Over to Daedalus, sending off Dv. Told Mk about my recent life developments. Also talked with Al and Mk about film. Some more work, and a phone call. Leaving around 10:30. Back home and another phone call. Cleaning up some stuff in the basement (the "sporting equipment shelves"). Leftover Chinese while watching a vid. Email. Now, finally, to complete the day.
Monday: Cleaned up the floor a bit. Dropped a package off at the PO, then picked my (held) mail up from the other PO in Union Sq. In to work. It turns out that Dv Cn is leaving the company. A slow day, feeling a bit murky. Back home, with Chinese food. Lots and lots of emailing.
Sunday: Slow to get out of bed. Donuts, coffee and pie for breakfast. Some hanging out, and then took Ann to the bus station for the 4pm. A little emailing, then circle meeting. Elan Sicroff gave us some interesting pointers, on how to practice, and our relationship to rhythm. He left, and some work on Askesis and Flying Home. The general consensus seemed to be that we wouldn't be up to recording any time soon, and that perhaps a more modest short-term project is called for. There's a course coming up in June.
Saturday: The last of our pancakes for breakfast, with the last of the maple syrup. Packing, and on the road by around 10:45. Headed for Wendell, and dropped in on my long-time friend Morgan, his wife Nan, and their son Thor. Some pleasant conversation, chips, salsa and tea, then heading back to Somerville. We arrived, pulled all the stuff out of the car, then drove to the North End, for Italian food in the lower level of a small restaurant. Apple pie, watching 30 Rock.
Friday: Snowing, and after breakfast, over to the mountain for skiing. I had quite a good tumble, as we headed down a "blue" trail. No harm done though. We ended just perfectly at 4pm, and, with regret, took our skis back to the rental place. Drove past a patch of land, but unfortunately it was right next to the highway. Last hot-tub. Leftovers for dinner.
Thursday: Nice big stack of blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Yum. Skiing: things were a bit icy today, but still lots of fun. Took the tour of the Ben and Jerry's ice-cream factory. We had our traditional hot tub, then went looking for a Mexican place for dinner. Turned out that it had closed, but we did find a most excellent Thai restaurant. This seemed like a good model for moving forward: You start with a plan, take action, remain flexible, and perhaps wind up somewhere other than you intended, but the outcome is perhaps better than you originally imagined.
Wednesday: The weather was supposed to be bad, so we stayed in. Drove Ann to the laundromat, back to the B&B for a phone call with Richard. Picked up Ann, shopping (coffee roasters, and the cider donut place). I was feeling a bit odd... perhaps exhausted. Nap. Ann slept soundly, and I watched the rest of a movie on my phone. Grilled cheese and a salad for dinner.
Tuesday: A relaxed morning, then over to the mountain, and more skiing. We adventured up to the top, finding our way down the long and winding "Toll Road." A break for some hot cocoa and coffee over at the Spruce area that is under construction. Picked up groceries. Hot tubbing. Ann wanted to do laundry, but it was too late. We had dinner at a nice, but pricey place. Then grocery shopping.
Monday: Up early, and breakfast of eggs made on the electric skillet. Generic coffee. Over to the mountain, and we had a very good private lesson with a guy named Jas. Getting on the chairlift, he commented "now this is civilized." He left us off at a spot where we could get some food. A meager Mexican lunch, then a couple more runs. Stopped at an expensive food specialty store on the way back to the B&B . Hot tubbing.
Sunday: A pleasant morning, breakfast, packing, and on the road with Ann, heading for Vermont, by around 11:45. Good time getting to the B&B. They weren't ready for us, but I put my guitar in the house to keep it out of the cold car. Over to the base camp, to rent skis. This all went pretty smoothly. Back to the B&B, unloading. Supper at a barbeque place on the edge of Waterbury. Since it was Easter, the groceries were closed. Picked up some eggs and such at a convenience store. A guy was fixing hot-dogs like he owned the place.
