I'm so glad he's out of there, beth! He just has to muddle through tomorrow, right?

yup, but the official annoucement of him leaving went out today,( and therfore tons of people visted, called , etc) and there is stuff he is trying to finish before he leave, so he will be staying late tonight.

It figures. The assheads sent it out before he could quietly inform people he wanted to tell personally?

Actually, the harder part has been keeping it underwraps. I needed something from his HR for my new job , and I was talking to L, who is a friend , not just a co-worker. It was very obvious she had no idea Matt was leaving. It was odd. His team knew, and a few others that he works closely with. He is very well-liked and so many of them had to stop by.

Today's paper included a list of cocktails at local bars:

Bloody Brain

Get in touch with your inner zombie .... Bar manager crafts his version of the visually striking Bloody Brain. He layers peach schnapps, Baileys Irish Cream and a drizzle of grenadine in a shot glass. The grenadine somehow pulls the Baileys down, giving the illusion of a pinkish brain-like mass floating at the bottom of the glass.

1 oz. peach schnapps
1/2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream
Splash of grenadine
Pour each of the ingredients in order in a shot glass.

Heh. Sounds tasty.

Interesting news about Matt's CEO. Sounds like leaving was even more right than he knew. I hope is last day is not too tough on him with the emotional appeals.

I got my new hiking boots! It's a good thing I followed the website's advice and ordered big -- I'm usually a 5 or 5.5, maybe a 6 in sneakers. I ordered a 6 and a 6.5, and it's the 6.5 that fits. They're lightweight and comfortable and seem relatively water-resistant, and I wore them all day today with no blisters!

It's amazing how much less painful and tiring walking is with better ankle support. The first thing I noticed while walking in them was that I didn't have to twist my hip at each step to compensate for my ankle turning in -- I barely notice that I do it when I'm walking in regular shoes, but I definitely noticed that I was swinging my legs straight when I was wearing these. It was a very weird feeling. Cool, though. Too bad I can't get ankle support like that in a lighter-weight sneaker.

Yay hiking boots! Very cool. High top sneakers don't help?

Just had a 4.2 earthquake, centered maybe 20 miles from me. Biggest one DH has been through. Very rolly.

K-Bug and I were in the craft store and she tried to argue with me and say it wasn't an earthquake. Getting home and seeing them talk about it on the news - vindication!!!

I don't know. Last time I wore high top sneakers was sometime around 1989. Do they even make them anymore?

Yikes, earthquake! Stay safe!