Entries from February 2007 ↓

Just got the latest photos from family now living in Washington. Isn’t the snow so pretty? Man we’re a world away.

I don’t know what is more amazing – the Mister taking a couple of hours off work (while I’m still working) or the TOTALLY ORANGE laptop he found while surfing. I don’t think Orange Betty has one of these!

The very loveable yellow puss Otis at our friends farewell bbq yesterday. He was so smoochy!

Had a bit of a social day yesterday – out and about at the Cuba Street carnival, to a baby shower, a farewell bbq, dinner and the nighttime parade.

So many people out in the streets around Cuba Street:

Hundreds of hands as this crowd broke the record for the most people doing  synchronised actions to a song:

Finally went up the mysterious stairs to Truffle – an amazing French wine collection:

Took in a really spectacular view from the farewell bbq venue in Brooklyn:

The Mister’s arty nature shot (if our friend can take amazing photos of bumblebees then so can he!):

Sigh. Found it. First grey hair – sticking right out of the middle of my fringe. Took several photos of it, it’s a real beauty, but no matter which way you looked at the photos and cropped out the freckles and little holes where each hair goes into your head, it did look like a dodgey pubic shot So the Mister and I decided that posting it would be just too awful.

I’m not pulling the hair out. And I think it’s got some friends over on the left of my fringe. Oh well. I’m not freaking. Yet.

If I have to spend so much time here, might as well deck it out to suit Plus trying to rival Orange Betty’s office …

3 years ago today since my best friend died – it’s amazing where the time goes and it’s amazing how it still hits with a massive force.

Cooked a 3-course birthday dinner for Mother-in-Law at their beach house on Saturday. Always perilous cooking something never attempted before but *we* practiced our deep breathing and patience and it all turned out OK in the end

Egg & Salmon rolls
Kumara Salad with Lemon Feta Dressing
Mini Pavlovas with Vanilla Raspberry Compote (again)

I’m not sure whether I’m working too hard, or the most passionate employee one could hope for. It’s gotten to the point now where thoughts of work occupy my head at all times. Last night I dreamed (nightmared in some cases) about work: about a screen that had a pop-up on it that was there yesterday and behaving properly yet in my dream it kept sliding off the bottom of the screen before my eyes. And this morning over breakfast we discussed bank balances and reconciliation. Later in the shower instead of daydreaming about standing under a waterfall on a tropical island (is that what ‘empty-headed’ people think about in the shower?) it struck me how in my user guide I can explain 2 different scenarios for doing the same thing.

I just wonder what other people’s heads are filled with … I suppose it’s a welcome break from thinking about household domestics or using up those airpoints before they expire, or making an appointment with the dental hygienist, mole mapper, insurance company, hairdresser, mother-in-law or something to make for dinner … I just hope all the help associated with our product reflects the 24/7 effort!

Ommigod I’m famous! I’ve posted on our company blog