Monday: Cleaned up the floor a bit. Dropped a package off at the PO, then picked my (held) mail up from the other PO in Union Sq. In to work. It turns out that Dv Cn is leaving the company. A slow day, feeling a bit murky. Back home, with Chinese food. Lots and lots of emailing.
Sunday: Slow to get out of bed. Donuts, coffee and pie for breakfast. Some hanging out, and then took Ann to the bus station for the 4pm. A little emailing, then circle meeting. Elan Sicroff gave us some interesting pointers, on how to practice, and our relationship to rhythm. He left, and some work on Askesis and Flying Home. The general consensus seemed to be that we wouldn't be up to recording any time soon, and that perhaps a more modest short-term project is called for. There's a course coming up in June.
Saturday: The last of our pancakes for breakfast, with the last of the maple syrup. Packing, and on the road by around 10:45. Headed for Wendell, and dropped in on my long-time friend Morgan, his wife Nan, and their son Thor. Some pleasant conversation, chips, salsa and tea, then heading back to Somerville. We arrived, pulled all the stuff out of the car, then drove to the North End, for Italian food in the lower level of a small restaurant. Apple pie, watching 30 Rock.
Friday: Snowing, and after breakfast, over to the mountain for skiing. I had quite a good tumble, as we headed down a "blue" trail. No harm done though. We ended just perfectly at 4pm, and, with regret, took our skis back to the rental place. Drove past a patch of land, but unfortunately it was right next to the highway. Last hot-tub. Leftovers for dinner.
Thursday: Nice big stack of blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Yum. Skiing: things were a bit icy today, but still lots of fun. Took the tour of the Ben and Jerry's ice-cream factory. We had our traditional hot tub, then went looking for a Mexican place for dinner. Turned out that it had closed, but we did find a most excellent Thai restaurant. This seemed like a good model for moving forward: You start with a plan, take action, remain flexible, and perhaps wind up somewhere other than you intended, but the outcome is perhaps better than you originally imagined.
Wednesday: The weather was supposed to be bad, so we stayed in. Drove Ann to the laundromat, back to the B&B for a phone call with Richard. Picked up Ann, shopping (coffee roasters, and the cider donut place). I was feeling a bit odd... perhaps exhausted. Nap. Ann slept soundly, and I watched the rest of a movie on my phone. Grilled cheese and a salad for dinner.
Tuesday: A relaxed morning, then over to the mountain, and more skiing. We adventured up to the top, finding our way down the long and winding "Toll Road." A break for some hot cocoa and coffee over at the Spruce area that is under construction. Picked up groceries. Hot tubbing. Ann wanted to do laundry, but it was too late. We had dinner at a nice, but pricey place. Then grocery shopping.
Monday: Up early, and breakfast of eggs made on the electric skillet. Generic coffee. Over to the mountain, and we had a very good private lesson with a guy named Jas. Getting on the chairlift, he commented "now this is civilized." He left us off at a spot where we could get some food. A meager Mexican lunch, then a couple more runs. Stopped at an expensive food specialty store on the way back to the B&B . Hot tubbing.
Sunday: A pleasant morning, breakfast, packing, and on the road with Ann, heading for Vermont, by around 11:45. Good time getting to the B&B. They weren't ready for us, but I put my guitar in the house to keep it out of the cold car. Over to the base camp, to rent skis. This all went pretty smoothly. Back to the B&B, unloading. Supper at a barbeque place on the edge of Waterbury. Since it was Easter, the groceries were closed. Picked up some eggs and such at a convenience store. A guy was fixing hot-dogs like he owned the place.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Quiet day with Ann
Saturday: Slept in, and a lazy morning. Up in PJs and breakfast with Ann: eggs and yummy muffins from NY. Down basement and morning practice, email, drums. Upstairs and, shower. Somehow, later in the day than expected, we took a walk out to the Mystic River and back. Drove to Union and some Mexican food. The place has expanded into the bar that used to be next door. Whole Foods, and picking up fun stuff for our trip. Back home, Ann played some piano while I did some research and reading. Hanging out. Down basement for evening practices and neck stretching. Now bed.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Talking with Richard
Friday: Up, shower, made some breakfast. Mostly done eating, when I called RA. Good conversation, and getting balls rolling. Ate the last bits of breakfast. Fed Oscar. Down basement for brief morning practice. Off to the Chiropractor. Then in to work. Got a text message from Ann, that she was coming up earlier than expected!
