Temp: 24 degrees
Today I worked from home. I'm doing security testing on a new consumer product my company may be launching soon, and the device needs to be tested in the 'consumer' environment - not really practical or productive to try to hack it in a lab environment.
So, it was nice to be able to wear shorts and a T-shirt to work, but the morning started out with the sun popping in and out from behind clouds, so at first I was thinking that this was going to be the kind of day that I wouldn't mind spending in the office ... well, could be worse, right?
But, by noon, when I finally went downstairs to get a bite to eat, it was bright and sunny and hot out... well, not scorcher hot, but "nice" and "comfortable" hot. Unfortunately (or rather, 'fortunately' ?) there was nothing in the house that I could whip up quickly for lunch, so I donned my sunglasses, pulled on my sandals, and did the 2 minute trek to the 7-11 next door for a big-bite hotdog and a slurpee. I was back home in another 2 minutes and decided to sit out in the backyard to enjoy my lunch. Very nice. The day was turning out just fine; bright sun, shorts & a T-shirt, no commute, and yet still quite productive!
Twenty minutes later it was back to work for another two and a half hours, before calling it a day at 3PM. I'll tell ya, a 7-to-3 day is quite nice when you just roll out of bed and you're at work - no shower, no commute, no insane office chatter/noise to distract you. Then at 3, instead of hopping into the rushhour traffic, hoping to be home by four, you're already home! I'm going to see if I can do this more often.
So, after 'work' I went back to the yard and spent half an hour in the sun just watering all the plants before deciding to start harvesting the herbs. I've got so many chives growing, and just going to waste, so I figured I could cut up a whole bunch and dry them and save them. I also did the same to the sage, and the Curry Plant. I also picked a couple more strawberries and popped them into the freezer. I get so few strawberries throughout the year that I just save them up all year in a freezer bag, and then in the dead of winter when they're out of season, I make myself a strawberry margarita. I did this last year, and it was awesome - I think it's a great idea, so I'm doing it again this year.
Carole was having dinner with friends this evening, and since I was having such a nice time just kickin' in the back yard sunshine, at about 6PM I just hopped over to 7-11 again for a chedar smokie with extra sourcrout. Yum! Fattening as hell, but still nice on a warm summer day.
Posted by Calvin at July 17, 2006 08:33 AM