Game 1

According to a helpful website I found, this is the view (give or take a few seats to the right or left) Mica and I will have at the Cubs game in June. We went to a game once before and managed to get tickets behind one of the posts on the third base side. This will be better. I didn't buy tickets to a second game yet. Mica and I need to figure out what else we're doing so I can plan accordingly. Here's...

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Back to the '80s

Mica and I went to "The Princess Bride" at the movie theater. Every week a "classic" is shown, and we've loved that movie since we first saw it in college. I thought the theater would be packed with fans who knew all the memorable lines and might say them aloud. Instead, it was a quiet group. I suspect the people who laughed the loudest in all the right spots were seeing it for the first time or hadn't...

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The more the merrier

There’s a restaurant brewery built on top of a piece of local history—a large natural cave. I can’t imagine walking into the cave with just a torch or flashlight and a lot of nerve, but its walls are marked by the names of those who did, dating back to the 1870s. In my lifetime the cave was a party spot. The city blocked off the entrance when the partying got out of hand and to stop other illicit...

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Proper supervision

Susannah, Eve and I had lunch. I wouldn't be surprised if a new city ordinance pop ups prohibiting the three of us from gathering without proper supervision. All of us were punchy, me because of the small amount of sleep I've gotten all week, Eve because she's had a lot going on the last couple of weeks, and Susannah because a couple of coworkers have been extra annoying. "They're dead to me," she...

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Impatience

The only bad thing about working with Henry is his impatience once he becomes excited about an idea. We hit that point today. He announced to me that he wants to go public with his new thing next week. I can't see that happening but I'll do my best to get everything he wants done. The trouble is I have a long to-do list from the rest of my job and I'm tired of people thinking I'm not doing anything...

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Last moment

I think something is up with Susannah. She rarely leaves for lunch, and today she IM'd me just before noon asking if I felt like grabbing a burger at a bar/restaurant close to work. I had planned to work through the lunch hour because I'm still working on Henry's stuff, but I had a feeling she needed out of the office. Marianne (the office manager) went too. Susannah seemed fine through lunch. If...

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My mi mi mi mind

I sat down to write about today and decided I needed music. I brought up Spotify and suddenly wanted to listen some Pogues, which for some reason reminded me that it has been ages since I listened to Wolfgang Press, and that reminded me of a guy named Kyle that I met on a dating site forever ago. He lived in Chicago so it was never going to go anywhere but he was wicked smart and quick-witted and...

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At least one was a right and one was a left

Today I put on two different shoes, went to work, and didn't notice until a little while ago when I got around to kicking them off. It's been that kind of day. I had to work through most of the weekend. I do want to write about yesterday but I just finished writing something for work and am out of words. Tomorrow should be bett...

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Around for awhile

Waking Up The landline rang just past 9:30 this morning. I was still deep asleep and had that moment of panic that occurs when the phone rings in the middle of the night. Mica’s matter-of-fact proposal of brunch followed by a trip to dog park tipped me off that it was morning whether or not I wanted it to be. I was weighing the pros (a delicious bacon enhanced breakfast) against the cons (shower,...

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Handsome

I had lunch with Blaine. He took the afternoon off and chose to begin it with me and a sandwich at a bagel place not far from work. I told him what happened yesterday because last weekend he said he wants to know about work things. He lost his cool a little bit, which surprised me because he’s always even keeled. Every so often when we’re together I’ll suddenly rewind to December when we first...

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Sadistic story problem

The organization I work for has a central communications department that’s at another location. I don’t work for or with them. Some of my coworkers understand this but most don’t. Today, an email about budget reductions went out. Departments were named and total savings by department provided. It stated whether positions would be lost in each department but not how many. This created a frenzy of...

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Around the entire block

Running toward me, seconds from barking a complaint for not throwing a toy that I do not possess because she left it in the other room. Look who I have for company tonight! Eve and Paul had to make a quick trip out of town today. Eve sent a text toward the end of the work day asking if I could go over and hang out with Izzy. Since I last took care of her she has decided she doesn't trust me...