At work: Slogging, trying to find the least disruptive way of passing some additional file information around. Burrito. Feeling sleeping. Back home around 7 for a nap. Picked up Ann around 8. To Whole Foods for some dinner. Back home, hanging out.
At work: Slogging, trying to find the least disruptive way of passing some additional file information around. Burrito. Feeling sleeping. Back home around 7 for a nap. Picked up Ann around 8. To Whole Foods for some dinner. Back home, hanging out.
BTM Live Feed
Thursday: Some txts with Ann this am, but phone ran out of juice. Shower. Down basement, and drums. Hearing an extra bit of crackle out of the hi-hats today. Fed the Oscar beast. Paid bills, and canceled a line of credit I wasn't using. Quick cereal and coffee. Headed out. Overcast.
Stopped in Union and dropped checks in the mail. Also under the door at Third Life. In to work, and more "stream ordering work." Conversation with Al... and so on. Burrito. Left around 7:15.
Coffee at Starbucks, waiting for Shawn. Back to my place, and acoustic rehearsal. Not bad given our recent level of practice. Some talk about upcoming gigs. Shawn was at the tail end of a cold. Watched some Bill T on a live internet video feed. Dropped Shawn back home.
Was going to eat some food, but decided I wasn't so hungry. Down basement, neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill. Now to complete the day.
Stopped in Union and dropped checks in the mail. Also under the door at Third Life. In to work, and more "stream ordering work." Conversation with Al... and so on. Burrito. Left around 7:15.
Coffee at Starbucks, waiting for Shawn. Back to my place, and acoustic rehearsal. Not bad given our recent level of practice. Some talk about upcoming gigs. Shawn was at the tail end of a cold. Watched some Bill T on a live internet video feed. Dropped Shawn back home.
Was going to eat some food, but decided I wasn't so hungry. Down basement, neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill. Now to complete the day.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Short day (jet lag)
Wednesday: Up late, so slept in, waking occasionally, and back to sleep. Up, shower, morning practices. Eggs on greens for breakfast. Didn't see Oscar around. Headed out to work. Rainy.
Short day. Optimized some drawing code. Over the years, things had been added to some low levels routines, so they were doing a lot of repetitive stuff. Pulled it out into an object to get passed around. B was fixing bugs with event handling.
Back home, put out the trash. Made some dinner, and ate while watching the Obama speech on race relations. That guy is awesome. Emails, and organizing. Down basement, neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill.
Short day. Optimized some drawing code. Over the years, things had been added to some low levels routines, so they were doing a lot of repetitive stuff. Pulled it out into an object to get passed around. B was fixing bugs with event handling.
Back home, put out the trash. Made some dinner, and ate while watching the Obama speech on race relations. That guy is awesome. Emails, and organizing. Down basement, neck stretching and Lost on the treadmill.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Married to Ann
Tuesday 18th: Ann called back early in the morning. Some strong language, but we finally both came to have a clear picture of what happened Sunday night. Slept some. Talked to Richard about the upcoming workshop, and decided on a plan. Up, shower, fed Oscar, morning practices, and off to work. Stopped to mail some stuff to MB. Picked up coffee and an egg sandwich. A day of bug thwacking. Stayed until 10:30pm. Stopped for groceries on the way home. Pizza, salad and vids.
