What a difference a day makes

Not one to talk about work on the blog, but yesterday I got denied for a $30,000 grant I wrote. That was a bummer. I've been fortunate (or just smart) and have had few failures in my career, so it sort of stung. To cheer myself up a bit, I met up with Nate at the Rainbo to talk books and BSG. It's like our own nerdy book club. I ended up staying out until bar time. It hurt to wake up this morning, but I knew work would be a breeze today because of the following:

1. At noon my department (all four of us) are going to lunch
2. Then the four of us are going to see Stranger than Fiction together
3. Then the four of us will join the rest of our staff for a holiday dinner that I had to organize.

After that I only have 2 days left before my week off. I'm borrowing The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay from Nate, so maybe I'll start that next week. I keep hearing about how the first 150 pages are miserable, but if you stick with it you'll love it.

Also I found a new dog walking company thanks to my bulletin post on myspace and the WWB. They are cheaper, and a friend works for them! I need to call and set up my meeting for next week.

Life is good today.