I've arrived at work early this morning due to Christina's 6am start time and my desire to not ride to work in single-digit wind chills. I guess this is where my quest to ride to work year round ends. Like my early fall determination to keep the heat off until thanksgiving, cold reality has ended my unreasonable aspiration.
Work is fine - these days I spend my early mornings listening to dylan while receiving and ordering cheese, talking about european politics with my bosnian co-worker, and riding to work in the cold (until today). No complaints - still isn't my dream job but I'm thankful for it everyday, especially when I look at area job postings. It certainly has gotten my work ethic back. I no longer spend my days reading boing boing and posting here. I happen to be off the clock right now. I was starting to get worried that my definition of work had changed to be consumed by bordom and internet surfing as opposed to actual labor.
Christina enjoyed the birthday presents I got her including a nice bottle of wine and two vegan cookbooks, one being 'the veganomicon.' We went out with friends in andersonville for some discounted alpha king and one beer too many.
All in all: not too much happening over here. We watched the first two installments of 'the up series' last night. This will be our new obsession.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
greatest weakness - Eczema
It's all over my right hand - all red and itchy, it burns when I put lotion on it. I'm never washing my hands again. It showed up after I rode into work on a cold wet day without gloves.
We had a good weekend last weekend despite the eczema, returning home for the weekend to celebrate our birthdays. Unfortunately, due to work, it will be the last time we return home before the new year. Retail sucks. The new GRAM is great - well, the building is great, they need to do something about their paltry art collection and the way their gallery space is set up only to make the viewer feel lost. While in town we did the usual of seeing nick and jason and eating at marie catribs at least once. Christina's goal of seeing Tim and Anjie's Nathaniel didn't pan out, but maybe it's best she isn't around babies.
Grand Rapids is looking cleaner and more vibrant each time we come. Perhaps the city is actually getting cleaner or perhaps we're getting used to how dirty chicago is. The city doesn't seem to be physically suffering the political problems described by its citizens. I suppose, though, turmoil and downturn is a process and not an event. Whenever I return I want to move back immediately but when I leave I'm not as ready to relocate. I do want to own a house more each time I return. And with home prices as they are in the city (and surprisingly not increasing much) that dream could come true.
Today - figure out what to do with the car as we were rear-ended by a cab last night. We're both okay and the car isn't damaged too much - some dents and bangs in the rear bumper. We went to the california street police station immediately where the officers were surprisingly helpful but the cab dispatcher was expectantly unhelpful and seemingly intoxicated. Now that it's light out, I'll give it a second look.
We had a good weekend last weekend despite the eczema, returning home for the weekend to celebrate our birthdays. Unfortunately, due to work, it will be the last time we return home before the new year. Retail sucks. The new GRAM is great - well, the building is great, they need to do something about their paltry art collection and the way their gallery space is set up only to make the viewer feel lost. While in town we did the usual of seeing nick and jason and eating at marie catribs at least once. Christina's goal of seeing Tim and Anjie's Nathaniel didn't pan out, but maybe it's best she isn't around babies.
Grand Rapids is looking cleaner and more vibrant each time we come. Perhaps the city is actually getting cleaner or perhaps we're getting used to how dirty chicago is. The city doesn't seem to be physically suffering the political problems described by its citizens. I suppose, though, turmoil and downturn is a process and not an event. Whenever I return I want to move back immediately but when I leave I'm not as ready to relocate. I do want to own a house more each time I return. And with home prices as they are in the city (and surprisingly not increasing much) that dream could come true.
Today - figure out what to do with the car as we were rear-ended by a cab last night. We're both okay and the car isn't damaged too much - some dents and bangs in the rear bumper. We went to the california street police station immediately where the officers were surprisingly helpful but the cab dispatcher was expectantly unhelpful and seemingly intoxicated. Now that it's light out, I'll give it a second look.
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