Monday 17th: Jan headed out to visit Bodhi around 7. Got myself together, and headed off to the airport. Caught the 11:45am flight back to Boston. Back home, tried to call Ann. Ate pizza and watched vids.
Sunday 16th: Day 3. Things wrapped up about on time, 6:30pm. Packing everything back. A quick final dip in the tub. Jan and I got some bad directions, and wound up not connecting with our friends at the restaurant in town. Ann called the cell, and I was trying to talk to her as Jan twisted her ankle. Poor reception. Driving, called Ann back. Awkward communication. Jan and I stopped for some food at a hotel restaurant, picking things off the bar menu. Back to her place by midnight. Ann called back, and a lot of misunderstanding.
Saturday 15th: Day 2 of the L1.
Friday 14th: Breakfast with Jan. Spinach was bad. Picked it out, and ate our eggs. Drove up to Wildwood, picking up some office supplies and food on the way. Getting set up. Evening session of the L1.
Thursday 13th: Woke at 3:30am. Shower, completed packing, and in the cab at 4:30. To Logan for a 6am flight. Uneventful, sitting next to two pleasant college girls. Spent much of the flight with my sweater over my head, and my ear buds in, drifting in and out of sleep. Arrived in San Francisco at 9:20am PST. BART to Berkeley. Wandering about, eventually finding myself at a Starbucks, and then a cafe. Some text messages and phone calls. Omelet and bagel. Jan arrived and also had some food. Shopping in a Tibetan store. She dropped the car off for an oil change, and we wandered around talking about the course. Back to her apartment. Set up a Windows laptop for her, and connected it to a projector. Nap. She headed out to the gym. Personal practices. Laptop organizing. She got back from her workout and we went out for dinner, stopping to pick up some stuff at a grocery/pharmacy. Inexpensive, and good, Chinese. Back at her place, she gave me the job of doing some duplication. Took a walk out, and got it done just as the place was closing (10pm). Back to her place, and organizing. Now, sleep.
Wednesday 12th: Up, morning practices, and out to Mt Auburn hospital. Horrible parking. Met for an initial consultation, and set up a date to have my plumbing scoped. Realized that I'd forgotten about the house cleaning, and had armed the home alarm system. My cellphone rang while I was being examined, as a result. Had some blood drawn. The guy couldn't find the vein right away. Met an older woman in the waiting room, with my last name. We chatted in the elevator. Drove home, stopping to drop off a video and mail the census. Had some breakfast and left money for the cleaners. In to work, and more bug fixing nirvana. The president came for another impromptu conversation. Back home, and packing. To bed around 2am.
Tuesday 11th: Up early, and taking Ann to the train. Back home, laundry, morning practices etc. Talked to Richard on the way to the Chiropractor. My regular chiropractor was back, but still a bit injured. In to work, staying until 7. Finding a couple slices of pizza heading towards West Cambridge. Meeting of the "core group." Some good brainstorming, but not exactly my cup of tea. Back home around 10.
Monday 10th: Up, and had breakfast at the hotel buffet. In to town, and got the marriage license at the town hall. Had a stroll around, visiting shops, buying a screaming flying monkey, and sleigh bells. Back to the hotel, and some lazing around. Got ourselves dressed up a bit, and then headed to the library. Our man, Marshall Fey, didn't show up, so went looking for him. There'd been a miscommunication, but we found him soon enough. A quiet and beautiful wedding ceremony by a fireplace. Some hanging out with Marshall, a bottle of champagne and dessert treats. Back to our room. Later, packing, checking out, and heading back to Boston. Stopped to look at the stars. Listening to various stuff off my cell-phone.
Sunday 9th: Up, and some breakfast of mushrooms, onions, zucchini and eggs. Drove out and picked up a connector from iPod to car stereo. First one didn't work, but second one did. A nice drive up to Vermont, with one stop for carmel popcorn and a cruller. Checked in to the Trapp Family Lodge, and a quiet evening, dining at the hotel's restaurant.
