Wednesday Short Takes

[ralphmelton]

Felt sick (headachy and achy) through most of class. I'm not sure I'm getting quite enough sleep.

Realized that although I can't yet connect the iBook to the VPN, I can access Apple's internal net from the desktop system. So I was able to read my Apple mail. There wasn't much of content, but a vigorous discussion on one mailing list.

Upcoming player handout has now reached six pages. The in-character author claims he's being brief, which perhaps he is. It becomes awkward to explain how a document that long would not have been found earlier, but I will blithely overlook such concerns in order to provide more exposition. Zapfino is a beautiful font that suits the author excellently.

Left class early because I had finished the exercises and felt too grungy to try to make more work for myself. Went to the on-campus store.
The Apple t-shirts and clothing and other merchandise look really good, so good that I could cheerfully imagine wearing such merchandise. If the Apple-logo onesie said 'iBaby' on it in Garamond, I might have bought one without having a baby to put one on. Clearly I have quickly fallen under the Apple spell. (I do get various discounts on Apple merchandise, so if you want me to bring anything back, let me know.)

Currently, I'm unwinding on the hotel's patio next to the pool, using the wireless network to connect. The sky is a beautiful cloudless blue above me, and gentle breezes waft by me from time to time. This is a delightful way to enjoy myself.

Tonight, perhaps, I shall drive out for Moroccan food.

Comments

[ralphmelton.livejournal.com]

The web site (http://www.menara41.com) suggested that it was a bit pricey for me for tonight, so I went to a low-cost chain called "Baja Fresh" instead. It was good, but not worth returning to.

[drakemonger.livejournal.com]

Too pricey? You're on an expense account! How expensive is too pricey?

[ralphmelton.livejournal.com]

I got some guidelines from Sharon, and I'm trying to be careful to average under those guidelines. My theory is that by being conspicuously reasonable on my first trip, I'll get a longer leash with which to live it up on later trips.

It's not outrageously pricey, though. Now that I've had a couple of cheap meals, I may go there tonight.

[mrpeck.livejournal.com]

Hey, it almost sounds like vacation. :) Except for the being sick part and the classes part of course.

[ralphmelton.livejournal.com]

And, admittedly, the early-morning orientation of my schedule.

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[drakemonger.livejournal.com]

Ah. An excellent theory...

I tend to always end up far under those guidelines myself. Roger and David do not, but a) they are usually buying meals for large numbers of people and can claim it was an "impromptu team building exercise", and b) David, at least, is pretty high up the food chain.

[cellio]

You should be there for a short enough visit that you don't really adjust to the time zone. So ok, you're getting up at 6am, but to you that's really 9am, right?