then will take his ashes back home to Hawaii sometime in a year and a half or so

Beautiful idea. I have become very attached to the idea of marking the first anniversary of someone's death in a deep and symbolic way.

So my stylist just came over and gave me a bit of color and a blow dry. I am feeling very purty, at least in the hair department. My hair is longer than it's been in years, like below my bosom.

quester's dream about ita reminded me of my dream a couple nights ago, but since it wasn't about her I figured I'd share it over here.

My memory of the whole dream is rather fuzzy, but it took place in a busy restaurant and I was there with family and friends. We were waiting to be served, and there was a good bit of chaos, not bad dream levels exactly, but sort of stressful. Chief among those present was my parents and my sister, and at some point my dream self wondered if I should be concerned about attending an event in which the dead played such a prominent role. But on the other hand, family, so I stayed.

I just caught up on "how to get away with murder" and man. It is so confusing I don't even know who did what to who or why, anymore! Or who is lying and who isn't or who knew what when....I can't keep track! It's too much, Shonda!

I have become very attached to the idea of marking the first anniversary of someone's death in a deep and symbolic way.

You know the lantern we Cincinnati Buffistas made for ita last September? It was bad enough knowing that we would need to make one for Ginger this year, but god DAMN I am going to need at least 2 lanterns to list all my people (and that's just from the first 3 months of this cursed year).

So, look. I don't want to make a lantern for any of the rest of you for a LONG TIME. So just stay put.

What engineers do you edit for, Epic? I'm about to come over there and sit down with you. My guys are generally okay, though, except for the inevitable few loons, it's my wack department and vendors I have to wrestle with.

The company is in "turbine engine controls", so I have mechanical, electrical, and software engineers submitting user manuals, tech reports, procedures, etc. Technically I'm Configuration Control, rather than a Tech Writer or editor. The person who had my job before me just processed the docs, but I can't release them without proofing them first, so the job has morphed to include my particular skill set (and I think they may have gotten a bit lazier about proofing their own work, since they know I'll catch their errors). The engineers, like I said, are usually good about my corrections; but there's a couple in the Quality Dept and one in Trade Compliance that I'd like to commit some minor violence on.

I have to make this ridiculous complaint somewhere. My cube-neighbor across the way drinks through a straw and it kind of bubbles, which is fine but it sounds exactly like someone using a bong and that's very distracting. #misspentyouth

Tribology: not the study of tribbles.

Quiet natter makes me sad
Makes me sad
Makes me sad
Quiet natter makes me sad
Y'all all need to talk more

Talk less, smile more.

Ummm, ok, so work is about to go CRAZY. I have a feeling this is going to be at least a month of stop, GO, wait, RUSH...

Y'all all need to talk more

I'm listening to Depeche Mode and Abba b-sides this morning ("Happiest Girl" and "Cassandra" respectively). Because I'm making a b-sides playlist.

Matilda is on spring break, and her friend is here on a playdate all day. They've been fed pancakes, and fought with Emmett's old RenFaire wooden swords and shields in the back yard. They've listened to the pop music and dragged each other up and down the hallway, giggling.

Yesterday, Matilda and I played tennis for the first time.

Pretty good Spring Break.

Also, I'm helping my friend design a Thematic Jean Jacket and that's been a fun project.