Saturday 8th: Getting things set for the workshop. Egg sandwich at the donut shop. People began arriving around 1:20. Rainy, and a light turn-out. Snacks in the middle, rather than at the end, as customary for the group that was sponsoring. This led to some rectal wind in the second half. Ann showed up just as things were wrapping up. We went out and had some dinner at Whole Foods.
Friday 7th: Drove to the Cambridge courthouse and got a copy of the divorce decree. Breakfast at a little place nearby. In at work, Ann called with a though about the phase of the moon in relation to our proposed wedding day. After a bit of head-scratching, we decided to move up the date to Monday. Ran out to find a ring, but, difficult. Back home, and doing some planning for the workshop the next day.
Thursday 6th: Got up a bit early, completed pulling together tax information. Went to the tax prep office. Found I owed a bit. Talked to MB. In to work. No rehearsal with Shawn.
Wednesday 5th: Drove to the Dermatologist in the AM. They took Polaroids and told me to come back next year. A day of bug fixing, I'm sure. Pulled tax stuff together in the evening.
Monday 17th: Jan headed out to visit Bodhi around 7. Got myself together, and headed off to the airport. Caught the 11:45am flight back to Boston. Back home, tried to call Ann. Ate pizza and watched vids.
Sunday 16th: Day 3. Things wrapped up about on time, 6:30pm. Packing everything back. A quick final dip in the tub. Jan and I got some bad directions, and wound up not connecting with our friends at the restaurant in town. Ann called the cell, and I was trying to talk to her as Jan twisted her ankle. Poor reception. Driving, called Ann back. Awkward communication. Jan and I stopped for some food at a hotel restaurant, picking things off the bar menu. Back to her place by midnight. Ann called back, and a lot of misunderstanding.
Saturday 15th: Day 2 of the L1.
Friday 14th: Breakfast with Jan. Spinach was bad. Picked it out, and ate our eggs. Drove up to Wildwood, picking up some office supplies and food on the way. Getting set up. Evening session of the L1.
Thursday 13th: Woke at 3:30am. Shower, completed packing, and in the cab at 4:30. To Logan for a 6am flight. Uneventful, sitting next to two pleasant college girls. Spent much of the flight with my sweater over my head, and my ear buds in, drifting in and out of sleep. Arrived in San Francisco at 9:20am PST. BART to Berkeley. Wandering about, eventually finding myself at a Starbucks, and then a cafe. Some text messages and phone calls. Omelet and bagel. Jan arrived and also had some food. Shopping in a Tibetan store. She dropped the car off for an oil change, and we wandered around talking about the course. Back to her apartment. Set up a Windows laptop for her, and connected it to a projector. Nap. She headed out to the gym. Personal practices. Laptop organizing. She got back from her workout and we went out for dinner, stopping to pick up some stuff at a grocery/pharmacy. Inexpensive, and good, Chinese. Back at her place, she gave me the job of doing some duplication. Took a walk out, and got it done just as the place was closing (10pm). Back to her place, and organizing. Now, sleep.
Wednesday 12th: Up, morning practices, and out to Mt Auburn hospital. Horrible parking. Met for an initial consultation, and set up a date to have my plumbing scoped. Realized that I'd forgotten about the house cleaning, and had armed the home alarm system. My cellphone rang while I was being examined, as a result. Had some blood drawn. The guy couldn't find the vein right away. Met an older woman in the waiting room, with my last name. We chatted in the elevator. Drove home, stopping to drop off a video and mail the census. Had some breakfast and left money for the cleaners. In to work, and more bug fixing nirvana. The president came for another impromptu conversation. Back home, and packing. To bed around 2am.
Tuesday 11th: Up early, and taking Ann to the train. Back home, laundry, morning practices etc. Talked to Richard on the way to the Chiropractor. My regular chiropractor was back, but still a bit injured. In to work, staying until 7. Finding a couple slices of pizza heading towards West Cambridge. Meeting of the "core group." Some good brainstorming, but not exactly my cup of tea. Back home around 10.
