My throat isn't getting any better. It was scratchy all day yesterday; this morning it aches, and I could barely talk when I first woke up. It cleared up after a bit, but it seems to come and go. And I've got a conference call this afternoon that I'm supposed to participate actively in! Whee!

I have to assume it's allergies; aside from the sore throat, I feel fine.

It's looking like a slowish morning, but a busy afternoon.

We've got a farewell luncheon for a guy I'm sort of friends with, so I'll be going to that - that's supposed to start at 11:30, and large groups always take forever, so I don't expect to be back in the office until 1 or 1:30.

Then I have a conference call from 2 - 3. This isn't my usual sit-and-play-Minesweeper conference call. This is, in fact, a call I've been trying to arrange for a couple of months now, because I desperately need some help with one of my long-term projects. This is my opportunity to ask questions and make plans that have been needed for some time.

And then I have a dentist appointment at 4:30, which means I need to leave the office right at 4. And Matt and Penny will be beating me home, because the dentist's office never runs on time.

Good thing I finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night, eh?

I've been re-reading it in preparation for Half-Blood Prince, which I pre-ordered through Amazon.

Matt wanted to know when we were supposed to get it. He'd heard that there were parties scheduled for places tonight, so people could buy it first thing Friday morning. But the official release date is the 16th - Saturday - so I think Matt's source must have been confused, and the parties are Friday night, so people can buy it at 12:01 Saturday morning.

At any rate, I had an email from Amazon this morning saying that I'd have my copy no later than 7pm on Saturday.

So, yeah. If Matt and I aren't around much over the weekend and early next week, you know why.

--Liz