Day of 2007 - 13

Really, a good day today.

I went running with Erin. Something I had been putting off for a while, not with very much thought put into it, because I just assumed my running level is too low for Erin to enjoy my regimen. But of course that's not true, I never really thought that was true, and so when I thought about it for 2 seconds I invited here and of course we had a good time. She even seemed to be challenged a tiny bit, which made me feel like maybe I am little bit in shape these days. Of course I cannot do anything close to what she does (12 miles on trails near the ski basin? Good god.)

Nice long breakfast. I am enjoying the remains of my pickled tongue as cold cuts. It's tasty and really filling. Mary brought out some freshly squeezed apple cider she and Jesus got from their friend's orchard- and it was the best I've ever had. There is more, apparently. I must get some.

Fit in some Icelandic study.

Got some great messages from Runa, my new guide to Iceland. She is amazingly lending me her cell phone, which has an Icelandic number, for the duration of my trip.

Got another response from one of my OkCupid favorites. This site is really panning out for me. Of course my interactions there are in a very incipient and isolated form, and once I begin meeting people it will be much heavier, but it's fun for now. There are actually interesting people on there (as far as I can tell from their profiles).

Busy day at work. Not very relaxing but not too stressful, either. A good balance. Maybe "too stressful" at my work means more than it does at most jobs, so maybe today was very stressful by most standards, but it was fine. It was staff meeting day, and I always love that. It was funny, since everyone was crammed into my office. Fortunately, I have been collecting various types of sitting devices (only some of them are chairs), and I had space for 7 of the 9 people attending.

Made some really good sushi, if I do say so myself. It really baffles me that hardly anyone not of Asian descent does not realize that the rice in sushi is not plain rice. They seemed to think I was some magical sushi-creating god. Fun and delicious.

Trivia was great. Sadly, Helter Shelter is stuck in its eternally either 3rd or 4th place rut. I tell you, one day the questions are all going to be about classical music, ancient history and German philosopers. And Dwarf Fortress.

And Fox was at Trivia. What a great surprise. It was really good to see him after all this time. I hope we can reconnect when he settles down in New Mexico for a longer stretch than he seems to be planning. And takes some Shiso plants.

That will be all for tonight. I know, not very deep. There will be time for that. I just want to reflect that today was another brilliant Bloomsday.

Good night.