11 October 2001
Last year: I think what nailed it for me was the bat's wide eyes.
Damn; these things always sneak up on me. I need to go shopping soon - this weekend, probably - and pick up some things for my Hallowe'en costume.
I spent something like five hours in a meeting yesterday with two guys from this other company. One of them was the over-enthusiastic sales guy - thankfully, he wasn't quite as enthusiastic yesterday, and mostly stayed out of the way. The other was their V.P. of Technology, a guy with whom I'd exchanged about fifty e-mails last week while trying to solve some problems. It was nice to actually meet him; he was a big help and a nice guy.
He also looked spookily like Rob. It was a good thing he spent most of the meeting talking, because otherwise all my staring would've been really rude.
But they got our problems fixed, and illuminated some steps that their documentation didn't cover, and took some notes of the problems we'd had so they could go back and get them fixed. It was that rarest of meetings - the useful and productive one.
Now, of course, I have to write up our findings. The whole point of my project was to evaluate this other company's software and its usefulness to us; and to figure out how to use it (because the user manuals and installation guides never really tell you the whole story) so the process could be documented for future use.
Now that the evaluation is done, I have to write everything up. I'm going to write a paper. I thought I'd left that behind when I finished my bachelor's degree!
I don't actually mind, though. Writing - even research papers, like this - is easy. I can put on my headphones, crank out the paper, and take a bit of a mental break. The hard work is done.
We're going over to K.T.'s tonight for chili. The last three times I ate chili, I had heartburn. (Which is weird, because it wasn't spicy chili - it was my own chili, for petesake - and none of the component ingredients give me heartburn individually, but there you have it.)
So I took a Prevacid this morning, and I'll try to remember to take a Pepcid AC before we head over there. Y'all keep your fingers crossed for me, 'cause I really like chili, and I'd hate to have to stop eating it altogether.
We'll have to stop at the store for some tortilla chips and sour cream. For me, chili is best eaten as an elaborate dip.
I'm looking forward to it. I need to get out of the house a little.
Quote of the day, from the 7th Sea game a couple of weeks ago: "Please do not cuddle the elder god!" Which quote, I might add, immediately followed: "Please do not braid the elder god's face tentacles!" Matt needs to find a new place to keep his stuffie Cthulu doll, I guess.
Word of the Day:
invective - 1: an abusive expression or speech; 2: insulting or abusive language, vituperation
Current Project:
- Kris' afghan (yes, I finally started it again!)
Current Projects:
- drawing
- Hall stuff
- garden