Dichroic Reflections

party prep

There, see? I telecommuted today and didn't even write an entry here unti lI was off the clock (which is not to say I was totally dedicated every second... but I did get a lot done). Next on the agenda is the last-minute straightening for our party tomorrow. I'm trying to figure out how to get a cloth on the dining room table given that Rudder's piled it high with plastic plates, forks and cups.

I do hope enough people show up for it to be fun, and also so that we're not left with vast amounts of light beer and diet soda. The latter can be pawned off on coworkers later, at least, but I think my company would frown on my bringing in beer. In fact, I'm damn sure they would frown. Company policy says you can't even have alcohol in a car in the parking lot in a sealed container. However, given that shortly after I first hired on I ran into someone working there who had been more or less let go from my previous company for being abusive to me, I've had reason to be glad for their strict rules. (And at this place he was unfailingly civil. Apparently the rules work. Though even here he never did seem to bathe or change clothes.)

Once again I have been completely unable to rein Rudder in to what I'd consider a reasonable level of food, which explains why there are three turkeys and a brisket now defrosting in my refrigerator. It would have been two turkeys, but we couldn't find any over 13 lbs. He wants one to cut up and freeze for later, but still I hope our guest show up hungry. This is actually our annual Mardi Gras arty, more or less - in March when we'd noramlly have held it, our backyard was under construction, then when it was finally done regattas and work travel interfered. It will be a bit hotter than I'd have liked for the party, but maybe that means people will actually use the now-pretty pool. Generally what happens is that fewer people come than I'd hoped and no one goes swimming, but we all manage to have a good time anyway.