14 October 2003 22:31 [link]
thrown
Sara got thrown off a horse today. She's been learning to ride with a friend from work who just happens to be a qualified riding instructor. Her horse got a bit pissed off today, though, and sort of flipped her sideways off his back. Apparently the horse then looked down at her, sprawled, winded, in the sand, with a look that said "what are you doing down there?".
She got away with a bit of a bruised arm, and Kelly made her get straight back on again. Got to show the horse who's boss.
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14 October 2003 20:16 [link]
cheque
It was with much relief that I found a cheque from our former landlord on the mat when I got home. It's taken two months and much pestering, but he's coughed up. I was doubly relieved because I'd been preparing my "pay, or it's the Small Claims Court for you" speech for delivery this evening.
I do prefer to avoid confrontation. Let's just hope the cheque doesn't bounce....
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14 October 2003 18:12 [link]
diplomacy
I've arranged a game of play-by-email Diplomacy. I've been wanting to try Diplomacy (a game rather like Risk, but with no dice and lots of back-stabbing) for a while, but arranging to meet up with six other players has been a bit of a logistical difficulty. But it seems that play-by-email is a good way of playing it, so hopefully this will work.
I fully expect to be marmalised.
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14 October 2003 17:31 [link]
unexpected work enthusiasm
I find myself rather enthused about work all of a sudden. This happens occasionally (although not often enough). I've suddenly got a lot of interesting projects to work on, interesting problems to solve, and new things to learn.
Hopefully I'll get some good work done before this fades.
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