stepped thighs

nope, no running this morning - not a chance. i did sleep alright, though. my legs were *hurting* - every step up or down in particular was a strain.

first office: loads of graphic design (it takes patience to sit with our designer for so long) and fighting with css / the jquery color picker whose documentation is practically non-existent and needs to be reverse engineered before it can be pressed for results. i was going to be antisocial for lunch again, but yogi stepped into the elevator with me and i enjoyed his company. we discussed precious stones, primarily, and how absolutely ridiculous the entire industry is, from both providers' and consumers' points of view.

second office: our QA testing is producing a lot of questions, but things are going surprisingly smoothly considering and we're getting some answers as well. the irony is that most of our issues are current problems in the production system, and the reason we're aware of them is because we finally have half-decent error logging :P

while there, i received a phone call from my uncle and aunt who are visiting israel from durban - it was most pleasant talking to them and i really hope i get to see them before they go back!

on my way home i paid my apartment a quick visit to ascertain that all's gravy - it is. and my tenant's found a job, finally, so that's a bit less tension as well. i informed him that there's an issue with the roof of the patio, and tomorrow morning i'm going to begin looking for a better temporary solution while simultaneously attempting to progress in my mission to receive authorization to replace the damned thing.

i got home, changed into shorts and running shoes, and ran. it was a relatively short run (i'm guessing it was about 9km), but i did it at a faster pace. some of the way i did it with a huge grin on my face, because i was enjoying the run and the great house music, the fact that i didn't have my cellphone anywhere near me and the idea that pg and i were running "together" even if she was doing it indoors on a machine :)

pg and i stretched properly, did some push-ups and sit-ups, and then worked on basic taekwondo technique. the funny thing is that she doesn't realize how quickly she's learning :D

after i showered we had a brilliant tuna / egg salad for dinner, i introduced her to tool music videos and i'm just about ready to call it a day and make sure that i'm ready for a (relatively) busy morning.