Saturday, February 28, 2015

2/28/15

  1. Starting the pickaxe ruby book finally and finding it quite readable.
  2. Police ending up finding my passport turned in, just to a different police office at the airport than the one I was in!
  3. Stranger giving away the last two pieces of his waffle, while I was waiting in a long line.
  4. Accidentally timing it perfectly to watch the sunset from the observation deck of the Main Tower in Frankfurt.
  5. Finding AB finally in terminal A after going through customs multiple times.
  6. Watching Orphan Black and Big Hero 6.
A year ago today.

2/27/15

  1. Packing directly out of the summer clothes bins.
  2. Weight for checked bag and carry-on looking like they'll be under the limit for even the Kulula Air flight.
  3. Getting through security quickly with TSA pre-check.
  4. Getting assigned into a economy plus seat.
  5. Apples/cheese slices/crackers working quite well for snacks.
  6. Starting and finishing Ancillary Sword.
A year ago today.

2/26/15

  1. Catching a 20 bus just in time to use it to take me most of the way back east.
  2. Getting to the library about 10 minutes before closing.
  3. Making myself still go to the gym for at least a bit, better than skipping entirely before the trip.
  4. Successfully packing relatively light for the whole South Africa trip and so I could still take a pretty large stack of books with me.
  5. Finishing off all the remaining groceries in the fridge for dinner/breakfast/snacks.
  6. Looking up my flight details to realize it'd been changed to be an hour earlier.
A year ago today.

2/25/15

  1. CL being really nice about me losing my card.
  2. Getting the integration to fully work finally.
  3. My same seat being available at the replacement Oregon Ballet Theater show I'd want to get to.
  4. Getting my phone data fixed for real.
  5. Getting a smoothie before the class.
  6. Fun practice exercises at last self-defense class.
A year ago today.

2/24/15

  1. Biking over to Twisted in NE to pick up more yarn for the vest.
  2. Really nice and flat bike ride from Twisted to the office, in the sun.
  3. Going over to the lunch with the ladies at Puppet.
  4. T-Mobile store being near the office to get the new SIM card for my phone and get it properly set up for data.
  5. Really quick to get my second hepatitis B shot at Walgreens.
  6. Getting home just in time for Agent Carter.
A year ago today.

2/23/15

  1. Finding out good news for a trip in April!
  2. Being impressed with the thoughtfulness and self-awareness evident in a meeting I'd had somewhat low expectations for.
  3. My team being cutely impressed with the conditional formatting feature in Google Spreadsheets.
  4. Figuring out a way to make it to MB's bachelorette party and wedding in Richmond.
  5. Getting through most of my workout.
  6. Talking to Dan on the phone before he fell asleep.
A year ago today.

2/22/15

  1. Starting up the wool knit vest and finding it not too difficult to figure out.
  2. Google Hangout with DC/EN/MB.
  3. Taking a nap in the afternoon to make up for not being able to go back to sleep in the morning.
  4. Finally getting around to putting up the polaroid stickers onto the wall.
  5. Harvesting some of the Swiss chard that somehow has kept itself going.
  6. Mostly just socks and underwear and dark-colored items in the laundry load with new red cloth napkins that bled the dye.
A year ago today.