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Five Things for a Fragile, Gray Sunday Morning
Sun, Feb. 10th, 2013 08:11 am1) Feeling remarkably fragile after a week that included the car accident and all its attendant mishegos (the car is being totaled ::sigh::) and the start of the new job among other things. Though my Sunday morning writing group is gathering to write this morning, I may yet just stay home and get things done away from the clatter and chatter of a Seattle coffee shop on the weekend.
2) Spent yesterday afternoon seeing the Oscar-nominated animated short films with a group not unlike the group that's meeting this morning. All the shorts were worth seeing, all remarkable examples of the animator's art, and they're all available free on the web at the links that follow. For my money, either Paperman or Head Over Heels should get the award, with The Gruffalo's Child coming up a close third. Adam and Dog is pretty but predictable, and Fresh Guacamole is clever and interesting, kind of animation image jazz, but it's not really about anything at all.
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jaylake's group dinner last night at Maggiano's Little Italy in Bellevue, with a group of the usual crew that gathers around our host in these parts. We were more than 16, a group so large that we overflowed to another restaurant. As I said on Facebook, there was more delicious food than we could possibly eat and not nearly enough time to enjoy the company. The menu included two different kinds of salad, pork and potatoes, green beans, asparagus, lasagna, chicken parmesan, fettucini alfredo, delicious Italian bread, and plenty of wine. Dessert was a choice of either tiramisu or apple crostada with vanilla bean ice cream (the later of which was to die for).
4) The new job has started pretty well, despite some initial confusion about my commute route. I've toured the facility and the neighborhood, and they've started me on a 101-level project that I'm pretty sure I can whip out by the end of tomorrow. I like the people I'm working with; they seem smart and on the ball. I'm struck by how many and how often people work from home or elsewhere; the office was pretty empty during my first three days. We'll see how that progresses over time.
5) The house is a ridiculous mess and I really want to pick it up. That was part of the plan for last weekend. Perhaps I can make a dent today.
2) Spent yesterday afternoon seeing the Oscar-nominated animated short films with a group not unlike the group that's meeting this morning. All the shorts were worth seeing, all remarkable examples of the animator's art, and they're all available free on the web at the links that follow. For my money, either Paperman or Head Over Heels should get the award, with The Gruffalo's Child coming up a close third. Adam and Dog is pretty but predictable, and Fresh Guacamole is clever and interesting, kind of animation image jazz, but it's not really about anything at all.
3) Had a great time at
jaylake's group dinner last night at Maggiano's Little Italy in Bellevue, with a group of the usual crew that gathers around our host in these parts. We were more than 16, a group so large that we overflowed to another restaurant. As I said on Facebook, there was more delicious food than we could possibly eat and not nearly enough time to enjoy the company. The menu included two different kinds of salad, pork and potatoes, green beans, asparagus, lasagna, chicken parmesan, fettucini alfredo, delicious Italian bread, and plenty of wine. Dessert was a choice of either tiramisu or apple crostada with vanilla bean ice cream (the later of which was to die for).4) The new job has started pretty well, despite some initial confusion about my commute route. I've toured the facility and the neighborhood, and they've started me on a 101-level project that I'm pretty sure I can whip out by the end of tomorrow. I like the people I'm working with; they seem smart and on the ball. I'm struck by how many and how often people work from home or elsewhere; the office was pretty empty during my first three days. We'll see how that progresses over time.
5) The house is a ridiculous mess and I really want to pick it up. That was part of the plan for last weekend. Perhaps I can make a dent today.