jelly-brain jelly-legs

i fell asleep watching the tail end of oh brother, where art thou, and woke up groggy to get ready and head to herzeliya with singer. we arrived way early, so we sat over coffee and talked - primarily about inner peace.

the event was nicely done - they really put a lot of effort into surprising her father for his birthday. it was super-awkward introducing singer to them, and remember: it's only as awkward as YOU make it. so it was all my fault.

true exhaustion was beginning to set in before the main presentation, and i don't know what was going through my head when i ordered the second gin and tonic. when the dancing began i was beginning to lose it, so we said goodbye and walked (well, in my case i kinda just dragged my feet) to catch a bus home. we got off a stop too late, which didn't help my mental state any. we took another bus to my place so i could pick up my uniform, then a taxi to singer's (that earned me an extra half-hour's sleep). by the time we got there i was barely functioning, and my body was aching and unresponsive.

i managed to shave, though. and i'm counting myself extremely fortunate that the switch-over to daylight savings time scored me another hour's sleep.

the day rolled through with assistance from my goa collection. and lots of caffeine. a week ago i did something relatively quick-and-dirty, which i paid for today in full, and i spent the rest of it closing a bunch of open issues. and fighting with word, whose interface is an abomination that has been brutalized and tortured by our support crew.

our shuttle home left early / didn't arrive again today, so i went through ramat gan. i got a bit adventurous, and found a much more useful bus stop, and i didn't have to wait too long before i caught one to singer's place. i was fed and entertained, and after a really good evening i got all my gear (including from the weekend) and missioned home.

the kid's being released soon, i've been asked to help with his release gift. the other old team news is that i sent a mail that contained a compliment to my previous TL, and it backfired and has caused him a bit of a problem - his gift to us last year wasn't repeated this year, and i kinda made everyone aware of it :$