Monday 10th: Up, and had breakfast at the hotel buffet. In to town, and got the marriage license at the town hall. Had a stroll around, visiting shops, buying a screaming flying monkey, and sleigh bells. Back to the hotel, and some lazing around. Got ourselves dressed up a bit, and then headed to the library. Our man, Marshall Fey, didn't show up, so went looking for him. There'd been a miscommunication, but we found him soon enough. A quiet and beautiful wedding ceremony by a fireplace. Some hanging out with Marshall, a bottle of champagne and dessert treats. Back to our room. Later, packing, checking out, and heading back to Boston. Stopped to look at the stars. Listening to various stuff off my cell-phone.
Sunday 9th: Up, and some breakfast of mushrooms, onions, zucchini and eggs. Drove out and picked up a connector from iPod to car stereo. First one didn't work, but second one did. A nice drive up to Vermont, with one stop for carmel popcorn and a cruller. Checked in to the Trapp Family Lodge, and a quiet evening, dining at the hotel's restaurant.
Saturday 8th: Getting things set for the workshop. Egg sandwich at the donut shop. People began arriving around 1:20. Rainy, and a light turn-out. Snacks in the middle, rather than at the end, as customary for the group that was sponsoring. This led to some rectal wind in the second half. Ann showed up just as things were wrapping up. We went out and had some dinner at Whole Foods.
Friday 7th: Drove to the Cambridge courthouse and got a copy of the divorce decree. Breakfast at a little place nearby. In at work, Ann called with a though about the phase of the moon in relation to our proposed wedding day. After a bit of head-scratching, we decided to move up the date to Monday. Ran out to find a ring, but, difficult. Back home, and doing some planning for the workshop the next day.
Thursday 6th: Got up a bit early, completed pulling together tax information. Went to the tax prep office. Found I owed a bit. Talked to MB. In to work. No rehearsal with Shawn.
Wednesday 5th: Drove to the Dermatologist in the AM. They took Polaroids and told me to come back next year. A day of bug fixing, I'm sure. Pulled tax stuff together in the evening.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Jack Black on my Back
Tuesday: The phone rang around 9. Dozed a few minutes more, then up. Got pulled into writing a long email about the need for protecting the integrity of professional standards and certifications. Quick shower. Sitting upstairs. Fed Oscar and headed out. Egg sandwich on the run. Over to the Chiropractor. I said "Hey man, you're the Jack Black of Chiropractors!" Made an appointment with the tax man on Thursday.
In to work, and lots more bugs being squashed. Got some mac and cheese and a milkshake. Was leaving but B pulled me into a conversation. Got home around 10.
Cleaned out a cupboard in the kitchen. Down basement, neck stretching, treadmill with the extras from Lost season 2. Hoping for an early bed tonight, but taxes to do.
In to work, and lots more bugs being squashed. Got some mac and cheese and a milkshake. Was leaving but B pulled me into a conversation. Got home around 10.
Cleaned out a cupboard in the kitchen. Down basement, neck stretching, treadmill with the extras from Lost season 2. Hoping for an early bed tonight, but taxes to do.
Trip to NYC, and back
Monday: Woke to the phone ringing. Sleep. Up and a bowl of yogurt. Shower, fed Oscar, down basement, drums.
Stopped at the video store, dropping off and picking up. The nearby donut shop for an egg sandwich. In to work the long way around.
There, the wi-fi hard-drive came in, as did a package from MB. Bug swatting. Took a walk out, pharmacy, bank, and the burrito shop. Found that our support for the multi-file format had been a bit busted for some time. Home around 10:30.
Cleaned out the closet on the first floor. Quite a bit of accumulated detritus. Installed 10.5 on the iMac upstairs, and played with the wi-fi disk. Down basement, and neck stretching. Treadmill with the end of the Lost season 2 finale. Now to complete the day.
