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mousmeI can't believe how disjointed last night's entry was. Serves me right for trying to talk on Y!M, update my LJ and write three separate posts for Reparo all at the same time.
Had lunch/coffee with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ipanicked yesterday, which was a lot of fun. We both came to the realisation that: 1) we're both royal procrastinators and holders of good intentions that never lead anywhere, and 2) that this was the first time we'd ever seen each other in a non-gaming setting other than his wedding last summer. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's the last time I saw him before yesterday. It was long overdue, and I had a really good time. Funny how I discovered we had a lot more in common than I had previously imagined. I guess it's because we'd never really had a good conversation (just the two of us) before this.
Always good to discover nice things about your friends years after you've met them. We also both agreed thatblackbuffet needs to run his "Forgotten Realms Redux" one-off soon. :)
On that note:blackbuffet!!!! Yes, you! After MONTHS of not updating your LJ, how DARE you taunt me by posting SPORTS PREDICTIONS?!?!?! I want DETAILS, dammit! Tell us what's going on! ;)
Otherwise, I saw James Bond again with my parents. I was not overly thrilled with that particular birthday present, as I don' have the greatest associations with that movie now, but they both wanted to see it, and as it made them happy I didn't insist on seeing The Two Towers over again. I'll save that for another time. My mother bought me pajamas for my birthday, which was nice (they were very pretty) but sadly they were too small.
My father also gave me his old copy of The Four Seasons, as he'd got himself a boxed set of Vivaldi by exchanging the Christmas present I got for him (a copy of "Giant" because he's a fan of James Dean).
Then we had chocolate truffles and champagne, and then I went home (I only had one glass of champagne because I was driving, don't worry).
And there you have how I spent my birthday.
In other news, I got to work today and pulled out my schedule, only to see an odd abbreviation next to my working hours: "PVAC." So I thought to myself: "That's odd. Isn't that the abbreviation they use for 'paid vacation'?"
I called up the scheduling department, and sure enough, they informed me I was on vacation this week. They just hadn't seen fit to tell me beforehand that my request for vacation time had been approved TWO MONTHS AGO!!!!
Normally, when you request vacation time, they tell you when it's approved. If your request is refused, you never hear back from them. This apparently saves them time and energy. However, someone dropped the ball bigtime on this one, and if I hadn't called to check I'd probably still be working now instead of sipping coffee at my mother's apartment and making plans to have lunch withfirewillow.
So this week I will be going into fully fledged Martha Stewart Avenger Mode™ and scour my apartment to within an inch of its life. Among the things I wish to accomplish:
1- Organise my bookcase
2- Give the bathroom a thorough washing
3- Finish all the unwashed dishes
4- Do ALL my laundry
If those four things get done, I will consider my week a success on the domestic front. :)
I also have to pop by the post office today, and I think I'll pay a visit to Mélange Magique to pick up some stuff with which to make my week more pleasant and relaxing. I may also cave in and get my hair cut. I am still hesitating between getting it cut quite short (the way I had it from the age of about one until I was seventeen) or just getting the same trim I've been getting for the past seven years.
I kind of feel like doing something radical and funky-ish with it, but I don't know if I have the courage to regrow it if I decide I prefer my hair long. *wibble*
Had lunch/coffee with
ipanicked yesterday, which was a lot of fun. We both came to the realisation that: 1) we're both royal procrastinators and holders of good intentions that never lead anywhere, and 2) that this was the first time we'd ever seen each other in a non-gaming setting other than his wedding last summer. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's the last time I saw him before yesterday. It was long overdue, and I had a really good time. Funny how I discovered we had a lot more in common than I had previously imagined. I guess it's because we'd never really had a good conversation (just the two of us) before this.Always good to discover nice things about your friends years after you've met them. We also both agreed that
blackbuffet needs to run his "Forgotten Realms Redux" one-off soon. :)On that note:
blackbuffet!!!! Yes, you! After MONTHS of not updating your LJ, how DARE you taunt me by posting SPORTS PREDICTIONS?!?!?! I want DETAILS, dammit! Tell us what's going on! ;)Otherwise, I saw James Bond again with my parents. I was not overly thrilled with that particular birthday present, as I don' have the greatest associations with that movie now, but they both wanted to see it, and as it made them happy I didn't insist on seeing The Two Towers over again. I'll save that for another time. My mother bought me pajamas for my birthday, which was nice (they were very pretty) but sadly they were too small.
My father also gave me his old copy of The Four Seasons, as he'd got himself a boxed set of Vivaldi by exchanging the Christmas present I got for him (a copy of "Giant" because he's a fan of James Dean).
Then we had chocolate truffles and champagne, and then I went home (I only had one glass of champagne because I was driving, don't worry).
And there you have how I spent my birthday.
In other news, I got to work today and pulled out my schedule, only to see an odd abbreviation next to my working hours: "PVAC." So I thought to myself: "That's odd. Isn't that the abbreviation they use for 'paid vacation'?"
I called up the scheduling department, and sure enough, they informed me I was on vacation this week. They just hadn't seen fit to tell me beforehand that my request for vacation time had been approved TWO MONTHS AGO!!!!
Normally, when you request vacation time, they tell you when it's approved. If your request is refused, you never hear back from them. This apparently saves them time and energy. However, someone dropped the ball bigtime on this one, and if I hadn't called to check I'd probably still be working now instead of sipping coffee at my mother's apartment and making plans to have lunch with
firewillow.So this week I will be going into fully fledged Martha Stewart Avenger Mode™ and scour my apartment to within an inch of its life. Among the things I wish to accomplish:
1- Organise my bookcase
2- Give the bathroom a thorough washing
3- Finish all the unwashed dishes
4- Do ALL my laundry
If those four things get done, I will consider my week a success on the domestic front. :)
I also have to pop by the post office today, and I think I'll pay a visit to Mélange Magique to pick up some stuff with which to make my week more pleasant and relaxing. I may also cave in and get my hair cut. I am still hesitating between getting it cut quite short (the way I had it from the age of about one until I was seventeen) or just getting the same trim I've been getting for the past seven years.
I kind of feel like doing something radical and funky-ish with it, but I don't know if I have the courage to regrow it if I decide I prefer my hair long. *wibble*
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Date: 2003-01-06 01:19 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-01-06 01:35 pm (UTC)Chopping off hair sometime this week, as soon as the hair salon reopens (apparently they're closed on Mondays *grr*).
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Date: 2003-01-06 01:54 pm (UTC)Pictures?
Date: 2003-01-06 02:33 pm (UTC)Re: Pictures?
Date: 2003-01-07 08:19 am (UTC)