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various and sundry small things
Aug. 26th, 2018 10:43 pmI had to go out on Wednesday and buy a new set of headphones-with-a-microphone, because my old set (...which I don't even remember why I had? possibly I bought them when Vicky and I had a plan to Skype each other regularly? (which didn't end up panning out, for various and sundry reasons)) A) had one broken earpiece and B) had separate headphone and microphone jacks and my laptop only has a single combined audio input/output jack.
I needed these for my Spanish class, both for our weekly Skype meetings (tonight was the first one; it went well) and for recording various exercise as part of the online course activities. They were super-cheap, just $20, and uncomfortable on my ears if I wear them for extended periods, but they do what I need them to do.
(I appreciate my lovely, comfy noise-cancelling headphones even more by comparison. *pets them*)
Anyway, I am now caught up on all my Spanish exercises, and a little bit ahead on the ones due tomorrow, so that's nice. Tomorrow night I intend to get some reading done for my Government class, so as to be a little ahead of myself there as well.
Hmm, what else?
In church news, I did arrive half an hour early, but had almost no set-up work to do since a whole bunch of people had gotten there even earlier and already done 90% of it. I'm not complaining! Cleanup also went smoothly, and we only had two loads of dishes to run -- that's light even for a summer service. We also didn't bother boxing up most of the leftover snacks, since this afternoon was the semi-annual Restoration Day, when a crew of volunteers show up to deal with various maintenance tasks that are too large and/or irregular to be on our sexton's duty list, but not so large that we need to hire experts. I have never yet participated in one of these, because until today they have, every single time, been schedule for a day and hour when I had to be at work.
I missed this one too, because I hadn't gotten enough sleep last night. Instead, I went straight home after closing up the kitchen and took a three-hour nap, which was wonderful and very much needed. *wry* Perhaps next time, though.
Hmm...
Oh! And in everyday life news, two things. One, my parents reached Cass Lake this afternoon, and are settling in to enjoy their vacation. Two, my new upstairs neighbors left me a piece of delicious sweet dessert bread and a note with their phone numbers. I must remember to write them a thank-you note with my phone number. Possibly I should also give them some brownies. *ponders* Well, if brownies are part of the plan, that will have to wait a few days since I won't have time to bake another batch until Tuesday or Wednesday. And I can take whatever's left (after keeping a couple for myself, and maybe giving a few to Diagonal Neighbors T & Z, and Downstairs Neighbor S as well) in to work for Aunt Boss, Mom Boss, and New Hire 2. I will also have to remember to buy some more box mixes on Wednesday, so I'll be able to bake brownies for next week's church coffee hour.
(Completely tangential, but! Potential nickname for New Hire 2: Miss Tree? Pros: thematic match with Miss Cactus. Cons: not very imaginative or indicative of personality and/or interests. Hmm. Hmm... Eh, I think I'll wait another week and see if something more meaningful comes to me.)
I needed these for my Spanish class, both for our weekly Skype meetings (tonight was the first one; it went well) and for recording various exercise as part of the online course activities. They were super-cheap, just $20, and uncomfortable on my ears if I wear them for extended periods, but they do what I need them to do.
(I appreciate my lovely, comfy noise-cancelling headphones even more by comparison. *pets them*)
Anyway, I am now caught up on all my Spanish exercises, and a little bit ahead on the ones due tomorrow, so that's nice. Tomorrow night I intend to get some reading done for my Government class, so as to be a little ahead of myself there as well.
Hmm, what else?
In church news, I did arrive half an hour early, but had almost no set-up work to do since a whole bunch of people had gotten there even earlier and already done 90% of it. I'm not complaining! Cleanup also went smoothly, and we only had two loads of dishes to run -- that's light even for a summer service. We also didn't bother boxing up most of the leftover snacks, since this afternoon was the semi-annual Restoration Day, when a crew of volunteers show up to deal with various maintenance tasks that are too large and/or irregular to be on our sexton's duty list, but not so large that we need to hire experts. I have never yet participated in one of these, because until today they have, every single time, been schedule for a day and hour when I had to be at work.
I missed this one too, because I hadn't gotten enough sleep last night. Instead, I went straight home after closing up the kitchen and took a three-hour nap, which was wonderful and very much needed. *wry* Perhaps next time, though.
Hmm...
Oh! And in everyday life news, two things. One, my parents reached Cass Lake this afternoon, and are settling in to enjoy their vacation. Two, my new upstairs neighbors left me a piece of delicious sweet dessert bread and a note with their phone numbers. I must remember to write them a thank-you note with my phone number. Possibly I should also give them some brownies. *ponders* Well, if brownies are part of the plan, that will have to wait a few days since I won't have time to bake another batch until Tuesday or Wednesday. And I can take whatever's left (after keeping a couple for myself, and maybe giving a few to Diagonal Neighbors T & Z, and Downstairs Neighbor S as well) in to work for Aunt Boss, Mom Boss, and New Hire 2. I will also have to remember to buy some more box mixes on Wednesday, so I'll be able to bake brownies for next week's church coffee hour.
(Completely tangential, but! Potential nickname for New Hire 2: Miss Tree? Pros: thematic match with Miss Cactus. Cons: not very imaginative or indicative of personality and/or interests. Hmm. Hmm... Eh, I think I'll wait another week and see if something more meaningful comes to me.)
