March 12, 2006
To Hear Her Footsteps On My Walkway
Not surprisingly, my two students did not show in the morning; I should've just slept in. It wasn't a total waste though as I did have a chance to shoot the breeze with a co-worker I don't see often anymore. Seems like I don't see anyone much anymore as of late.
Took a walk in the arboretum to pass the time before I had to go to a club meeting. There aren't any ducklings out there yet, but I have high hopes. Even so though, it was just relaxing being in the sun and watching the ducks paddling along slowly in the water. I did of course witness the occasional gang-abuse of a female, but that's par for the course I suppose, crazy ducks.
I also saw a gigantic black duck. I sometimes wonder about the various colors of ducks in the arboretum and what exactly it all means. I mean, I can tell the males from the female, but there are varities even within that I think. Maybe I'll come up with the effort and look into it myself sometime.
Went with club to a pick and pull to find parts for the vehicle. I'd never been, so it was a new experience for me. I spent most of the time wandering around, scavenging for various things on the list, though I did waste a large chunk of time removing a carburetor. It was a waste because after removing it, it was decided we didn't need it after all. Not that I really mind, since I wasn't doing much anyway, but it was somewhat annoying getting my hands ridiculously dirty for nothing much at all.
Also, carrying around a large ball pean hammer in a yard full of junked cars is kinda.., I dunno, tempting. Especially with all the aggression and stress lately. All the same, I limited myself to only hitting one windshield that was already broken.
Swung by Costco on the way home and grabbed some cheap food there. Yum for churros.
Then it was Karla's birthday, whee. Ate at Thai Bistro, hung around, went to Froggy's to wait until Pasta? started dancing. After Pasta? cleared crap up for dancing, we headed over there and got some cheap drinks while we waited for people to actually start dancing. After hanging around there for a bit, swung by Cantina and grooved around some more. Altogether, a good night. I'd kinda forgotten that it can be fun to dance.
Tomorrow looks not so fun, as I have tutoring, then a whole crapload of work to finish before the end of the quarter. I think I can deal with it though after the stress relief that tonight brought. Hopefully I can stay relaxed and cool until Spring break at the least.
Took a walk in the arboretum to pass the time before I had to go to a club meeting. There aren't any ducklings out there yet, but I have high hopes. Even so though, it was just relaxing being in the sun and watching the ducks paddling along slowly in the water. I did of course witness the occasional gang-abuse of a female, but that's par for the course I suppose, crazy ducks.
I also saw a gigantic black duck. I sometimes wonder about the various colors of ducks in the arboretum and what exactly it all means. I mean, I can tell the males from the female, but there are varities even within that I think. Maybe I'll come up with the effort and look into it myself sometime.
Went with club to a pick and pull to find parts for the vehicle. I'd never been, so it was a new experience for me. I spent most of the time wandering around, scavenging for various things on the list, though I did waste a large chunk of time removing a carburetor. It was a waste because after removing it, it was decided we didn't need it after all. Not that I really mind, since I wasn't doing much anyway, but it was somewhat annoying getting my hands ridiculously dirty for nothing much at all.
Also, carrying around a large ball pean hammer in a yard full of junked cars is kinda.., I dunno, tempting. Especially with all the aggression and stress lately. All the same, I limited myself to only hitting one windshield that was already broken.
Swung by Costco on the way home and grabbed some cheap food there. Yum for churros.
Then it was Karla's birthday, whee. Ate at Thai Bistro, hung around, went to Froggy's to wait until Pasta? started dancing. After Pasta? cleared crap up for dancing, we headed over there and got some cheap drinks while we waited for people to actually start dancing. After hanging around there for a bit, swung by Cantina and grooved around some more. Altogether, a good night. I'd kinda forgotten that it can be fun to dance.
Tomorrow looks not so fun, as I have tutoring, then a whole crapload of work to finish before the end of the quarter. I think I can deal with it though after the stress relief that tonight brought. Hopefully I can stay relaxed and cool until Spring break at the least.
# posted by Yann : 01:16
