{"id":180,"date":"2010-11-04T08:16:04","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T14:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shadowkatmandu.net\/?p=180"},"modified":"2010-11-04T08:16:04","modified_gmt":"2010-11-04T14:16:04","slug":"nothing-day-long-day-election-day-rider-day-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.shadowkatmandu.net\/?p=180","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Day (Long Day, Election Day, Rider Day, etc.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been an interesting week, and it’s not quite over yet.\u00a0 Today is my sixth working day in a row as I am working a co-worker’s shift so he can work my shift on Saturday so I can work the annual All Souls Auction.\u00a0 It’s going to be a long<\/strong> day because (1) said co-worker’s shift starts four hours earlier than mine, (b) when my shift is over I go directly to the last Auction meeting and (iii) once that meeting is over I am going to run by the store and then visit Wendy.\u00a0 Wendy’s birthday was yesterday and I owe her a present, which is half the reason for my store visit.\u00a0 (The other half is cookies.)<\/p>\n

Tuesday was Election Day.\u00a0 Locally, people mostly agreed with me on the ballot issues and the candidates.\u00a0 One notable exception is Michael Merrifield, who was running for County Commissioner.\u00a0 He occasionally visits the church, so I was really rooting for him.\u00a0 On the bright side, all the issues I ranted about here went the way I hoped they would.<\/p>\n

Tuesday was also, apparently, Double Rider day.\u00a0 Wendy called me in the morning needing a ride to work, so I gave her one.\u00a0 Later Sam decided to ride with me to vote rather than take the bus.\u00a0 I think my scooter was quite happy to just be hauling my fat ass around the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

Tuesday and Wednesday were VIP days at work.\u00a0 We had some people from Corporate HQ out visiting our little team.\u00a0 I didn’t see them on Tuesday at all, but Wednesday there were there and even had a short meeting with us in small groups.\u00a0 Having them out meant one small, slightly negative thing:\u00a0 No laptops were allowed to be out.\u00a0 This was a brief restriction on Tuesday, but on Wednesday I couldn’t get my laptop out until lunchtime.\u00a0 This meant finding entertainment between calls other than Facebook.\u00a0 I purchased the electronic version of Ender’s Game<\/em> a couple of weeks ago, so I took this opportunity to start reading it.\u00a0 At first, the style put me off a little, but now I am enjoying it greatly.\u00a0 Enough that I was reading it last night when I could have been Stumbling or something else.\u00a0 I suspect I’ll get the sequel when I finish it.<\/p>\n

The biggest deal this week is the Auction.\u00a0 If you’re local, please come to it on Saturday between 8 and 5:30 p.m.\u00a0 It’s going to be a fun time with two local bands playing, a kids’ auction, lots of food and a little bit of booze.\u00a0 There have been over one-hundred-fifty items donated, so it should be pretty exciting!<\/p>\n

The blog week, meanwhile, is almost over.\u00a0 I will have some (hopefully good) verse for you tomorrow.\u00a0 See you then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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