Journal - 2011-10-03
??? (-32), S!, 5:30 AM, LF
Not much sleep, but manage to rise at a reasonable time. Get all the morning stuff attended to, and out by the normal time.
Computer at work is misbehaving - it's at least an hour before the hard drive stops thrashing and I can get something done. Not sure what the deal is, but the machine is due for replacement by the end of the year, so hopefully that will help.
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Chose not to pursue the AAD this month. A little disappointed, but it's not in the budget. Need to begin planning for the May course now, so I can be in the clear for that one. Actually had a dream about the course in the last week, so perhaps it's reaching back to grab me. Of course most of my association with courses at Royalston are wrapped up in the Circulation course a few years back. Flashbacks aren't quite the right word, but there's some lingering emotions there. It will be interesting to go back now and see what comes up.
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Made a pretty good dinner last night, definitely a "Fall" meal: slow cooked pork shoulder with potatoes and mushrooms, and oven roasted butternut squash and leeks. I think I've found a way to cook the pork without it becoming mush, though even with the large slow cooker and a small pork shoulder, things didn't quite fit. Still considering ways to build a smoker in the back that I can use to do this (and make my own bacon - yum!).
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It's not a cage if you're feeling like a resident - Umphree's McGee
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