Oh, I've been noticing. I feed the cats at sunset and I get up early enough that I am pretty much always aware of when sunrise is.

Man, I love getting an email that starts out with "I know you worked with me on this project a few weeks ago" when in fact I did not. Do I tell her that? I don't think it really matters for what she's asking for now, but I definitely do not know all the background.

I much prefer waking up when it's dark to going home from work in the dark. I'd vote for DST all year long.

That's kind of cool and intense, flea. I remember when the kid I used to babysit started writing for The New Yorker.

We leave the house at 6:45 to catch the high school bus. The sun is currently rising at 7:30. And we're only at the equinox. SIGH.

Wow. The sun rose today at 6:49 here.

We get sunrise, then we get "the sun clears the mountains". I like the time when it's more than visible enough to drive without headlights and the direct sunlight. But the way I can tell summer is over is when I can stand in the direct sunlight and go "Oh, nice" instead of "The orb! It burns!"

My fucking job, I swear. The details are too stupid to get into, but I should always remember how important informal networks are here.

Completely unrelated: in my last purchase of candy to keep on my desk I picked up some 3 Musketeers that are apparently special for Halloween, labeled "Muskefears" and with the filling died red (well, it's supposed to be red, it's pretty much pink). My coworker who discovered this thinks they taste different, too, I am not familiar enough with the regular kind to be sure.

Anyway, I can't figure out what the reasoning is to turning the insides red to make it more spooky. If it's to make it, like, bloody when you bite into it, it does not give that effect at all.

I took a sick day and slept til 11. I feel like I've been kicked in the ribs repeatedly.

I took a sick day and have been trying to sleep but I can't. Stupid sinuses.

Neither of those sound good. I hope you feel better soon!