Done day before yesterday (20090917)

[mdlbear]

0917 Th
  * sleep courtesy of Bayer PM - aspirin and benedryl
  * up 6:35; drugs, nose; coffee
  * give YD her check and forms
  * Assisted M et. al. with last-minute printing and copying
    I don't think organization is one of M's strong points
  " Chaos:  But, if you need to talk to another adult, I'm here. 
    Me:  I have a grown-up daughter.  Wow.	       	   	 "
    ! Simultaneously appalled and delighted.  Mostly delighted.
  -> reply from Dell.  Will be shipped today.
  & call from Callie while driving; will call later to wibble
  & call from Eileen ("human contact" from the wishlist)
  @ http://www.alz.org/
    http://www.coasiliconvalley.com/
    http://www.aging.ca.gov/
  @ http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2009/09/07/parasites/
    parasites and the immune system
  @ http://techdirt.com/articles/20090916/0336146209.shtml
    More Research On The Importance Of Connecting With Fans
  @ US Government advises technology executives to trash mobile phones after
    returning from CHina  http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/us-government-advises-technology-executives-to-trash-mobile-phones-after-returning-from-china-20090916/
  * leave 3:45ish - N's flight gets in at 4:25
  * Dell: package in transit
  * 6pm videoconf for $DEMO.  No joy.  Network lag a possible culprit.
  & bed ~11pm
  & awakened by a sleepless Colleen ~2am; Snuggle="sleepy-time medicine"

It was mostly a pretty good day, if I remember correctly. Good phone calls from Callie and Eileen - the latter for no particular reason except that I'd put "just being a friend" in my wishlist. Yay! I love my friends!

After picking Naomi up at the airport for her weekend visit (did I mention that I love my friends?) I headed back to work for a 6pm videoconference to try to get $demo working. Fail. $boss was there, too, for most of it; we eventually concluded that the combination of high latency, low bandwidth, and video eating up most of that were going to make it a miserable user experience even if we did get it working.

Lots of anxiety/tension. But dinner and good conversation were waiting for me at home; I'm not complaining. Got awakened at at 2am by a snuggly Colleen; I'm not complaining about that either.

I think I'm going to leave the link sausage for a separate post.