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Week Notes 21

By Justin G. on 24SEP08SUN

A short work week, but it sure felt like five days of work happened anyway.

Almanac

The last cool day of the week is going to be Monday. For the middle part of the week it will be hot, back to the 90s F. It’s sunny all week. Clouds may come back in the morning later in the week, but I kind of doubt it. The weekend is forecast to be cooler again. Sunrise is in the latter half of the six o’clock hour, and sunset is around half past seven. For the nighttime hours, there is a new moon on Monday, and it’s only up during the daylight hours.

SEP02MON

Today is a holiday.

My friend J is in Portland this weekend, and will be making a pass through Ken’s Artisan Bakery. Last night I got inspired by this so I made a plan to get out to Manresa Bread this morning to pick up a couple of pastries and maybe a coffee. It is so worth it, especially because traffic is light and parking is easy and there is hardly any line in the shop.

Campbell is still filled with Campbell people.

In the evening I make another batch of pesto beans (NYT Cooking recipe), and a salad with a fresh vinaigrette. The simple foods are always so, so good. I reheat a baguette from Manresa in the oven to complete the meal.

SEP03TUE

WFO. On the drive home, I pass an accident, thankfully minor looking. I don’t see any active EMTs, just a few scattered groups of distressed peopled on the shoulder. A stricken Prius in the middle lane, shielded behind several large white fire trucks that block all three lanes. It adds 10 minutes to my commute. So much for an easier time during a holiday week. I remain sangfroid about it, the cummute takes what the commute takes.

SEP04WED

At lunchtime I drive up to the central corporate campus to meet CB for lunch. The place is from a surreal future. It gives of the vibes of a separate world, distant again, like the launch pads of the Florida coast. Despite being intimately within the very heart of it, I am miles away. We both remark on how weird it is. Everything is normal and not normal at the same time. Maybe it has become a place where our world and its mirror touch just a little. Maybe next time I will have more time to investigate these vibes.

SEP05THU

I sleep terrible this week. Waking up, and not being able to fall back to sleep. Struggling to fall to sleep to begin with. I know it’s about something at work, even though I am not actively worrying about it during the daytime hours. Being tired and unrested blocks my running plans and my cooking plans. Today I slept well, but other days I did not. During the day I discuss with one of my colleagues something that I think is bothering me and we clear most of it up. I am left with two conclusions: one that I am able to intillectually accept somethings and still resist emotionally accepting them, and two that there is one part that is somehow still my burden alone. Later I realize that also I don’t need to take that last bit so seriously. So what if I have some read of it wrong, we will figure it out. I won’t claim that it’s all resolved, but I feel some relief.

SEP06FRI

Very busy day at work. Had to ask to take a zero with B. I manage to pull together a result but it doesn’t answer all the questions we have. More for Monday.

SEP07SAT

It’s kind of rare to be out driving just at the sunset hour. A and I find ourselves out doing just that. The sunset horizon dims through a whole gradient of hues, golden orange on the horizon to deep blue above. Then a rich pale yellow to navy verging on violet. The ombrés gradually shift to ever dimmer renditions. It’s spectacular for a cloudless sky. I’m lucky that I don’t crash the car. I would see it again and again. There will be another chance most days.

The picture at the top is suggestive of tonight’s sunset, but it’s from almost a month ago. I don’t (usually) take pictures while I am driving.

SEP08SUN

(The day it is written.)

Desk building, sandwich making, laundry, a few minutes of No Man’s Sky, writing this post. Dog walking, taking the dog to the park. Meal planning, grocery shopping, doing the dishes. Reading, writing. Organizing and editing out a few of the things around the house. These are just some of the things I am doing today.

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