Cool Wave

But come evening, the heat and humidity mostly cleared out, and today it was even on the cool side, not entirely suitable for wearing shorts. Huh. California weather; go figure.

Have I mentioned that I trust weather forecasts out here much less than I trusted forecasts in Madison? Madison forecasts - with a few kinds of exceptions - were usually pretty accurate 4-to-5 days ahead of time. I don't trust any forecast here more than 2 days out, and even 2 days I'm a little leery of. The weather here just seems so much more variable.

But generally pleasant.

Yesterday the network was down at work. Apparently there was a power hiccup in the morning before I got in, and some of our servers were not working. So I went to work out, and they were still down when I got back. They eventually came back up in the afternoon, but apparently the power hiccup fried a router or something so parts of our floor were still hosed. For whatever reason it took them a while to sort it out; apparently it was a really nasty problem, not as straightforward as I'm describing it. But it wiped out most of the day for working.

I packed up my office at work today, for the Big Office Reshuffling our department is undergoing. I packed four boxes of stuff, plus three computers, three monitors, three posters, and a few random items, totally sixteen in all. A lot of crap! I like to have a nice, homey office.

I also got some good news about things happening in our department, which hopefully I'll be able to relate in more detail in a few weeks. But it made me happy. It gave me a hint that people say good things about my work when I'm not around. Always good to know... even better to have happening whether or not I know...

Most everything else the last couple of days has been details. I liked the clothes I bought Sunday, so yesterday I took advantage of the sale at Mervyn's and bought some more. A little expensive even with the discount, but it's comforting to know I've basically done all the shopping for summer clothes that I need to do.

Trish went to the Giants game tonight, where The Giants pounded the Expos 18-0, highlighted by Barry Bonds hitting a tremendous home run into the Bay (on TV I got to see a boater out there head over and scoop up the ball from the water), and pitcher Shawn Estes hit a grand slam. Wow, what a game it was! Trish is a lucky duck. I guess CJ is going to tomorrow's game.

Spent the evening cleaning. I think my vacuum is on the edge of dying, and I will need to buy a new one soon. It's unbelievably loud, and gives off a faint smell, neither of which are good signs. Well, vacuums are not very expensive, and they're fun to spell. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum.

I like having a clean house. It makes me feel like I live somewhere nice and got something done - both of which are true, I guess!