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Friday the 18th through Monday the 21st
Dec. 28th, 2015 11:06 amI wore my hair loose on the 18th. We went out to lunch to say goodbye to radius, who is heading back to Australia in the new year. (He is from Australia, and had only planned to spend ~2 years in the US; he's coming up on 10.) Lunch was nice: it was radius, Beldorion, Mr. Netflix, lb, Mr. Wizard Beard, Purple, and me.
After we got back from lunch, some more work.
I broke the bad news to JJ (the guy who used to work on Kipper/Llama).
Then the beer bash. I went out a little later than usual, and wound up at a table with radius and some of his guys. (He realized, somewhat later, that he hadn't made any introductions; that was okay.) There was shop talk.
Purple showed up, and Mr. Tux, and the Dean. We talked Star Wars. The Dean was super stoked.
Purple wasn't up for dinner (between lunch and beer bash) so we talked a while in the parking lot before splitting for home.
I cleaned for much of the weekend. I had resolved to entirely rearrange the apartment before Fishie visited, so there'd be room for the air mattress. I had started, but of course put off most of it until the last weekend. I did get my bed moved across the room first, which was one of those exercises which involved moving things piece by piece, traffic jam game style. One of the wheels on the bed frame had fallen off, which made things much more interesting. Then I moved the "computer-industrial complex", which necessitated some fun with the new uninterruptable power supply. I, er, may have forgotten to turn it on...
I had overplanned for Monday. I'd hoped to run some errands (including picking up the new UPS); I did get those done, as well as pick up some marshmallows and toasting forks. My intended small Solstice gathering got rained out. I tried to at least light the fire pit against the darkness, but it was too rainy to ignite. Purple and I walked out to our cars, said goodnight, and then I went home for more cleaning, and lighting a candle at the appointed hour.
It was nice, sitting around in the dark but for the light of a candle (well, and my computer screens). Peaceful. Renewing.
It's dark as fuck, but we've got fire, man.
After we got back from lunch, some more work.
I broke the bad news to JJ (the guy who used to work on Kipper/Llama).
Then the beer bash. I went out a little later than usual, and wound up at a table with radius and some of his guys. (He realized, somewhat later, that he hadn't made any introductions; that was okay.) There was shop talk.
Purple showed up, and Mr. Tux, and the Dean. We talked Star Wars. The Dean was super stoked.
Purple wasn't up for dinner (between lunch and beer bash) so we talked a while in the parking lot before splitting for home.
I cleaned for much of the weekend. I had resolved to entirely rearrange the apartment before Fishie visited, so there'd be room for the air mattress. I had started, but of course put off most of it until the last weekend. I did get my bed moved across the room first, which was one of those exercises which involved moving things piece by piece, traffic jam game style. One of the wheels on the bed frame had fallen off, which made things much more interesting. Then I moved the "computer-industrial complex", which necessitated some fun with the new uninterruptable power supply. I, er, may have forgotten to turn it on...
I had overplanned for Monday. I'd hoped to run some errands (including picking up the new UPS); I did get those done, as well as pick up some marshmallows and toasting forks. My intended small Solstice gathering got rained out. I tried to at least light the fire pit against the darkness, but it was too rainy to ignite. Purple and I walked out to our cars, said goodnight, and then I went home for more cleaning, and lighting a candle at the appointed hour.
It was nice, sitting around in the dark but for the light of a candle (well, and my computer screens). Peaceful. Renewing.
It's dark as fuck, but we've got fire, man.
