I'm not sure what has possessed me to allow things to get this busy. Work is busy - I'm attending a conference Monday to Friday next week, which will be followed up by an all day Saturday event, which will be immediately followed (that night) by Erick's gallery show. Then on Sunday, I will be joining an afternoon tour (for the same people the Saturday event is for) of the city. Then, Monday and Tuesday (no time off work yet) will be filled with meetings (again for the same people as Saturday and Sunday).
Sandwiched around all of that activity is my midterm exam on Friday (this Friday not the next one) and a class presentation on either Tuesday or Thursday during the week after the conference. Not sure when I'm going to study for the exam or prepare the presentation.
Then there is the ongoing renovation of our condo. Which Erick is doing most of the work on because I have to do my homework somewhere in the midst of all of this. I can't wait until July when my class is over and our condo (hopefully) is finished.
Well, I'm off to the library for the one and a half hours between work and class.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
My Coffee Consumption
Every morning when I arrive at work, I stop on the 3rd floor (my office is on the 5th) to purchase a tall fair trade coffee for $1.25. I add cream (not milk) and 1 1/2 sugars. Then I make my way up (the elevator) to my office.
I enjoy my coffee. But I never manage to finish it before it gets cold. Then I have to go microwave it. Even with the microwaving I still usually have a bit left over that will remain in the cup on the counter beside my desk.
The next day I will go through my coffee routine all over again. And at the end of my next day I will have another cup of left over coffee on the counter beside my desk. By the end of the week I might have 5 cups lined up on the counter.
I know what the solution to this is. In fact, there are 2 excellent solutions to this. Well, probably 3, but the first 2 are the best ones.
Solution #1. I could use an insulated travel mug. That way I wouldn't waste paper cups (don't freak out folks - they are recyclable) AND my coffee would stay warm (theoretically). It usually doesn't stay warm and I can't microwave my metal travel mug for obvious reasons.
Solution #2. I could use a regular mug and keep it on the mug warmer on my desk (I have a mug warmer). The problem with this solution is that I would have to wash my mug every day AND have it with me when I come to work (sounds like too much effort).
Solution #3. I could just throw out my partial cups of coffee at the end of each day. Not a brilliant solution but potentially the least work intensive and most convenient.
I should probably go with the 1st or 2nd solution shouldn't I?
I enjoy my coffee. But I never manage to finish it before it gets cold. Then I have to go microwave it. Even with the microwaving I still usually have a bit left over that will remain in the cup on the counter beside my desk.
The next day I will go through my coffee routine all over again. And at the end of my next day I will have another cup of left over coffee on the counter beside my desk. By the end of the week I might have 5 cups lined up on the counter.
I know what the solution to this is. In fact, there are 2 excellent solutions to this. Well, probably 3, but the first 2 are the best ones.
Solution #1. I could use an insulated travel mug. That way I wouldn't waste paper cups (don't freak out folks - they are recyclable) AND my coffee would stay warm (theoretically). It usually doesn't stay warm and I can't microwave my metal travel mug for obvious reasons.
Solution #2. I could use a regular mug and keep it on the mug warmer on my desk (I have a mug warmer). The problem with this solution is that I would have to wash my mug every day AND have it with me when I come to work (sounds like too much effort).
Solution #3. I could just throw out my partial cups of coffee at the end of each day. Not a brilliant solution but potentially the least work intensive and most convenient.
I should probably go with the 1st or 2nd solution shouldn't I?
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Renovation Update
The hardwood flooring is finished. The new couch and new bed have arrived.
This week we'll be moving out of the bedroom and into the living/dining room so that we can knock down the bathroom/bedroom wall. We want to expand the bathroom. The bedroom is so freakishly huge that it won't matter if we lose a few feet off of one end!
Currently working on installing the kitchen lighting - a bigger project than you may think; installing the entrance closet door - also a bigger project than one would expect; and removing kitchen cabinet doors.
This afternoon we'll be going to Rona (again) to pick up new drill bits, ceramic tile for the kitchen floors, transition strips for between the tile and hardwood, and whatever else we may suddenly realize we need!
New round of photos coming soon!
This week we'll be moving out of the bedroom and into the living/dining room so that we can knock down the bathroom/bedroom wall. We want to expand the bathroom. The bedroom is so freakishly huge that it won't matter if we lose a few feet off of one end!
Currently working on installing the kitchen lighting - a bigger project than you may think; installing the entrance closet door - also a bigger project than one would expect; and removing kitchen cabinet doors.
This afternoon we'll be going to Rona (again) to pick up new drill bits, ceramic tile for the kitchen floors, transition strips for between the tile and hardwood, and whatever else we may suddenly realize we need!
New round of photos coming soon!
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Stray Thoughts
The women's washroom on my floor at work is room 506. Instead of saying I have to go to the washroom, I can say "I have a meeting in room 506."
I had a 3 Muskateers chocolate bar at lunch today. It wasn't as good as I remember they used to be.
I have 1 pair of skates (ice) and 3 pairs of shoes under my desk at work. This doesn't include the pair of shoes that I am currently wearing, which are on my feet and also under my desk.
Coffee is never as good after you've had to microwave it 3 times.
It feels like Friday today - only I still have 2 more days of work left in the week. So it only kind of feels like Friday. A Friday where you have to work for the rest of the weekend.
Spider plants are really ugly. Probably because they look like spiders - which are also ugly.
I had a 3 Muskateers chocolate bar at lunch today. It wasn't as good as I remember they used to be.
I have 1 pair of skates (ice) and 3 pairs of shoes under my desk at work. This doesn't include the pair of shoes that I am currently wearing, which are on my feet and also under my desk.
Coffee is never as good after you've had to microwave it 3 times.
It feels like Friday today - only I still have 2 more days of work left in the week. So it only kind of feels like Friday. A Friday where you have to work for the rest of the weekend.
Spider plants are really ugly. Probably because they look like spiders - which are also ugly.
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