Bummer, dcp. I hope it clears quickly.

David, I hope today's travels go more smoothly than yesterday's.

I just finished making plans for my birthday next month. A localish theater company is performing Stoppard's Arcadia over that time, so I got tickets for myself and a couple of friends. It's about 45 minutes away, which isn't that much, but I missed out on my usual Labor Day vacation. So I decided to get a hotel for the night and check out a museum or two that afternoon. My friends will be meeting me for cocktails and dinner before the show. It all feels very grownup and indulgent. I'm looking forward to it.

Sorry to hear it, dcp!

That sounds very nice, Calli.

In more cheerful news, my ornamental pepper plants are showing some color; [link]

{{dcp}}} I hope it continues mild and I'm glad you are stocked up

That sounds great, Calli!

I just requested a payout of two weeks of vacation time, which will essentially give me an extra paycheck. It'll be nice to have the money, but I do regret not taking the time off at some point. I have plans for a couple days off in October for the annular eclipse, and actually put time off on the calendar for February (my birthday is the Sunday before Mardi Gras and I am toying with the idea of going to NOLA for it, although I am also thinking I might enjoy visiting at another less raucous and probably less expensive time more? Either way, I have the time off on the books) and even with planning another week off for the Great American Eclipse or whatever it's called I will have enough vacation time accrued to do my month long train trip late spring. So that's all good.

Calli, Arcadia is one of my (and my mother's) favourite plays; I have wonderful memories of reading it out loud with her -- good homemade fun. I hope you enjoy the production.

I never get to see things like that anymore....I don't know that one, forgive my ignorance. Hey, Karl, I'd say "How's it hanging?" but maybe that should move to Bitches and stuff. My weekend is totally full of zoom. (I would be bragging about being double-booked on Saturday, except it's all politics-geek stuff. But I still wish I could be on both.)

But I guess I'll go to the one my boss asked me to.

3 days since my boss told someone that she needed to meet with me regarding my application for another job in our department and 0 emails or phone calls to me regarding such a meeting.

Ugh. Can you follow up since it is end of day Friday?

Theoretically I do not know she said this.