Diary, Again
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ladyspriteNo work, today. That's probably a good thing, given that we got home from last night's concert somewhere around midnight. One of the many things I love about living where I do is that, if the bus is running late, we can just walk home from the T station. Many thanks, though, to my genius husband for insisting that I bring a pair of sneakers; walking two miles home in sling-back heels would have been.... uncomfortable at best.
Color me an official fan of TransSiberian Orchestra now, too. There was a bit too much sitting and not enough dancing in the aisles, but other than that, Beethoven's Last Night was an excellent concert. It was odd - I can best describe it as 'Jean Valjean sings the Greatest Hits from Dr. Faust's Christmas Carol,' but it was loud and bright and rocking and excellent.
Today has been pretty darn good, so far.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
umbran got a call from the Census Bureau asking him to start training a week early, which is reassuring. It's not a permanent job, and it doesn't pay as much as we'd like ideally, but it's work. And starting early means they're busy, which means that the work is likely to last a little while. He had a pretty good interview earlier this week, too. They can't move forward on that for a few weeks, but in my perfect world, now, he spends a month or so at the census while Prospective Company gets their ducks in a row, and then transfers over there. I can dream, right?
So while he juggled phone calls about that, I did some work managing of my own - I'm playing phone tag with a new clinic that's looking for a relief vet - and bustled through the standard morning routine of tea and breakfast and shower and planning for the day. Then, because it's glorious outside, the two of us went out walking.
I love the sunny weather. I am so tired of wearing heavy coats and thick sweaters and gloves; the thought of being able to go outside in a cute button-down shirt with half-sleeves and my favorite ribbon necklace, with my hair down, is amazing.
Anyway. Errands were run, paychecks were deposited, and then we wandered down to Davis Square for a last round of fundraising. The Somerville Theater had donated a handful of movie tickets for our raffle, and I was hoping to get some nice restaurant gift cards to round out the prizes. Plus, it's just fun to wander around Davis Square and people-watch. And dog-watch; I think everyone in Boston had their dogs out today. And eat ice cream, if I have to be honest. Today was the first ice cream-worthy day, and I thoroughly enjoyed my Oreo Cookie ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles (I see no point in eating ice cream if there is no cone and no sprinkles).
I got incredibly lucky with fund-raising today - a lot of the places in Davis Square are little, local businesses, and they apparently like to be nice to community folks. We now have a nice handful of gift certificates, including a $50 gift card to the Boston Burger Company, which has me strongly tempted to buy tickets for my own raffle.
As a note, folks have asked - while I'd love for you all to come and actually be at the bake sale/raffle, I will also be selling raffle tickets here, probably starting next week.
And then we walked home, and I'm here now, letting my feet rest before I tuck into a workout and from there into rehearsing. Meanwhile, I have the sun outside, and the new issue of Cooks Illustrated, and the greatest challenge facing me is what to make for this weekend's Easter potluck. Any suggestions?
Color me an official fan of TransSiberian Orchestra now, too. There was a bit too much sitting and not enough dancing in the aisles, but other than that, Beethoven's Last Night was an excellent concert. It was odd - I can best describe it as 'Jean Valjean sings the Greatest Hits from Dr. Faust's Christmas Carol,' but it was loud and bright and rocking and excellent.
Today has been pretty darn good, so far.
umbran got a call from the Census Bureau asking him to start training a week early, which is reassuring. It's not a permanent job, and it doesn't pay as much as we'd like ideally, but it's work. And starting early means they're busy, which means that the work is likely to last a little while. He had a pretty good interview earlier this week, too. They can't move forward on that for a few weeks, but in my perfect world, now, he spends a month or so at the census while Prospective Company gets their ducks in a row, and then transfers over there. I can dream, right?So while he juggled phone calls about that, I did some work managing of my own - I'm playing phone tag with a new clinic that's looking for a relief vet - and bustled through the standard morning routine of tea and breakfast and shower and planning for the day. Then, because it's glorious outside, the two of us went out walking.
I love the sunny weather. I am so tired of wearing heavy coats and thick sweaters and gloves; the thought of being able to go outside in a cute button-down shirt with half-sleeves and my favorite ribbon necklace, with my hair down, is amazing.
Anyway. Errands were run, paychecks were deposited, and then we wandered down to Davis Square for a last round of fundraising. The Somerville Theater had donated a handful of movie tickets for our raffle, and I was hoping to get some nice restaurant gift cards to round out the prizes. Plus, it's just fun to wander around Davis Square and people-watch. And dog-watch; I think everyone in Boston had their dogs out today. And eat ice cream, if I have to be honest. Today was the first ice cream-worthy day, and I thoroughly enjoyed my Oreo Cookie ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles (I see no point in eating ice cream if there is no cone and no sprinkles).
I got incredibly lucky with fund-raising today - a lot of the places in Davis Square are little, local businesses, and they apparently like to be nice to community folks. We now have a nice handful of gift certificates, including a $50 gift card to the Boston Burger Company, which has me strongly tempted to buy tickets for my own raffle.
As a note, folks have asked - while I'd love for you all to come and actually be at the bake sale/raffle, I will also be selling raffle tickets here, probably starting next week.
And then we walked home, and I'm here now, letting my feet rest before I tuck into a workout and from there into rehearsing. Meanwhile, I have the sun outside, and the new issue of Cooks Illustrated, and the greatest challenge facing me is what to make for this weekend's Easter potluck. Any suggestions?
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Date: 2010-04-02 09:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-02 09:22 pm (UTC)I left messages at the clinic and on her voicemail; we'll see where that goes. But this just makes me want to work there more....
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Date: 2010-04-02 09:17 pm (UTC)Cranberry chutney, turkey madras, basmati stuffing.
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