Sick, working, etc.

I haven't been blogging lately because I haven't been taking photos and I haven't been doing a whole ton. I am still sick and just now finally starting to get better. I still have a nagging cough and some sinus unhappiness though. In case you're wondering, my belly button piercing is also still pissed off (grumble). Work has also been really busy. We have had a whole bunch to do to prepare for Windows Vista Beta 2, PDC, and a usability lab test. Sadly the usability lab test was just cancelled so it feels a little like wasted effort. Oh well. I think things will continue to be busy for a while. Last week Piper came over on Wednesday night after work and that was really nice. I hadn't seen her since her wedding. She just started working as a student teacher at a nearby public middle school. She's teaching History and Language Arts to 7th graders. She is a very brave girl. Also on Wednesday we had a new cleaning person come. She did a good job so we're going to have her start coming regularly. I also just told our dog-checker-oner-girl that we don't need her anymore since Maple is 4 months old now and has her own dog door to go in and out. It's convenient because the new cleaning lady will cost about the same as the dog checking did. :-) This weekend I had lunch with my friend Leanne on Saturday. We tried to go to Nana's Soup House near where I live but it is apparently closed on weekends. How odd. We walked down to the U Village instead and got stuff from A La Francaise (their pre-made Caesar is surprisingly good). Maple came with us and it reminded me how much I need to walk her. She is still bad at sitting at corners; she gets too distracted. Saturday evening Benjamin and I met his parents at Beso del Sol for dinner. It was yummy food and was nice to see them. We then hustled over to Ballard to see The Constant Gardener at the Majestic Bay theater, but it was sold out. Instead we went to Scarecrow Video and rented The Office (BBC version) to watch at my in-laws' house in West Seattle. We watched three episodes before calling it a night. Sunday was a lazy day of sleeping, grooming, television, email, and not a lot more. In the late morning, after responding to a call from work, Benjamin brought Maple into bed and the three of us slept for maybe 4 more hours. It was very nice. Based on my improvement over the weekend I think the extra sleep was good for my cold. I did accomplish a little in that I did a bunch of laundry. Benjamin and I also watched one disc of Witch Hunter Robin.