October 15th
Left
for Boston for a meeting. We got up in the air and then they turned the
plane around took us back to our departure airport where we got to try again.
Made a long flight ever so much longer (about three hours)
Picked our friend up from the airport (he'd waited the 3 hours for us to land) and went to
dinner. Nice evening but we were tired to begin with
October 16th
Board
meeting -- this actually went better than I expected we got through our first
draft of mission and vision in one day and I think we all felt good about the
work we'd done.
Another group dinner and our host's wife joined us. I've known him for
years but never met her. Liked her and I think we were all impressed
that she was such a strong woman.
October 17th
Actually
did some real work today. Or at least laid the foundation for doing some
real work. We're investigating professional certification and I
understood why we were so far behind after today.
Every board meeting ends with a bottle of good wine. This was a shiraz
from Southern Australia - it was wonderful
Family dinner with my brother and his SO plus my cousin and her husband.
October 18th
Quick flight back but we were exhausted
Rescued
one freshly groomed puppy from the kennel
Had
a meeting with my partners to try and decide what our business development
strategy is. Problem is we need to get results not just talk
My
girlfriend brought by some clothes that don't fit her anymore and I was happy
to take them. I still hope to get another 10 lbs off but I'm right
between sizes at the moment. She had a lovely grey suit that is exactly
my style and some slacks. The blouses didn't fit because I'm never the
same size on the top as the bottom.
October 19
I
think we both have been pushing too hard. Decided to take the day off
and become couch-potatoes.
October 20 (wednesday)
did a reading and got 26 moving to 18
October 21
Spent the day working on the first draft of a presentation.
October 22
Called
in and got my hair appointment moved up form the 5th. Since I've got a
speaker engagement coming up I might as well look presentable
The
woman in the florist department in the grocery store handed me a rose for no
reason. It was a lovely single stem and it's lasted forever (it's still
perfect on the 31st)
October 23
Went shopping to get some blouses for my new suit. Actually got lucky
and found 4 that I liked.
Did
our evening out with friends - dinner and a movie. Dinner was less than
great at a place we normally love and the movie (the Bourne Supremacy) was
disappointing. But as always the company was great so who cares.
October 27
Spent
the day getting collateral developed. Pushing paper takes way too much
time
Writers Group. Reviewed SGD's presentation for his talk Thursday night.
It was good. We only recommended a few changes.
One
of the most impressive Lunar eclipses I've seen in a very long time. We
kept taking breaks from our meeting to go check it out.
October 28
Flew
to CA. Then spent the evening finishing up the collateral for our
meeting on Friday.
October 29
Did
a presentation. I was disappointed with the whole experience. I
really need to make a decision as to what I should be doing with my life.
I got the feeling that I might have gotten some business out of the deal
except for the company I'm keeping
Late
flight home. I was exhausted as usual
October 30
Ever
watch 7 year old girls play soccer? It's an interesting look at the
competitive instinct. Its a very aggressive sport and you either have
the willingness to mix it up or you don't. It was the final game of the
season and they won so that was a good thing.
Seems
a little early for a hail storm but that's what we got. Also rain and
wind.
Went to a friends house for dinner. Delightful time.
Did
a mini champagne tasting. With the current exchange rate between the
Euro and the dollar our normal bubbly is just getting out of reach.
We'll probably be switching to California sparkling for a while.
October 31
Actual
sun this morning. After the last week or so this is wonderful especially
since I checked the rain gage today and it's got another 3 inches in it
I should be outside enjoying the sun instead of updating this journal but I've
gotten days and days behind. Not sure that 2004 is a year worth
recording but since I've started I might as well keep it up.
Rainfall
stats for the month are over 7 inches. Turns out that rainfall is very
variable for this area. Everett, our official weather site is a couple
of inches lower than normal and we're 5 inches more than they are.
November 4
Spent some time on Chapter 8. Not sure why put I've added an 4 page
scene to the beginning of the chapter.
November 6-7
Completely redesigned a presentation for a business associate. So much
for my weekend.
November 9
Our
speaker cancelled for tonight ant RK and I had to throw together something for
a meeting with about 4 hours notice.
The
meeting went off all right. But attendance was much lower than I
expected
November 10
Talked
to a new potential client today. Hope things work out for us.
