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What a wonderful day for my boss to be unexpectedly absent from work. Long lunch "hours" rock.
February 15th, 2002
Little tidbits that could be found in the CJ Smith Quick Reference Guide, if such a thing existed...
Favorite chocolates: Godiva, hands down. See's is also excellent, as is any extremely snotty brand of plain dark chocolate. Any chocolate that happens to enrobe toffee or marzipan or nuts gets extra bonus points. Favorite bonbon fillings: toffee, marzipan, praline, chocolate of course, anything nut based, anything fruit based except probably cherry, some caramels.
Favorite baubles: Opals. Any kind. Black, white, jelly, doublet, Australian, lab-created: I like them all as long as there's fire in them. (You can keep the Mexican fire opals. They're just orange; I don't see any opalness to them.) Because I adore deep green, I would like emeralds if they were in my price range, which they most decidedly are not except in the ickier end of the color range. I may have to look into manmade or color-enhanced ones some day. For now, opals. They are intriguing, mysterious, ever-changing, and not all that pricey. I have a growing opal collection and will gladly talk someone's ear off about each piece.
Favorite position: Upside down in an airplane, just before I'm about to add a little right rudder and a bunch of left aileron at the top of an Immelmann. Or flat on my back in an airplane, airspeed falling rapidly, wings cleanly slicing the horizon on a perfect vertical upline, seat cushion expanding a little after the 3.5G load my body was putting on it seconds ago, just before I'm about to kick hard left rudder to flip back and point straight down again at the top of a hammerhead turn. (Why, what do you think of when you're asked your favorite position?)
Favorite flower: Roses. They smell so wonderful! Cyclamen and fuchsia are also very nice, just because they are weird and upside down.
I could be describing my excellent Valentine's Day this year. Three out of four on this list! My life does not suck! 8-)
Favorite chocolates: Godiva, hands down. See's is also excellent, as is any extremely snotty brand of plain dark chocolate. Any chocolate that happens to enrobe toffee or marzipan or nuts gets extra bonus points. Favorite bonbon fillings: toffee, marzipan, praline, chocolate of course, anything nut based, anything fruit based except probably cherry, some caramels.
Favorite baubles: Opals. Any kind. Black, white, jelly, doublet, Australian, lab-created: I like them all as long as there's fire in them. (You can keep the Mexican fire opals. They're just orange; I don't see any opalness to them.) Because I adore deep green, I would like emeralds if they were in my price range, which they most decidedly are not except in the ickier end of the color range. I may have to look into manmade or color-enhanced ones some day. For now, opals. They are intriguing, mysterious, ever-changing, and not all that pricey. I have a growing opal collection and will gladly talk someone's ear off about each piece.
Favorite position: Upside down in an airplane, just before I'm about to add a little right rudder and a bunch of left aileron at the top of an Immelmann. Or flat on my back in an airplane, airspeed falling rapidly, wings cleanly slicing the horizon on a perfect vertical upline, seat cushion expanding a little after the 3.5G load my body was putting on it seconds ago, just before I'm about to kick hard left rudder to flip back and point straight down again at the top of a hammerhead turn. (Why, what do you think of when you're asked your favorite position?)
Favorite flower: Roses. They smell so wonderful! Cyclamen and fuchsia are also very nice, just because they are weird and upside down.
I could be describing my excellent Valentine's Day this year. Three out of four on this list! My life does not suck! 8-)
The group inhabiting the second floor of our new building just had a big "beer bust" - beer, wine, and pizza were consumed in generous quantities. All of this took place in the shared cafeteria-like area on the first floor.
I could get all jealous that they had a beer bust and we did not. I could whine about how we never seem to have the budget for "fun" stuff anymore. I could feel all self-righteous about working while they partied.
Or I could just go over there and raid the leftovers. cackle cackle cackle
(eating my two newly acquired slices of piping hot cheese pizza)
I could get all jealous that they had a beer bust and we did not. I could whine about how we never seem to have the budget for "fun" stuff anymore. I could feel all self-righteous about working while they partied.
Or I could just go over there and raid the leftovers. cackle cackle cackle
(eating my two newly acquired slices of piping hot cheese pizza)