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I loved reading denise's post on technical debt this morning, and filed it in my work (ever)notebook. Meanwhile, i'm watching http://downrightnow.com/livejournal#refresh to see when LJ returns.

I am in a flare of discomfort,( Read more... )

Cause is gone: just need to heal.

Today Christine and i are both home. She's resting off the academic quarter, the work, the conference yesterday. Indeed, i think she's looking forward to her week clear of commitments.

I wonder if she's going to like hospital beds as much as hotel beds.

I have a meeting in ten minutes. Yipes.

CRANKY

LJ down this morning: CRANKY
Body not happy still: CRANKY
Crippled phone is on backorder, so we need to share Christine's phone to charge batteries for me to use: CRANKY
That i can keep using my phone because we can use Christine's phone to charge the battery: INCREDIBLY THANKFUL
8 am phone call regarding some technical issues that has been dragging out and will continue to drag out: CRANKY
Slice of Cheese for breakfast: CRANKY
Being on the phone when Christine came and went this morning: CRANKY
Getting "Oh Noes, [Project] isn't helping us, i had to complain in my SCRUM meeting, BLOCKER! BLOCKER! Will Robinson" email from someone who can't clearly answer any of my questions about what the hell they're doing: CRANKY
HUGE boxes arriving from Amazon with much smaller packages inside: CRANKY
Watching Greycie Loo play in the HUGE box full of packing paper: DELIGHTED
Accidentally tearing a treasured print of Christine's as i removed it from another huge box: HORRIFIED, GUILTY, CRANKY
Having the "Oh My God things aren't working well enough for the Sunday install" meeting run through the half hour i had for lunch: CRANKY
Having the next person late for the meeting so i had time to eat: YAY
Realizing i could use a card reader to get a bunch of audio files to my crippled phone: YAY
That my lovingly crafted play list of short stories to listen to while driving this week cannot transfer (blankety blank UMLAUT IN A FILE NAME blankety gawk doesn't talk UTF-8): CRANKY
Asking Christine if one uses 2:1 water to rice and having her respond "yes, i use [a 1.28:1 ratio]" and having to negotiate her actual measurements and why that's NOT 2:1: CRANKY
Having the rice turn out fine just fine once i made it: DELIGHTED
Admitting it's probably a little scorched on the bottom: IMMATERIAL

Now that i've had a decent meal: GUARDEDLY BETTER