Hi there!

Sorry I've been MIA, but work got busy there for a while. And now I am just trying to switch gears back to normal. I've been trying to commute by bike* as much as possible, for one thing. 3 days two weeks ago, and 4 out of 5 last week. Mood: smug. Music: Bicycle race, Queen.

Neighbor's indoor kitty got out yesterday and was nowhere to be found. Today we went kitty-searching. Located her under a nearby building, but no dice: she was too freaked out to come out. And we honestly? probably made things scarier for her for a while. We called the local shelters and animal control to see if anyone had any advice, but also not much luck on that front. I made some suggestions, but the thing is, they have other indoor-only animals, so leaving the door open is not an option. I'm hoping they can lure her onto the porch in the next couple of days. In any case, please cross your paws.

I've been keeping up on blog reading if not writing. Laurie just made an amazing home improvement. And even though we already have wood floors, I still feel envious. I've been reading her tales of getting organized and decluttered, and it just makes me tired. Tired and envious. I did motivate enough to return some library books, and I made a pile of about 20 other books I could live without. And I vacuumed the front room for the first time in, oh, let's just not say. And I tried to watch the British show on nasty, dirty houses to get motivated, but all I could get was excerpts online. And the 20 books I sorted out? Have been sitting in a pile on that rug for the last week.

And, (re: blogs) does anyone know where Shrinky has gone?

Next week starts a quieter time in the office. For the next couple of months, all my projects are more nebulous and have a less specific due-date than what I've been working on for the last few months. I'm a little nervous about this, as it's not my best kind of operating atmosphere. I really need to get a project schedule in place, or I'm afraid I won't accomplish anything. I have a week to get myself organized, before I take a little comp time at the beginning of next month. Woohoo comp time!

* These people are so hard-core about biking to work, it shamed me into riding more this week. There's info about what kind of change of clothes to bring, biking in the dark, biking in the rain, panniers appropriate for carrying a laptop, getting back in shape to bike after getting hit by a truck.... you name it. I have no excuse. Really.