I need to catch up on the past few days.  The wind-down at work before a long vacation (well, any vacation) is extremely challenging.  It’s always a herculean push to get projects wrapped up, passed on to other people, or otherwise gotten to a point where I can leave without abandoning the client.  When I’m […]

For example, tonight I discovered that The Post locks its main entrances at night so that the only way out is through a secret entrance known only to crazy-haired old cleaning ladies (who may or may not have been the witch in Hansel and Gretel). Also, turns out the walk from The Post to the […]

Yesterday in the midst of errand-running (after the Italian store and the Lebanese store, but before the regular grocery store), Amanda and I stopped at a French pastry shop for a little pick-me-up.  In honor of mon père, I got a lemon tart.  (Unfortunately there was no Perrier to be had.) Also, in anticipation of […]

Amanda got here on Wednesday, and for the next couple of days we enjoyed a sort of quasi-vacation:  We ate out at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant, and a fun latino chicken restaurant.  Amanda spent the days wandering the halls of the Smithsonian, and I came home early from work (8pm) and didn’t check my Blackberry […]

I’ve mentioned a couple of times in earlier posts that Amanda will be staying with me for an extended visit this summer.  Since this is Amanda’s first major appearance in my blog, a brief introduction is warranted:  We met about 11 years ago (!!) during my first year at the University of Utah at the […]

It’s done.  I’m in.  New digs.  Or maybe I should say:  New digs.  I’m kind of in.  It’s only just begun. I’ll write more and post some photos.  But for now, I need to sleep.  More than anything else.  Sleep.

The number of hours I billed during the month of May.  New all-time high for me.  That translates into approximately $116,000 for the firm (assuming they billed me out at my normal rate).  I sure hope the bonus committee is paying attention.  Sigh.