When I started here I used to go out everyday, at least to eat what I brought from home. Being right near the water, it's quite lovely. That leisure ended long ago, but at least I eat in the kitchen every day, not at my desk.

We have a whole food court, cafeteria, plus underground tunnels that go to many other eateries in other downtown buildings, I'd just rather be surfing than sitting in the court, cafeteria or whatever by myself.

Ah, socialism...

Amen.

When I worked in NY we all ate at our desks unless we went out somewhere instead of just picking up food. There was no break room, so. But I never answered the phone or looked at email while I was eating, although I did read manuscripts, so I guess that evens out.

We have a table in the back to eat at. I usually bring lunch. One library is too far from anything, the other one is next door to a grocery store. If I had wireless at my branches I would be here, facebook or hulu at lunch sometimes. Just because I really shouldn't use work computers for those things. I can no way pretend those are library business.

I do some prep work for story time at home, and book club work. I do check email , but only whe I feel like it and not to do work , but to be prepared for the day.

Ooh, underground tunnels to other buildings, that sounds exciting!

Well, this changes things. NYS STD payments:

The benefit rate is 50 percent of the employee’s last eight weeks average gross wages with a maximum benefit of $170 per week.

So it's basically unpaid leave. Fuckeroo.

I never saw Half Dome, but occasionally could make out the Sierras. I always like being able to see SF landmarks because they are so recognizable and seem so far away from the base of the mountain.

We could definitely see the Sierras, just not clear enough to distinguish Yosemite's peaks.

The short trail around the summit is quite flat, takes you through at least four different ecosystems and gives you great views for little effort, if you find yourself not wanting so much of a challenge.

Yeah, we already decided that next time we would drive to the top (if it was clear), and then maybe check out Rock City.

BTW, you can see my house from up there. At least, you can see vaguely where my house is if you know what you're looking for. Just about straight north, there's a white dome next to the water, that's our City Hall.

Cool. (Is this in the direction of the windmills?)

Hah! I sent those three "intellegence questions" to my dad, a PhD in Water Reclaimation.

He got all three wrong, mainly because he didn't answer the question given.

I have also sent them to my kids - will see what they come up with.

God, I want to smite Boss #2. I just got cc'd on an email about a possible scheduling conflict in which he noted parenthetically that he's away next Friday. When he's on call for one of our clinical testing services, which is already going to be shut down for six days this month due to a combination of federal holidays and nobody being available to cover for someone else who's on call for most of the month.

Aaaaand... I just talked to him. He's going to be in Denver for two days next week, and forgot to tell me. He said, "I tell so many people about my schedule, I forget who I'm telling." I told him that he's no longer allowed to tell anyone about his schedule but me. I will tell other people. If other people ask him, he directs them to me. I'll keep a list of people who need to know his schedule and send them regular updates, but he is not to schedule anything directly with anyone else, ever. It goes through me or it doesn't happen.

He looked very meek and abashed and promised to do things my way, but I don't expect it to last past mid-December.

Not enough head, not enough desk.