Blech

What a horrible rainy day here in MA. Feel lucky if you live in a part of the world with nice weather. This is the part of fall I'm not fond of. I love the dry crispy days full of colorful crackling leaves on the trees or on the ground. It makes me glad I live in New England. But my payback for that weather is this - gray skies, little natural light, a rain/drizzle/rain combo that makes everything damp, and a chill that doesn't go away no matter how well you bundle up. Blech, blech, blech.

Some folks like this weather, at least a few friends and coworkers have pronounced it great. Well.. it'd be great if I was home with an afghan, a cup of tea and another nice warm body to watch movies with. But, alas, I'm at work.

Did the school thing last night. Was pretty low energy. Talked a bunch about the project, got more of a clue. I have alot of project to do ... but feeling optimistic. I get a feeling, from the change in the prof's manner towards me that I did so well on the first round of grading that I am now the golden child. Or else he gleaned that I'm a mover and a shaker from a chat we had after class. Just talking about cirriculum and administrivia... but because I used to be the class coordinator for WPI/GD classes at the office, I have a pretty in-depth perspective. I have even more reading to do... not feeling so optimistic. Trying to sit down with the textbook instead of reading a fun book has been like pulling teeth. Will probably study to and from Thanksgiving on the plane.

Happily found out that the plane to Ft. Lauderdale doesn't leave until 4:00PM tomorrow. And I've already taken the day off! So... I get a whole bunch of hours that I'm not working and yet near home and can do whatever I like! Yay! Torn between taking some project-time while still on the home network, and playing hookey with new_man.

Just when I thought I got a break from document-writing, another document rears it's ugly head. This time, a test plan. It's not the whole test procedures, just an outline of what tests we will do and how all the requirements will be tested. Yuck. Still not particularly motivated. I miss the time when I actually liked my job.

Good night

I have a nearly perfect evening planned -
- Dance class with jezebelpussycat
- Later evening with new_man

- Dinner fits in there somewhere - TBD

and the ability to sleep late, late, late!

Not sure how much I'll be on LJ this week - visiting with the dad involves figuring out net connectivity at his place. He had a cable modem, but the hurricaine knocked out the connectivity and he decided to cancel it, as he's moving soon. He has some kind of dialup (AOL, I think, ick), and we *think* I can pirate wireless from the surrounding area...

But on top of that, my schedule will go all wacky, as the focus becomes Time with Dad and not Time on the Net. And... there just may not be much to say. Dad, talking, RV park, mini-doberman pincher (named Princess), some dining out, some staying in, and an attempt to get homework done is gonna be the bulk of the next week or so.

On the best side - no more icky damp for a week! It's "cold" in Florida, where by we mean 50s and 60s - sweaters and jeans.

Ft. Lauderdale Stuff to do?

Not really for anyone but me.. unless you also envision needing things to do with your dad in Ft. Laurdale this season...

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