Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
work

all good things must come to an end

Alas! It had to happen sooner or later. Starting next Monday, I will be a full-time employee again. Coincidentally (or not!), I’m going full-time 6 days after 6/6/06. Additionally, this is all happening after working full-time for 6 years and then part-time for 6 years. Hmm.

Anyway, besides the 666 stuff, I’m doing this for a number of reasons, some of which will likely become apparent over the next year, some of which may never become apparent. Part of the reason I’m doing this is that I no longer have an excuse not to–now that Jake’s going to be going to school all day long in the fall (1st grade), I can comfortably work full-time and not have to worry about things like childcare (I have a pretty flexible schedule). He’d have to go to daycare in the summer either way, so that’s not an excuse that I can use, either. The extra money will definitely be nice. Who doesn’t like extra money? Ask me in a week…

friends

cookout

We went to our first cookout of the year today. Not the best weather for it, but at least it didn’t rain (while we were there, anyway–it’s raining now.). A guy Brian used to work with had a party and invited a bunch of people from Brian’s old workplace, so it gave him an opportunity to catch up with some of his old friends and to meet some new people that are now working there. Jake got to play with some kids, so he was happy. I got to pet two well-behaved dogs, so I was happy. I guess you could call it a good day for all of us.

food & drink

signs that you might be drinking too much?

OK. So I made my monthly trip to the liquor store today to stock up on essentials. I went to the same checkout lady as last month. Obviously not remembering me, she asked me if I was having a party. I replied “Nah, I’m just thirsty.” I sort of clarified that comment by explaining that I was stocking up on stuff. There was more banter along these same lines. Then, as I’m leaving the store, the clerk says “Have a great summer!” And I’m thinking, “See you next month!”

books

marley & me

I’m not talking about the cat.

My brother got me the book “Marley & Me” for my birthday this year. I tore through it rather quickly. It was nice to read about a dog that was worse than any of the dogs I’ve owned (hard to believe, I know). Of course, the stories were also heartwarming and hilarious. Seeing that the book was about a dog’s life, the ending was, of course, sad. If you like dogs, you’ll probably like this book. If you don’t, you’ll probably want to skip it.

food & drink

nebbiolo d’alba

I finally got off my slacking butt and made my 3rd batch of wine for the year. I guess I have the weather to thank for this–it was too hot to go outside to work after supper. This is my 3rd of 5 kits for the year. I’ve never heard of this particular wine, but it sounds pretty good to me. Italian. Red. How can you go wrong with that? As I think I’ve mentioned before, I’ll probably make a 6th batch of wine this year due to my penchant for bottling two batches at a time. At this point, I’m not sure what I’ll make.

I guess I’ve wasted enough of this evening. Time to go outside.