and we have tix to the Alhambra for 9 am tomorrow, which is... eeks, 9 hours from now.

I do hope you post about your visit at length. I so want to see the Alhambra. I am fascinated by it.

Can you get abx for the sinus infection? Those suck at the best of times but are worse when travelling.

I so want to see the Alhambra. I am fascinated by it.

Me too, I want to see the courtyards something awful.

Must start doing research about Madrid and surrounds.

STILL haven't gotten the ok to book flights. Found out that there was serious pushback from the project, and my head of mission totally threw down for us and let the project save face by saying the format of our paperwork was rendered unreadable when faxed. (Side note: we fill out these stupid forms in an excel worksheet. Which are converted to PDF. And then faxed to the project. WHAT THE FUCKING HELL KIND OF SYSTEM IS THAT??? We ARE rocket scientists!!)

Which makes me really glad I made a name for myself in his eyes on certain projects a couple years back because I was one of the people they were trying to cut despite the fact I am the person the partners actually rely on to research problems and I need some of their expertise in some upcoming projects. But see, I'm an ops person, not a scientist or manager. Of course.

The delay is not going to cost me (except flight times might be more onerous,) but sure as hell will cost the project.

And I spent all day coding, which makes me pretty manic (I'm not sure why, but it is enough that I should never become a fulltime programmer,) and chasing down other problems so I'm a nutball right now.

Man, was there another flare today or something? I've rebooted the computer, the router and still sluggish internet and then the ABC digital channel lost sound for a bit.

Here's what I fed JZ tonight:

Nachos (chips, black beans, salsa, cheese)
Steamed artichoke with curried mayo
A small martini

Eclectic, but she assures me it was satisfying.

Now waiting for Emmett to drag his bedraggled ass home after a long day of school and baseball practice. I've been trying to give him a ride home after practice, but they've had a lot of practices rained out this week so I didn't plan on getting him. He probably won't get home until 8ish.

Man, was there another flare today or something? I've rebooted the computer, the router and still sluggish internet and then the ABC digital channel lost sound for a bit.

Yeah, it was awful today.

Here's what I fed JZ tonight:

Nachos sound gooooooood. Er, bueno.

I had gluten-free ravioli that I found in the frozen section at the grocery. It's been so long since I had ravioli that I almost cried. I am now eating TJ's flourless chocolate cake, which is amazing.

Ooh, that sounds like a lovely meal.

I've had yoghurt and a banana.

I probably should have something else.

Dinner- carbonara. Just 2 eggs, 3-4 pieces of bacon, pasta (I like fettucine), parmesan cheese, and a shitload of black pepper. Delicious, quick, and easy dinner for 2!

Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. (The fancied-up version from S2 of Top Chef. Noms.)

So on my commute home this afternoon the B train I was on started to smoke as soon as we pulled into 34th St. Or at least, the smoke seemed to be coming from the back of the train, it could have been coming from the tunnel. About 80% of the people on the train with me, including myself, evacuated up to the upper level of the station, but I was amazed at how many people just kept going down to wait for a train on a platform totally filled with smoke!!

And I can't find anything about it on the internet, which is weird because you'd assume someone would have tweeted about it.