not so late

i had to get up early to pay the doctor a visit, so i stayed up just long enough to install netbeans and get a basic handle on it. i was still scratching sleep out of my eyes when i got to the doctor's office, he saw me early and very quickly decided that the podiatrist is off his rocker, giving me the name of a good orthopaedic doctor instead. in the meanwhile - another breath test for h. pylori: he tells me he doesn't like to be defeated. i told him i'd like to sort this out before the holidays are over, including whatever visits to the gastroenterologist may be necessary...

i returned home, packed my bag and headed over to the old office just to drop off the chocolates and fizz pops that were supposed to get there a week ago; then i bussed through to the bank to sort things out before taking another bus to the new office.

i was well pleased to note that my bus pass "remembers" when i last travelled, so even though i forgot that i had a valid ticket from my previous ride i wasn't charged for swiping :D

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there's something strange about pulling out a rather long, definitely grey hair from my head. something... quietly satisfying.

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the orientation course for next semester's first years is now finalized, we have a classroom and will now be getting to work on preparing classes. sweet!