should I take the opportunity to explain that this isn't exactly what I need
Yes. It's honest and that is both good in a relationship and will get you a portable speaker that you can actually USE at work without worrying it will be damaged or stolen. And you can frame it as that - what he got you was really nice but you worry about it being damaged or stolen at the job site.
Granted, some people take it personally if a gift doesn't work perfectly but, in this case especially, it's not always about the gift or giftee.
Cat woke me up at 2am. Can't get back to sleep. Dammit.
Oh, poor Mal. Here's hoping he adjusts pretty soon.
Ginger, it was the only humane decision.
We had a glorious day today, and drove around aimlessly for the first time in a long time. We saw mountains we'd forgotten were on the horizon they've been cloaked in fog and rain so long. We saw boggy fields full of tundra swans, still more dairy pastures converted to berry fields, and it seemed every tall singular tree bare of leaves bore an eagle in its branches.
We've been plotting another Canadian adventure, but it's supposed to rain for the next ten days. Our sightseeing drive today was well-timed.
sj and TCG were great hosts as always, and their new digs are quite lovely. It was also nice to see Victor and Thessaly again; it's been a few years (probably the last NYD party at sj and TCG's, now that I think about it).
Sounds like a glorious day, Beverly.
Poor, Mal tons of settling into the new place ~ma for him.
Frank, it was so great to see you on New Year's! I'm glad you came.
I am wearing a nicotine patch. Clothes, also, but those are not unusual.
Yay nicotine patch. I'm going to see if this works for the next week and if not, onto the e-cig. Joe is very gung-ho about us quitting. I am, in theory, but I am having issues in practicality. Maybe I'll sew on something every time I want a smoke.
Yay, Aims! Best of luck to you and Joe.
Good luck, Aims and Joe. My brother liked the e-cigs.
