Samin was awesome! The event was a bit weird though—they hadn't planned very well and filled the symphony hall, had one interviewer on stage with her, and then opened for audience questions. But instead of having a roving person with a mic or having people write questions and picking, they were calling on people whose hands were up?? In a giant symphony hall that didn't work so well.

But she was super cool and funny and said that her new fame is weird because people recognize her and give her hugs (not cool!) and want to watch her eat? Amusingly she said it's probably weirder for her friends. She also talked about therapy!

I really want to stay on standard time year round, because noon is when the sun is at the highest point, darn it.

Oh, man, I'm giddy right now because it's 6:30 p.m. and still bright and sunshiney. Thank god. (I guess that god would be Apollo. And/or Ra.)

That sounds so cool! Except for the bad audience q&a part.

Someone just came by to see if I was prepared for the topic I'm presenting on Wednesday. This is the first I've heard about it. So, yeah, totally prepared.

Meanwhile, ltc doesn't want to get ready for bed because it's light out.

I sold mac's car. Woohoo!

I got a new clutch put in my car. I didn't have the time to do it myself, since it looked like a job that would take most of a weekend for me. That clutch only lasted 253,000 files.

Gud, that's a wise decision -- time versus money.

Ugh, the day started with a 7am meeting, and I just got off the phone from a two-hour session with coworker. Complete with camera, so I couldn't make faces. Right into another meeting, but at least there's no video on this yet.

I'm wondering if there's any way I can meet separately with the guy who's in town to warn him about my coworker's quirks.

Things I did not need today: family members in lockdown due to an active shooter situation.