Monthly Archives: October 2007

shipping everything off and saying goodbye

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Dichroic

I finished the socks yesterday, then decided to take risky step of washing them (just wetting, really, I didn’t use soap). I did this because they tended to bunch up a lot and didn’t look nearly as good as when … Continue reading →

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can’t sleep, fretting

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Dichroic

Argh. Can’t sleep, which I guess is not so surprising. The movers have packed most of our stuff; they’ll finish tomorrow (today, I guess) then load it into the container Wednesday. We’re sleeping under our own comforter and on our … Continue reading →

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Dramatic last minute knitting; also, rational reproductive care

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Dichroic

I’ve just finished fingerless gloves for my mom (Knitty’s Fetching pattern) – with the movers in the house, and of course they packed my yarn stash first thing so the needles it was on had to go in a suitcase. … Continue reading →

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chili for Nederlanders

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Dichroic

Today’s schedule was: 10AM Me to drugstore and post office. (Didn’t work; I didn’t leave until a bit later and had forgotten the drugstore is closed on Saturdays, damnit. I’m nostalgic about it anyway becayse this is possibly the last … Continue reading →

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like Samson, beguiled

Posted on October 25, 2007 by dichroic

I kind of like that song “Hey There, Delilah” but I’ve been getting a little tired of lately, mostly because the tune is so catchy that the guys in this oitffice have been whistling it all week. Just snippets, but … Continue reading →

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the good, the bad, and the spendy

Posted on October 24, 2007 by dichroic

The good news is I get to go home tomorrow night instead of staying here until Friday. The bad news is Rudder sounded a bit unready for me to be back when I told him about it, which means his … Continue reading →

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reporting from over the border

Posted on October 23, 2007 by dichroic

I am in Belgium at the moment, though still not convinced I really need to be here. At least it looks like we’ll get to come home early enough on Friday for me to tend to errands. I can report, … Continue reading →

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training and racing

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Dichroic

The cultural training in Amsterdam was OK – useful, but not as focused as we’d have liked. That is, there was a lot about living in Taiwan, but not a lot of in-depth material about working there, which we really … Continue reading →

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I’ll miss you most when Autumn leaves start to fall

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Dichroic

It’s just a year since I got to the Netherlands. This is actually a prettier autumn than last year; it’s been crisp and clear, so the leaves are staying on the trees and changing colors beautifully instead of simultaneously turning … Continue reading →

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a spot of imagination required

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Dichroic

I went out rowing today in a quad, for what’s probably my last practice with this crew. We have our last race together Saturday. The weather was glorious, smelling like fall, with golden leaves blazing from the trees overhead and … Continue reading →

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