Sunday, September 5, 2010

So, I got the SONY NEX-5! They are hard to come by, so @ Wolf when she said someone returned it this AM, I had to look @ it. Early bday!
Camera research..... looking at DSLRs for my brother-in-law, then started looking for myself. I like the Canon T2i or the Sony NEX-5 (a 4/3 camera).

Friday, September 3, 2010

Bummer - I didn't set off any alarms at security. Also, the whole body scanners have not been set up here yet, well at least not in this terminal.
Airport security....just realized that I may set off (radiation) alarms at the airport this evening when I go through security. My "card" is valid for 80 days.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Still sore

Everything still hurts from my rock climbing outing Tuesday night, but most likely because I did not stretch after. Even last night after run club I probably should have stretched more, but I didn't. As a result, at pilates this evening, I was getting calf, thigh, and foot cramps! Maybe I am dehydrated. Despite all my whining about being sore from so much activity, I have to admit that I am pretty proud of myself for not needing to take naps during the day at work! It will most likely hit me on my flight to San Francisco tomorrow night.

At work, I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. I even forgot how to book my travel, although it did not help that our travel website has changed since I've been out. I'm still going over the emails trying to piece things together on my projects, and going back to see if there were any data integrity issues that were overlooked, of which I found a few.

Looking forward to the weekend. Still need to pack. I hope I do not forget to bring my bottle of Levoxyl. I'll need to dress warm for work on Tuesday and Wednesday as the temps go down to 61 and 57 degrees respectively. I wish I was packing for vacation instead of work and vacation.

Viv and I are staying at Nick & Jerry's Friday and Saturday nights. I miss those two, and their boob-pawing dog, Leche. He's a rather lovely white dog, just beautiful, red tipped and all. But the minute Viv or I walk in their front door that dog comes right at us and goes for our chest area with his paws. We could be sitting in the kitchen chatting with the guys, and Leche always manages to come around and get his paws up there. Not sure what it is. So to add to my already sore arms and legs from two nights ago, I may have to add my boobs to the list after my visit with the guys.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

First day back

As expected, it took several hours for my work PC to install updates and load all my emails from the past four months. Thank goodness I only had to call the Help Desk twice (for two separate issues). It felt really good to be back at work after all I've been through, to do something 'normal'. And, I did not need a nap at 2pm!

A few people from the Admin team called/emailed/OC'd me to see how I was doing. I didn't really run into that many people in the hallways, elevators, even the restroom, so I didn't have to worry about people asking me where I've been or what's that on my neck.

Nice surprise: I'll be in San Francisco next week (Tue and Wed) for work! I've got a lot of catching up to do with all the changes that have been going on since I left, and see where my projects are going (and where they've been during my absence) - somethings are just better done in person than over the phone. I don't get to see my boss that often, so I always jump at the chance to have some face-time with her. Anyway, I got the Ok from her to fly up a couple of days earlier, which works out well for me since two of my sisters (Viv, and LindaMay and her hubby, Phill) will be in SF this weekend. I'm also hoping to visit a few other people, especially KT since her bday is next week. Not sure how tight my schedule will be on Tue/Wed when I'm working, but I hope I can fit it all in.

The soreness from rock climbing yesterday has expanded from my forearms and fingers to my triceps and delts. It wasn't so bad after work, but it was really bad after run club - I could not turn the steering wheel without feeling the pain! Holy smokes! I hope tomorrow is less afflictive, although pilates class tomorrow night could still make things worse.
Ok, first day back at work. Still going strong, but good thing I'm on my lunch break now! My forearms/fingers are still sore - got a cramp using a stapler!