A mountain of paperwork, user task improvement by Google, and a long night of dancing…

~Saturday~  I was up at 9:30 this morning, after a wonderful eight hours of sleep. Oh glorious weekend. I spent a good portion of the day going through mountains of paperwork in preparation for two things: 1) submitting my North Carolina Health Care Flexible Spending Account (NCHCFSA) form, which has to be in by March … Read more

A fallen wall, a bus driver with a short little span of attention, a new morale low, & a workout…

~Friday~  As I walked down the short paved entrance into my townhouse area, I looked long and hard at this retaining wall to see if it had: 1) naturally eroded, 2) been vandalized, or 3) been hit by a vehicle. But in the end, I couldn’t draw any definite conclusion. Can you? I was at … Read more

A corn dog cultural artifact, early gender role assignment, birth of a word, and a $9 cocktail…

~Friday~  I caught the 8:58 #11 Avent Ferry city bus to Carmichael Gym on campus, where I transferred to the Wolfline #7 Wolflink Shuttle to get to the Butler Communications Building, where I had a 9:30-10:45 meeting. When I boarded the city bus, two girls sitting across from me were mid-conversation, in which the one … Read more

Mark Ash’s funeral, Striving for More’s fundraiser, and Glenn’s RSVP cruise stories…

~Saturday~  I slept in this morning, and at about 12:25 headed out to Apex for the funeral of Sarah Ash’s husband, Mark. I missed a very secluded turn into the Cox Aerodome,” which is a Private Jets Charter airfield, which I wasn’t expecting at the time. I thought I was going to a small regional … Read more

TEDxNCSU, Cup A Joe Mission Valley, Great Clips, and underwear night at Flex…

~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

A stare-down on the bus, being society’s image of a man, AD-ing value, a song, ASB meetings, & Glee

~Tuesday~  The 8:15 bus was once again commandeered by the outdoorsy loud hello bus driver—who I actually like in case you can’t tell. I think I’ve mentioned these two Hispanic ladies before—they each have a child, and they always sit across the aisle from one another as opposed to in front of or behind each … Read more

The Greek Festival, Kathryn & Mark’s housewarming party, and brownout night…

~Saturday~  I was up at a decent hour, since I was to bed at a decent hour. Funny how that works. Robert arrived at shortly after noon, and we made our way over to the fairgrounds for The Greek Festival. I had free admission tickets, compliments of a (Greek) co-worker, who’s involved with the festival … Read more