I experienced racism in horticulture today. A woman visiting from South Africa informed me that the Clivia in the greenhouse had a derogatory common name more offensive than the N word. It's the Kaffir Lily.

Yeah, once we get the new engraver running, that'll bd the first label to change.

Avocados are not available by the case this week. Woes.

I need to go get some avocados.

Good thing! The last time I had to go up to SF for work I put the wrong stall number in when I paid for parking, so I got a ticket, but I had managed to save my receipt, and appealed the ticket, pleading my own stupid, and they dismissed the ticket!

Yay dismissal!

Vindication of pack rat habits!

A year or so ago I wanted to re-read a fic I'd written, one of my better ones, 10 to 15 years old. So I searched my drives. And my disks. And my drives again. And all the disks, including the ones I knew it wouldn't be on.

And it was gone, another victim to bad data management. I swore a lot, wept a small tear, sighed and shrugged.

Tonight I was going through some old piles of CDs, old program install files and such. I found a backup CD from 2001 and was about to add it to the Toss pile when I thought "Wait. Maybe?"

And there it is. The original folders of all my fics and the file I gave up for lost a year ago. Don't get rid of backups until you've absolutely confirmed all files are saved!

Grey's Anatomy: Well, there's that.

Enjoy! 25 years of Hubble. Flying !

Seriously cool

The Hubble telescope being 25 years old is exceptionally amazing. And yet it makes me feel old.

Know what else makes me feel old? Last week, we watched "Look Who's Talking" at one of the houses I work at. My coworker that day is in her early twenties, she has a year old daughter. She said, "That's not what pregnancy tests look like!" So I explained what a big change home pregnancy tests made. And then I said, "You aren't familiar with the phrase, 'the rabit died', are you?" She wasn't, so I had to explain that, too.

Living history. Almost fossilized, I swear.

Yay getting the ticket dismissed, Lee!

Boo lack of avocados. Also possibly boo Grey's--haven't watched, but given some non-specific spoilers and ...well, and what happened the last couple episodes, I can guess.

I went to a cuddle party tonight! I think it might've been better if I weren't so SLEEPY, I was like "ooh, pajamas and comfy pillows and zzzzzzzzz" But it was less weird and awkward than I had feared. I might go to another one sometime. Might not. But potentially.

OMG meara, that is like my nightmare. So thanks for going so I don't have to! Is it actually cuddling with strangers?

Woke up stupid early, will go to work early, but not THAT early.