I'm exhausted

[elainegrey]

Thursday i started work at 3:30 am, having awakened in the middle of night, calculated the amount of time to work and figured i'd be better off if i actually worked.

Our little group was having a "picnic" at my boss' place in Half Moon Bay at noon. I worked until my colleague showed up after 11. The "picnic" -- a catered meal on his deck, then a walk on the beach, then a lingering discussion in the sun -- was lovely, and i was home around 4:30. Brain fried.

I found a Terry Pratchett miniseries to watch and watched it to wind down. The Color of Magic. My first introduction to Pratchett. We were amused.

Sleep, and woke ... 4:30ish? I was up at 5 am and worked until the 10 am presentation. Which was gratifyingly received. It wasn't an audience that would have sat on questions. A few questions raised where i wasn't clear in my simplifications, and was able to clarify details; another few questions raised where we could get to the answers in the next slide. There's the question of what load we'll need to meet: we agreed we didn't have an amount from the product folks. However, it is a scary load possibility. (I don't think it's been appreciated in the pricing. *headdesk*) Most questions were questions generalists ask specialists, and we were the specialists, and had the answers.

All in all though, totally and completely unlike my oral exams which i left in tears.

Not that i thought it would be bad, but we really didn't know what level of investigation these folks wanted to go to. Basically, i think they understand our scope.

Now to cross my fingers that they report up the The Decider on Tuesday sensible things.

Anyhow. I took a nice lunch break on the deck, and then puttered at tasks this afternoon. There's something i really ought to do, but Brain is Burnt Out, and i'll look at it tomorrow.

So, i've called my parents, caught up on reading some blog posts but not all, have done a little triage on personal email, and made a move in Lexulous.

Also, dinner Wednesday was sardine pie, and i posted left over photo when i ate the meal today (lunch? breakfast? not sure). When asked for the recipe:

i started with the Tarte aux sardines recipe at http://www.easy-french-food.com/sardine-recipes.html I added a layer of tomato sauce and used less onions and tomatoes than called for. Next time i'll keep the tomato sauce but also use the recipe's amount of veggies. I just used one tin of sardines (timid beginning) but it could have been doubled. I added the sardines under the veggies, and added artichoke hearts. And i caramelized the onions a little. I can't follow a recipe.

I was thinking i'd use tuna if i was serving it to folks who might be put off by sardines.

I don't know if you want the gluten free crust, but it was a mix of egg, cottage cheese, baking powder, and corn flour (masa, not corn meal). I've been making this dough for a while and i just mix without measuring. Biscuit dough might be a good replacement for the rustic crust. Or, you know, real pie crust.

I just fielded a call from an older neighbor: we'll be cat sitting for her next week.

Now for meal two and more mild entertainment.