~Wednesday~ On the way to the bus stop this morning, I checked my U.S. mail, since I failed to do so yesterday. There were two pieces of junk mail in it: one from AARP and one from American Home Shield trying to sell a security system or something or other. I trashed both without even … Read more
~Friday~ Today I was grateful to have some flexibility in my work schedule that allowed me to run to Durham to take Robert to the airport for his late-morning flight. Safe travels, my sweet! I had lunch with the office gang: Vanessa, Jen, Justin Jason, Garrison, and Nick. We ate at [the most decadent] Red … Read more
~Sunday~ I was up ridiculously early for a Sunday morning, but since I’d slept well over eight hours over the course of the last ten, it felt good, as evidenced by this Facebook status update: This was probably the most compelling PostSecret to me this week, as it highlights just how powerful the message is, … Read more
~Saturday~ I filed my federal taxes electronically this morning. This is the first time I’ve ever filed electronically, as it’s the first time I’ve been able to do it for “free.” Well, with the cost of the H&R Block software, you’re allowed five “free” submissions. As I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned here before, I am … Read more
~Friday~ Uncharacteristically, I woke up in the middle of the night. It was just before 3:00, and about a minute after I woke up there was this loud pop outside and then my power blinked off and back on. It was just long enough to reset my clock, whose 72-point font was blinking a bright … Read more
~Wednesday~ I caught the Wolfline #1 Avent Ferry bus, to which I ran from my parking spot to catch. Although it was only the second stop, all of the seats were already taken and there were already students standing in the aisle. That’s just crazy. I had a glorious work day of no meetings. I … Read more
~Friday~ Once again I drove over to the Avent Ferry Park & Ride, but today I got a parking spot, and I hopped on the #9 Greek Village Wolfline bus, which departed at 8:24. A cute boy with reddish hair in a military cut and a blondish-red beard sitting across from me read a textbook, … Read more
~Wednesday~ I drove to work and parked in the two-hour free street parking right behind my building. Getting out of my car, I realized I’d left my wallet at home, and since that’s where the badge is that gives me access to our building, that was a problem. Without luck, I called two people to … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up way too early for a weekend morning, but I had a ticket for the TEDxNCSU event on campus from 8:30-12:30, with registration opening at 8:00. I checked in at about 8:10, and was pointed to a room of refreshments, which contained two different kinds of soft drinks and some coffee, and … Read more
~Thursday~ I woke up at 6:00, and in a rare situation I was unable to fall back asleep. Since I had to catch the 4:00 bus home this afternoon, I got up and caught the 6:45 city bus in, which is pretty much unheard of—as you know, if you’ve been reading for any amount of … Read more