Yet another beta crunch at work – long days and stressed hands as a direct result of subdivision surfaces and displacement, so I haven’t felt like updating lately. Besides, nothing of great import has happened, just a sequence of minor things. Like most days.
Mimi visited last week. She spent most days by herself wandering Seattle, then watched endless Powerpuff Girls reruns with me in the evenings. We did go together to the zoo last Saturday to gawk at some depressed animals. The only animals I was interested in were the big cats, and they were either impossible to find (the lions), asleep and barely visible (the tigers), or bored and behind bars in an ugly exhibit (the sole jaguar). And so I had to settle for the cloud leopard who seemed more interested in looking cute while licking his toes instead of showing off what a vicious big (well, medium-sized) cat he was.
Pixar’s stock inexplicably hit record highs last week. I managed to sell off some options just in time.
Kendo session is over for the summer. I’m debating whether to go back in the fall since the last two sessions (the last one, especially) were exercises in humiliation – particularly when confronted by a ratbastard yudansha (black belt holder) who seemed to take great delight in mocking my utter lack of form and zanshin (the quality of follow through after delivering a strike). On the other hand, we’ve actually progressed to real kirikaeshi practice drills involving strikes with our shinai on armor clad opponents, and I must say it’s rather therapeutic after a day at the office to really whack someone with a stick. (We’re not allowed the bogu armor yet, so I’m not yet in danger of being whacked.)
My OSX 10.2 cds arrived. It’s really sweet – although really there’s no excuse for charging me for something that 10.1 really should have been.
I nearly finished a 5.10a today. I’m much stronger in climbing now than I ever was.
