elainegrey (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
elainegrey) wrote2011-06-16 06:29 am
elainegrey) wrote2011-06-16 06:29 am
Entry tags:
(no subject)
Yesterday i was delighted to audit a four hour meeting by phone. The meeting was important enough i wanted to listen and chime in, but far enough from my center of responsibility that i could multitask. So i did housework! Basic stuff, but we didn't slide further back down the slope into the clutter-scree. And i deeply watered on the deck, enjoying the plants around me as well as caring for them.
After, i wasn't well focused, in reactive mode given the accumulated email. I haven't done digital housecleaning for a bit, so i found myself installing software and getting systems to sync and so on. I worked out two lingering troubleshooting issues, one remains.
My evening was filled with attendance at "Friendly Eights," a Quaker social practice. Over the summer we've arranged groups to have three meetings by availability, so that the time slots were predetermined and there's no wrangling to find the best night. Also, as it's summer, there are only six in this group, which suits me better than eight. A close-by neighbor is in the group, which allows for carpooling, and we lucked out on forming a group that is in very reasonable proximity. I expected two hours, but we had a pleasant three hour gathering. Very comfortable.
A political interlude:
Me to Christine: Oh, so Whiner is resigning. So they ran him out.
Christine: Weiner.
Me: Whiner. But really, he didn't harass any one, he didn't... [ETA: apparently hiding under a rock means that i missed that he *did* harass women.]
Christine: He lied. They don't like that he lied.
Me [big innocent eyes]: Can we get all the politicians who lied out of office?
Today is Care and Concerns (previously Oversight). I've missed two Meetings for Business and an Oversight meeting in the past chaos. It will be good to be present. I can't find my notebook, which is annoying me no end. I've tidied it somewhere? Or have i left it somewhere? Bah.
Tomorrow i'll fly to Phoenix. I'm planning on travelling very lightly. It would be neat to travel where i use most of what i bring, instead of playing turtle to so much "just in case" baggage. I've needed to use "just in case" stuff before, but this isn't business and it's not long. And as my Dad has said, a credit card can function as a good backup. (It's just the hassle of shopping, instead.) I'm trusting that i've plenty of entertainment on my phone, that for 24 hours i don't need much at all.
Unfortunately, my skin is causing significant discomfort in two location. FEH.
After, i wasn't well focused, in reactive mode given the accumulated email. I haven't done digital housecleaning for a bit, so i found myself installing software and getting systems to sync and so on. I worked out two lingering troubleshooting issues, one remains.
My evening was filled with attendance at "Friendly Eights," a Quaker social practice. Over the summer we've arranged groups to have three meetings by availability, so that the time slots were predetermined and there's no wrangling to find the best night. Also, as it's summer, there are only six in this group, which suits me better than eight. A close-by neighbor is in the group, which allows for carpooling, and we lucked out on forming a group that is in very reasonable proximity. I expected two hours, but we had a pleasant three hour gathering. Very comfortable.
A political interlude:
Me to Christine: Oh, so Whiner is resigning. So they ran him out.
Christine: Weiner.
Me: Whiner. But really, he didn't harass any one, he didn't... [ETA: apparently hiding under a rock means that i missed that he *did* harass women.]
Christine: He lied. They don't like that he lied.
Me [big innocent eyes]: Can we get all the politicians who lied out of office?
Today is Care and Concerns (previously Oversight). I've missed two Meetings for Business and an Oversight meeting in the past chaos. It will be good to be present. I can't find my notebook, which is annoying me no end. I've tidied it somewhere? Or have i left it somewhere? Bah.
Tomorrow i'll fly to Phoenix. I'm planning on travelling very lightly. It would be neat to travel where i use most of what i bring, instead of playing turtle to so much "just in case" baggage. I've needed to use "just in case" stuff before, but this isn't business and it's not long. And as my Dad has said, a credit card can function as a good backup. (It's just the hassle of shopping, instead.) I'm trusting that i've plenty of entertainment on my phone, that for 24 hours i don't need much at all.
Unfortunately, my skin is causing significant discomfort in two location. FEH.