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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Dining Al Desco: Part 2

If you ever want to make me laugh, say this to me: "Oh Auntie Nettie, you must enjoy eating outside on your lunch hour. Your workplace garden courtyard is soooooo beautiful."

SO MANY THINGS ABOUT THAT MAKE ME LAUGH.

HA! I dine, when I do dine, al desco. I even took occasional photos to document this.  Part 1 is here.

Don't judge my eating habits. At least I had SOME lunch. Between meetings. Between projects. Between IMs, emails, phone calls. (Sigh. Can I go back on vacation?)

Also: Those of you who know me, know I have a Diet Coke addiction. There are many pictures of Diet Pepsi shown here. They were FREEEE. FREEEEEE trumps everything - ever.

Dino Bits are cheap Fruity Pebbles with DP
Emergency supplies for later. You DO spy PB and J fixin's
Fancy mustard, VERY fancy cheese, cashews and DP
Eye Candy (yum), fudge gelato, Advil and DP
GINORMOUS Diet Coke and chocolate? garlic knot? (OI - I think that's HOME actually on a work-from-home day).
Someone's leftover Greek or Indian something or other
Oh HELLO, random Kale Salad

Pens in the homemade egg/potato salad. This is why we can't have nice things.

I picked the cucumbers yesterday morning in the office garden. Does that count for anything?
My desk is STILL a mess.
~photos by iTouch

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