We Got the Ax

It feels strange to have gotten a promotion and be moving on when I know that there won’t be anybody to fill my shoes. Sigh. I move on and my department gets the ax. Even so, I am very excited to be doing something different at the library and am ready for the change. I had to get re-fingerprinted this week and even have my new shiny badge, but no start date and no schedule. I guess I will just continue to report to my old office until they tell me otherwise.

I am very excited that Niko has joined the world in NY, and we are waiting for baby Lily in MO. Would love to go and visit and cook for the new families, but not sure I will have a chance to do so anytime soon. So I did what I could and made quilts.

I have another quick and easy baby quilt that is awaiting borders and quilting, and fabric on the way from the internets for another one. I have also finished up a little holiday knitting (already!) despite the missing double pointed size eight needles and almost running out of yarn. Now I just need to plan my halloween costume…

Page Numbers

In the Why-Not deparment: What can I say? It was a slow morning, and I was the only person in the office. We found out yesterday that our department was being cut due to the city budget which makes it a little hard to be super motivated. So I spent about 15 minutes or so figuring out how many pages I’ve read so far this year. Yep. 8,113. And that doesn’t include the books that I’ve listened to on CD (another 3,431 pages), or the 100 or so pages that I am into my current book (Regeneration by Pat Barker…so good so far).

This weekend? Celebrating, tennis, and interview practice.

Hottest Ever

Lest you think I am a big whiner complaining constantly about the heat…there was an article in the paper this weekend reporting that this August was the HOTTEST EVER IN RECORDED HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO. Hottest. Ever. Gah. With an average temperature (including highs and lows) of 88.5 degrees, we made history. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of it. Oh, and we also had .03 inches of rain, which really helps. Good thing the “cold front” moved through. It was only 93 today. And “they” are “predicting” rain tomorrow.

Lest you think I am all bitter all the time, I was a happy little tennis watcher this weekend, and also I rode my bike, read, at tofu dogs, and played Bridal Bingo. I love three day weekends. If you like film noir, I recommend renting Brick. And if you like…well…laughing, I recommend Little Miss Sunshine.

Finally, Friday is test day!