Sunday: Lazy and enjoyable morning with Ann. Made a yummy breakfast of eggs, mushroom, plus some very good blintzes with sauteed pear slices. Headed off to the bus together around 1:15, taking the subway across town. The first bus at 2 was full, but I got a seat on the second bus. Pleasant ride back to Boston. Subway. Picked up car, pizza. Back home, quick food. Off to circle.
Victor, Alex, Chris, Dev and myself. Working towards the recording project. Good work on Flying Home and Askesis.
Back at the ranch, evening practices, watched the end of Tideland. And to bed.
Saturday: Gave Ann a present. She headed out for her appointment. Bowl of yogurt and some cereal. I needed some extra sleep. Up around noon and morning practices. Took the subway and met Ann, then down to the village for some fresh juice. Met the Juice Master. Then over to the restaurant we'd tried to go to the previous evening (Angelina's). I had a seitan and veggie burrito. Bumming around the city a bit, then back to the apartment. Nap. A quiet evening, making some "Asian patties" with salad, cheese and toast.
Friday: Up, packing (decided to just take a backpack and the mini guitar), loading some movies onto the phone. Down basement. Breakfast. Tidied up the desk. Headed out.
Brief day at work, but managed to complete the list of bugs on my plate assigned as "pre beta." Over to the bus depot via subway, and made the 4pm to NYC. Watching video and taking notes most of the way, then watched a bit of Tideland. Arrived around 8:30, which is not bad for peak hours on a Friday. Ann showed up shortly thereafter. Tried to go to Angelina's for dinner, but it was too crowded. Went to an Indian restaurant as "plan b." Yum. Some grocery shopping, then to the apartment, and completing the day.
Stopped at the video store, dropping off and picking up. The nearby donut shop for an egg sandwich. In to work the long way around.
There, the wi-fi hard-drive came in, as did a package from MB. Bug swatting. Took a walk out, pharmacy, bank, and the burrito shop. Found that our support for the multi-file format had been a bit busted for some time. Home around 10:30.
Cleaned out the closet on the first floor. Quite a bit of accumulated detritus. Installed 10.5 on the iMac upstairs, and played with the wi-fi disk. Down basement, and neck stretching. Treadmill with the end of the Lost season 2 finale. Now to complete the day.
Sunday: Lazy and enjoyable morning with Ann. Made a yummy breakfast of eggs, mushroom, plus some very good blintzes with sauteed pear slices. Headed off to the bus together around 1:15, taking the subway across town. The first bus at 2 was full, but I got a seat on the second bus. Pleasant ride back to Boston. Subway. Picked up car, pizza. Back home, quick food. Off to circle.
Victor, Alex, Chris, Dev and myself. Working towards the recording project. Good work on Flying Home and Askesis.
Back at the ranch, evening practices, watched the end of Tideland. And to bed.
Saturday: Gave Ann a present. She headed out for her appointment. Bowl of yogurt and some cereal. I needed some extra sleep. Up around noon and morning practices. Took the subway and met Ann, then down to the village for some fresh juice. Met the Juice Master. Then over to the restaurant we'd tried to go to the previous evening (Angelina's). I had a seitan and veggie burrito. Bumming around the city a bit, then back to the apartment. Nap. A quiet evening, making some "Asian patties" with salad, cheese and toast.
Friday: Up, packing (decided to just take a backpack and the mini guitar), loading some movies onto the phone. Down basement. Breakfast. Tidied up the desk. Headed out.
Brief day at work, but managed to complete the list of bugs on my plate assigned as "pre beta." Over to the bus depot via subway, and made the 4pm to NYC. Watching video and taking notes most of the way, then watched a bit of Tideland. Arrived around 8:30, which is not bad for peak hours on a Friday. Ann showed up shortly thereafter. Tried to go to Angelina's for dinner, but it was too crowded. Went to an Indian restaurant as "plan b." Yum. Some grocery shopping, then to the apartment, and completing the day.
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