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Foul mood

I'm on the second day of a foul mood that has me hating everything. No need to write again until I can do so without using the caps lo...

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Meeting work folk

Yesterday, 75 degrees. Today, windchill and snow. Spring is fun. I shoveled slush off the patio and the part of the driveway where Blaine parks shortly before he arrived, then quickly changed into the dress I decided to wear in spite of the cold, for I have been made weather tough by the Great Plains. Also, I only had to be outside long enough to walk from my back door to Blaine’s warm car and from...

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Man logic

Eve and I decided to go out after work since there were a couple of matters we didn’t finish discussing while on our morning walk. She sent a text to Paul to let him know so he wouldn’t wait for her before taking Izzy for a walk. He sent a text back. “I don’t get to go?” She added Blaine to the conversation when she replied. And that’s how the four of us came to spend all evening sitting at an outdoor...

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Dog-loving village

I’ve been poking around Pinterest, and I found that Julie James, the romance author I like a lot, has boards for two of her novels. I love this so much. On one board she has pinned a dress that one of her heroines wears to a party. The dress gets a lot of attention in that chapter, and I became a little frustrated that I couldn’t picture it from the description. Seeing it on Pinterest was an ohhhh...

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Something different

A few awards will be presented at the banquet Saturday. I receive the award information in advance so I can write introductions for the presenter. The packet came to me today, and I was thrilled to see that Eve will receive the spirit award. It usually goes to those who organize large events—charity drives, golf tournaments, etc.— but the smaller pick-me-up activities that Eve puts together throughout...

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Walks

It’s easy for me to stay in my office chair most of the day, only leaving it for lunch, to go sit in a conference room or to use the restroom. Staying put has to contribute to why I get so tired during the day, and it certainly feeds feelings of discontent. This morning I decided to start something: go outside for a 10-minute walk at 10 a.m. I invited Eve along because we simply do not talk enough. Our...

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List of questions

Usually I take my lunch to a nearby park and eat in the car while I read or listen to a book on tape. It gets me out of the office and is the best way to recharge. Today I stayed in because I was in the middle of creating some CSS for Henry’s website and I wanted to keep at it. At a stopping point, I took a container of soup over to Eve’s office to warm it up. She has a microwave and refrigerator....

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Choice, chance, change

On Facebook (of all places) I read this:  You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change. Might give that a try...

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Prickly

I was glad to reach the end of what was a discouraging week, but I can’t say I looked forward to any part of today. I woke up feeling prickly, and that stayed with me. This morning I took the car in for an oil change, a chore I despise so much you would think I was the one under there pulling the plug and changing the filter. Mica called while I was waiting. Her outdoor faucet froze and she was worried...

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Things that suck

The dog I mentioned is in the hands of the rescue. The rescue expedited the process because of the threat that the dog could be put down. They also found a foster so the dog will be in a new environment altogether. For now the dog is with the person I spoke to the other day. Once the dog has had a vet check, probably Monday, she’ll go to the foster. The foster has to be out of town next weekend, and...

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Steamed

Someone at work came to me and asked if I wanted a dog. The person’s relative no longer wants the dog and threatened to have it put down if my coworker didn’t take it. I’d have the relative put down if it were up to me. Keeping that suggestion to myself, I offered to get them in touch with a rescue. I contacted someone I know at a small-dog rescue, and she agreed to take the dog but preferred it...

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Banquet

Easter was snowed out. Here the weather wasn’t too bad but an hour away, where my brother and I were headed to our cousin’s, there was heavy snowfall and the highways were snowpacked and slick. I didn’t mind staying home. I binge watched “The Americans” and ate green beans. Green beans fixed the old fashioned way was going to be my contribution to the Easter meal. I’m not sure how well a straight...

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