Presidents' Day Weekend
Feb. 21st, 2012 11:25 amAnother ACDC square dance weekend has come & gone. It was tremendous fun, I had a great time and it was wonderful to see everyone again but my feet were killing me nearly the entire weekend from dashing around from hall to hall, helping at the registration desk, answering various questions and even (gasp!) dancing.
My little household did the weekend on the cheap: we commuted from home to save on hotel expenses and even scored a parking place at a friend's nearby condo so we could save on parking. It added to our general sense of exhaustion but the financial impact is significant.
I hosted the guest caller Advanced hour and called a tip during that block. On the whole, I think my ten minutes of mic time went pretty well.![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kent4str hosted the C1 hour at the same time so I didn't get to see how things were chugging along in his hall but it's hard to imagine things going terribly wrong.
Monday was a day of great relief thanks to the Presidents' Day holiday.cuyahogarvr and I went to the National Geographic Museum in downtown DC to see the Anglo-Saxon hoard display, a collection of gold, silver & garnet pieces unearthed a short while ago which date to about 1300 years ago. The display pieces were much smaller than I had anticipated; the largest was only a couple of inches in length and most were tiny fragments the size of my thumbnail. And as I should have anticipated, the crowds were dense so it was difficult to see any of the artifacts or even read the text on the associated signs.
In the early afternoon,cuyahogarvr and I went to Fairfax, VA, to visit John Marshall at his rehab facility. Mentally, he's as sharp as ever although he's still moving delicately & slowly. Good news, however: as I type this Tuesday afternoon, John should be in the process of being discharged to home. He still has some physiotherapy but it will done with home visits. Each day, he's a little stronger and more mobile.
kent4str had an interview with another headhunter firm while we were visiting John. It's comforting to know he's still in circulation and there are nibbles periodically so we're still quite optimistic about his long term prospects.
We spent much of the afternoon catching up on various mid-term planning and projects. We've booked our hotel room for the upcoming CALLERLAB convention, although not at the host hotel. Because the primary hotel only has small double beds left --of which onlycuyahogarvr might fit into, we've had to look elsewhere. Fortunately, the Marriott is only a half-mile away and we were planning to drive anyway so we'll have our minivan available.
We've also purchased air fare & booked a rental car for the Vancouver IAGSDC convention, as well as booked a rental car for our April trip to Ontario to visit family.
My evening was largely spent catching up on some reading, finishing off two magazines and an ebook. I'm increasingly becoming disappointed with many self-help productivity books and articles as I'm doing nearly all of the things which they recommend: task lists, aggressive prioritization, using a PDA, etc.. In all, it would seem the best way for me to become yet more efficient is to stop reading books on increasing personal efficiency. Which kinda sucks 'cause it means I've hit something of an unsatisfactory plateau.
Well, back to the salt mines. I don't have much to do except watch three Fujitsu guys install & configure my new storage array expansion but I'll think of something to make the time worthwhile.
My little household did the weekend on the cheap: we commuted from home to save on hotel expenses and even scored a parking place at a friend's nearby condo so we could save on parking. It added to our general sense of exhaustion but the financial impact is significant.
I hosted the guest caller Advanced hour and called a tip during that block. On the whole, I think my ten minutes of mic time went pretty well.
kent4str hosted the C1 hour at the same time so I didn't get to see how things were chugging along in his hall but it's hard to imagine things going terribly wrong.Monday was a day of great relief thanks to the Presidents' Day holiday.
cuyahogarvr and I went to the National Geographic Museum in downtown DC to see the Anglo-Saxon hoard display, a collection of gold, silver & garnet pieces unearthed a short while ago which date to about 1300 years ago. The display pieces were much smaller than I had anticipated; the largest was only a couple of inches in length and most were tiny fragments the size of my thumbnail. And as I should have anticipated, the crowds were dense so it was difficult to see any of the artifacts or even read the text on the associated signs.In the early afternoon,
cuyahogarvr and I went to Fairfax, VA, to visit John Marshall at his rehab facility. Mentally, he's as sharp as ever although he's still moving delicately & slowly. Good news, however: as I type this Tuesday afternoon, John should be in the process of being discharged to home. He still has some physiotherapy but it will done with home visits. Each day, he's a little stronger and more mobile.kent4str had an interview with another headhunter firm while we were visiting John. It's comforting to know he's still in circulation and there are nibbles periodically so we're still quite optimistic about his long term prospects.We spent much of the afternoon catching up on various mid-term planning and projects. We've booked our hotel room for the upcoming CALLERLAB convention, although not at the host hotel. Because the primary hotel only has small double beds left --of which only
cuyahogarvr might fit into, we've had to look elsewhere. Fortunately, the Marriott is only a half-mile away and we were planning to drive anyway so we'll have our minivan available.We've also purchased air fare & booked a rental car for the Vancouver IAGSDC convention, as well as booked a rental car for our April trip to Ontario to visit family.
My evening was largely spent catching up on some reading, finishing off two magazines and an ebook. I'm increasingly becoming disappointed with many self-help productivity books and articles as I'm doing nearly all of the things which they recommend: task lists, aggressive prioritization, using a PDA, etc.. In all, it would seem the best way for me to become yet more efficient is to stop reading books on increasing personal efficiency. Which kinda sucks 'cause it means I've hit something of an unsatisfactory plateau.
Well, back to the salt mines. I don't have much to do except watch three Fujitsu guys install & configure my new storage array expansion but I'll think of something to make the time worthwhile.
