One of the two elevators at the building I work in is broken, and so the remaining elevator is usually pretty crowded. It now stops at just about every floor, and on the way up this morning I was surprised to notice how each floor smelled different. Ours smells like some kind of floral cucumber [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Olfactory Floor
November 29, 2007
Missing Ruby
November 28, 2007
Work is ramping up for a big release next week, and so I’m working longer hours than usual. And that means I’ll be spending less time with Ruby. Right now my work hours are shifted a little early than in the morning so that I can come home and have dinner with my family. That [...]
Overlapping Worlds
November 20, 2007
As I was walking towards my building this morning, a woman asked me if I knew where the DSHS was (DSHS = Department of Social and Health Services). I didn’t. Rumor has it there are lots of social services in this area, but I don’t know where any of them are. However, I know the [...]
A Poem I Inadvertently Wrote Over IM
November 19, 2007
Steve says (3:23 PM): you yelled right after my browser crashed, taking down pandora with it there was a nice bit of silence filled with your grief but usually the music drowns out whatever you’re doing
Scene from Saturday’s Dinner
November 19, 2007
We walk into the restaurant foyer, where Chong is waiting. Steve: “Hi, Chong”. Chong: “HA HA HA HA HA HA H A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!”. In related news, I now have a moustache.
Thirty Five
November 15, 2007
I’m 35 years old today! Also, I’m currently growing a beard — as a temporary step on the journey to a moustache. Care to voice an opinion on which style would suit me best? http://www.americanmustacheinstitute.org/MustacheStyles.aspx Put your vote in the comments.
Running to Stand Still
November 14, 2007
I’ve been working hard to get back in shape. It’s difficult, and it’s not made easier by the fact that I’m just beginning and progress is still hard to see. I’m not just trying to lose weight — I’m also trying to work my way back from debilitating spasms in my lower back in August, [...]
Pop
November 11, 2007
My great-grandfather was John Keelty. We called him “Pop”. He had three daughters and so no one in his family carried the Keelty name until I was born and my parents named me Stephen Todd Keelty. When my great-grandfather died I (as the last of his line to carry the name “Keelty”) was given his [...]
On Poppies
November 10, 2007
I spotted a poppy pin lying on the ground today. Serendipitous! Poppies are a Canadian tradition — nobody wears them here — and the pin was probably accidentally dropped by a Canadian shopper taking advantage of the exchange rate. I’m excited to be able to celebrate Remembrance Day properly. In the US it’s Veteran’s Day; [...]
Procrastination
November 10, 2007
I’m a decent procrastinator. In fact, I’m procrastinating right now by writing this blog entry. I’m trying to develop a different mindset about some of the things I procrastinate about. For most of those things, there’s a lot of pleasure to be had after (but not necessarily during) the activity. For example: I went [...]