nematome ~Thursday~ I was up at 6:30, with an ambitious goal of making 30 deviled eggs and three loaves of bread by 8:00, in order to leave Raleigh at 8:30. I’ve made deviled eggs many, many times now, and I’d already peeled, sliced, and de-yolked the eggs, and mixed up the filling last night, so I … Read more
~Tuesday~ Late this afternoon, I met with my financial advisor to check on my “stash” in advance of the presumably imminent, so-called “fiscal cliff.” I’ve been meeting with Nathan for over 12 years now, and although he certainly knows more about me than I know about him—If he didn’t, how could he advise me financially?—I … Read more
~Saturday~ I had a fun day today, attending the 2nd annual SpeedCon conference, SpeedCon 2012, put on by NC State’s student chapter of SIGDOC (Special Interest Group for the Design of Communication). I was a “gold” level sponsor of this conference, which means I donated $100 in cash to help put it on. I also … Read more
~Thursday~ I caught the Wolfline #9 in this morning, and on the way mentally lamented about several of the bus ad placards that were out-of-date—advertising events that had already passed. At lunch time, I got my daily walk in partially by my walk over to Schuab Hall to participate in a turkey bacon taste test, … Read more
~Tuesday~ We had Rhonda’s (my boss’s) breakfast gig this morning, and a lunch time “shower” for Garrison (a colleague) and Amy, which shower is in quotation marks because what we really had was our “Informal OCC Lunch” to which Amy was invited to join us. We did have cupcakes, provided by Jason and Erin, some … Read more
~Sunday~ This evening, I saw the movie Hope Springs at the $2 movie theater near my home. As I noted in a Facebook check-in at the theater, this made me laugh while buying my ticket: I love Meryl Streep in anything she does, and this movie was no exception. I’ve never been a big fan … Read more
~Wednesday~ September's Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | November's Challenge EntryIn spite of having a lot going on this month, I remained committed to getting in my 30-minute daily walks, and I’m happy to report that I was successful. October was a big month for me in that I turned 55 years old on October … Read more
~Saturday~ On Wednesday, October 7, I attended a lecture at NC State entitled, “Valuing Diversity: Lessons from Ugly Betty.” I knew of the TV show and character of Ugly Betty, but before this event, I didn’t know the actor’s name who played her or even that she was Latina. I’ve seen one portion of one … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at around 8:30 and I hopped on the #1 downtown train to Columbus Circle. Coming up out of the subway, I saw a Subway (sandwich shop), which I just found both interesting and redundant. I made my way over to 9th Avenue, between 57th and 58th, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood … Read more
~Friday~ I was up at around 8:30 and set out for a “day in the city,” leaving my gracious hosts to work from home. I stopped at the close by Tal Bagels, where I had an egg and cheese bagel and some coffee for breakfast. Here are a couple of Facebook status updates I made … Read more