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The wireless box, then the router and (why, not) the modem were rebooted this morning. I'd love to get a week's uptime on the router. The router is fairly new, the wireless access point is ... not exactly. I've pondered buying a new router with wireless built in, but i see that the Apple Express is still for sale with improved networking. I assume older machines can get on the new and faster networks, just at the old protocol levels.
One happy thought: i'm learning enough of the tools of the trade that i could imagine being a household or SOHO network consultant. Like my Dad's escapist fantasy of living in a shack in the woods, i've developed a fantasy of living in some tiny mobile house. Today i add a job title: itinerant network analyst.
Yesterday's workday was a C. Average. I suppose i should accept that with some sort of "most days will be average" equanimity, but -. I cut myself off there: how to balance compassion and challenge, desire to be excellent against the fear that the only other option is failure.
The evening though, was not bad. I called Christine as i left work and we planned my evening, Christine taking notes as i drove. I made dinner (a rarity) as it sounded like Christine was getting work done and i needed to do something. So, pan seared scallops in kiwi teriyaki sauce. As usual, i read a couple recipes (here & here), then decamped to the kitchen. For acid i used an orange and discovered we were out of rice wine vinegar. It could have used a touch more acid. For four kiwi i used a cup of veggie broth, and at Christine's request, teriyaki sauce. I think the teriyaki dominated. We watched "Lie To Me" while eating dinner, a criminal procedural based on body language.
I also made an oversight + personal call to someone in Meeting (a half hour with S-- W--, a wonderful and grounded older woman, who has been through the recent grief of watching her sister die of cancer, and who is going to be on the support/clearness committee i've been on). I did the things on my short list of things to do; i did not have exercise on the list and did not get to that. I was exhausted suddenly and crawled to bed a little early.
I do wish i'd been able to start the shibori on the second nightgown (i am currently hoping my dye work will be so fabulous that we'll wear the dresses as dresses) when i'd finished eating but we were still watching. That, or more white crocheted flowers for a gift for Mom. (It must now be a September birthday gift, not a Mother's Day gift, i calculate.) I'm pondering buying some aprons from Dharma to use as is (until stained). Dharma can't be completely sure that the conditions in China are good, but i'm happy to give them their business because they try to only do fair business. [Bottom of page.]
Too much on the to do list clearly overwhelms me. Christine's help -- laughing, when i had completed the list with, "and then i'll sit and work in the office for a while," and gently suggesting that i don't have a good grasp of time -- is useful.
One happy thought: i'm learning enough of the tools of the trade that i could imagine being a household or SOHO network consultant. Like my Dad's escapist fantasy of living in a shack in the woods, i've developed a fantasy of living in some tiny mobile house. Today i add a job title: itinerant network analyst.
Yesterday's workday was a C. Average. I suppose i should accept that with some sort of "most days will be average" equanimity, but -. I cut myself off there: how to balance compassion and challenge, desire to be excellent against the fear that the only other option is failure.
The evening though, was not bad. I called Christine as i left work and we planned my evening, Christine taking notes as i drove. I made dinner (a rarity) as it sounded like Christine was getting work done and i needed to do something. So, pan seared scallops in kiwi teriyaki sauce. As usual, i read a couple recipes (here & here), then decamped to the kitchen. For acid i used an orange and discovered we were out of rice wine vinegar. It could have used a touch more acid. For four kiwi i used a cup of veggie broth, and at Christine's request, teriyaki sauce. I think the teriyaki dominated. We watched "Lie To Me" while eating dinner, a criminal procedural based on body language.
I also made an oversight + personal call to someone in Meeting (a half hour with S-- W--, a wonderful and grounded older woman, who has been through the recent grief of watching her sister die of cancer, and who is going to be on the support/clearness committee i've been on). I did the things on my short list of things to do; i did not have exercise on the list and did not get to that. I was exhausted suddenly and crawled to bed a little early.
I do wish i'd been able to start the shibori on the second nightgown (i am currently hoping my dye work will be so fabulous that we'll wear the dresses as dresses) when i'd finished eating but we were still watching. That, or more white crocheted flowers for a gift for Mom. (It must now be a September birthday gift, not a Mother's Day gift, i calculate.) I'm pondering buying some aprons from Dharma to use as is (until stained). Dharma can't be completely sure that the conditions in China are good, but i'm happy to give them their business because they try to only do fair business. [Bottom of page.]
Too much on the to do list clearly overwhelms me. Christine's help -- laughing, when i had completed the list with, "and then i'll sit and work in the office for a while," and gently suggesting that i don't have a good grasp of time -- is useful.
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