May 2003

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Between day didn't completely follow the original plan, but it was rather close, for both Wendy and me, for a good part of the day. Wendy had the quiet for the earlier segments of the day, and I had it later on. We both got lots of work done, which pleased us a lot.

After work tonight I stopped to get something from the grocery store, and wound up also shopping at a nearby department store. This store has really wonderful sales sometimes, that aren't advertised, especially for end-of-season merchandise. I thought I'd see what they might have available, not really looking for anything specific.

I wound up getting two pairs of shoes for a dollar a pair. Both pairs (navy pumps and beige pumps, in case you're curious) are appropriate for work year-round; it really doesn't matter that they were being considered winter merchandise.

And this makes me very happy. I have always loved shoes. Have I, over the years, amassed many pairs of shoes? Let's say I may have been the only person who saw the news reports of the bazillion pairs owned by Imelda Marcos and said, "So?"

Gotta go decide which pair of shoes to wear tomorrow, and what clothes, for that matter. I'm looking forward to a pleasant Friday. Hope yours is pleasant, too.

May 7

TC, the no-longer-new admin type at work, is learning that there are days when things go completely crazy in the office. She had one of those days today, to such an extent that I had to insist at one point that she go get lunch. I knew she would get all kinds of flakey if she didn't, and I'd much rather cover the phones and other craziness while she went in search of food than deal with her flaking late in the day. Yes, I'm selfish. But she did as told, and we were all the better for it.

There are just days when everyone in town for some reason wants to call the law firm. And today was one of them. There are also days when nearly everyone in town comes by the office for some reason. This was one of those, too. It's days like this when I'm glad I no longer have the desk in the lobby.

The interruptions I had from the craziness were sufficient that I only got one thing completed today, but it was a large project and I feel pretty good about it. But at the end of the day, I was more than happy to agree and help plan the Between day that Wendy thought would help matters.

This is a close-up of my desk. It will wind up being part of a tour of my office, but for the moment, imagine the desk covered in paper. Yes, including the keyboard. That was how it was for much of the day. If it was a flat surface, it had paper on it. If It wasn't a flat surface, it was propping up papers or serving as a paperweight. (Or being a computer monitor, which was showing virtual paper.)

Those are Betty Bear and Nunzilla guarding the coffee mug for me. An indulgent friend sent Nunzilla to live with me; she arrived, fittingly, at Easter.