Thursday, July 10, 2008
Happy Discovery
I just learned that a Dove chocolate bar makes for convenient illicit snacking if you're staffing a service desk in a no-food zone. The bar breaks into four convenient bite-sized pieces, perfect for discreet consumption.
Monday, July 07, 2008
A Blessing and a Curse
A three day weekend, for someone as ambivalent about work and as generally angst-ridden as I am, is both a boon and a bane.
As I am wont, I came home Thursday night with plenty of "work papers" in my bag, about which I had some vague notion of doing something over the weekend. I got as far as scattering them on the floor by the front door in search of more pertinent items in the same bag (namely my current audio book), and there they stayed until Monday morning.
The boon part: With my oodles of free time, I did a (tiny) bit of housecleaning, a bit of reading, a bit of seminary studying, went to church (of course), did a (large) bit of tv watching and a (larger) bit of napping. The highlight of the weekend was Friday night's outing to see the excellent fireworks and listen to the admirable Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra on Friday night with the Vance/Moores. The company was even better than the fireworks.
The bane part: It was twice as hard to drag myself to work on Monday as it usually is, having had an even longer break from work. The guilt over not doing more housecleaning or studying or any "work work" or exercise was also twice as strong as it usually is. Of course, by Friday night I'll have conveniently forgotten all of that and will be settling in for another weekend of ample time wasting. I'm nothing if not predictable!
As I am wont, I came home Thursday night with plenty of "work papers" in my bag, about which I had some vague notion of doing something over the weekend. I got as far as scattering them on the floor by the front door in search of more pertinent items in the same bag (namely my current audio book), and there they stayed until Monday morning.
The boon part: With my oodles of free time, I did a (tiny) bit of housecleaning, a bit of reading, a bit of seminary studying, went to church (of course), did a (large) bit of tv watching and a (larger) bit of napping. The highlight of the weekend was Friday night's outing to see the excellent fireworks and listen to the admirable Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra on Friday night with the Vance/Moores. The company was even better than the fireworks.
The bane part: It was twice as hard to drag myself to work on Monday as it usually is, having had an even longer break from work. The guilt over not doing more housecleaning or studying or any "work work" or exercise was also twice as strong as it usually is. Of course, by Friday night I'll have conveniently forgotten all of that and will be settling in for another weekend of ample time wasting. I'm nothing if not predictable!
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Answer Revealed
I guess the reader quiz was a dud. It's my fault for either posting about something unpostworthy or acting like a smartypants. Or both.
So, SST, Ishtar, Erno, Eire, and era are all frequently used crossword puzzle solutions. Yes, really not that interesting now that I think about it. (Erno is Mr. Rubik's first name, and an SST is an aircraft). And we all know what Ishtar was, right?
I am by no means a super puzzle solver (like Rex Parker who solves seven major puzzles every day). But I do enjoy the activity. For several months I've been working through Harder Wednesday Crosswords, a collection of Wednesday puzzles from the New York Sun. Non-puzzlers may not know that in most major papers, the puzzles get harder as the week goes on. I like the Wednesday book because everything is not a total breeze, but if I think about things and look up the fact-based solutions, I can usually solve a puzzle, though not always in one sitting. I guess purists would disagree with looking up solutions, but it doesn't bother me for things like South American capital founded in 1956 or 1933 Nobel Prize Winner. I would never be able to finish a puzzle if I didn't look up those things.
I usually work the crossword right after work (before the after-work nap) or right before bedtime (after the after-work nap), which is also my time to read. So my reading has suffered lately, though haven't been too interested in it anyway--go figure. I did just finish three juvenile and YA books right in a row, however, so maybe I'll put the puzzles aside for a bit and work on my backlog of library books. Plus, I'm about to take vacation (!), and I have some juicy titles saved up just for the occasion (In the Woods, The Dive From Clausen's Pier, and Change of Heart).
So, SST, Ishtar, Erno, Eire, and era are all frequently used crossword puzzle solutions. Yes, really not that interesting now that I think about it. (Erno is Mr. Rubik's first name, and an SST is an aircraft). And we all know what Ishtar was, right?
I am by no means a super puzzle solver (like Rex Parker who solves seven major puzzles every day). But I do enjoy the activity. For several months I've been working through Harder Wednesday Crosswords, a collection of Wednesday puzzles from the New York Sun. Non-puzzlers may not know that in most major papers, the puzzles get harder as the week goes on. I like the Wednesday book because everything is not a total breeze, but if I think about things and look up the fact-based solutions, I can usually solve a puzzle, though not always in one sitting. I guess purists would disagree with looking up solutions, but it doesn't bother me for things like South American capital founded in 1956 or 1933 Nobel Prize Winner. I would never be able to finish a puzzle if I didn't look up those things.
I usually work the crossword right after work (before the after-work nap) or right before bedtime (after the after-work nap), which is also my time to read. So my reading has suffered lately, though haven't been too interested in it anyway--go figure. I did just finish three juvenile and YA books right in a row, however, so maybe I'll put the puzzles aside for a bit and work on my backlog of library books. Plus, I'm about to take vacation (!), and I have some juicy titles saved up just for the occasion (In the Woods, The Dive From Clausen's Pier, and Change of Heart).
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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