Author Archives: dichroic

retiring

Posted on December 3, 2009 by dichroic

I had dinner with a colleague tonight, no time to erg before it and too full to do it afterward. I’m still ahead of the game, having done a half-marathon Sunday before leaving, but I’m not thrilled about having missed … Continue reading →

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still (back) in the Netherlands

Posted on December 2, 2009 by dichroic

The hat, it is done. And it is beeeyoootiful. Some days I impress myself 🙂 The nice part is that I finished it at the Eindhoven Stitch’n’Bitch night, so it got lots of nice comments from other people too. However, … Continue reading →

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back in the Netherlands

Posted on November 30, 2009 by dichroic

The trip here was pretty good. Cathay Pacific is definitely nicer to fly on than KLM – more legroom, much better in-flight entertainment, and I think the food looked better but I didn’t eat much of it. Only problem is … Continue reading →

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still in Thanksgiving holiday mode

Posted on November 27, 2009 by dichroic

Thanksgiving dinner #1 eaten last night. I took this morning off for an eyedoctor’s appointment and am working from home this afternoon. So far, at one part of the day or another I have: had my checkup. decided to have … Continue reading →

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tryptophan and ramblings

Posted on November 25, 2009 by dichroic

On Ravelry in the “knitting engineers” forum, there’s a thread on “Silly Things Said to Women Engineers”. One person there reported that when she was trying to climb into a very tall truck, a male coworker said to her, “Sorry … Continue reading →

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two questions

Posted on November 24, 2009 by dichroic

I have two questions, one musical and one astronomical. Musical: A song mention from stillnotbored and something I was singing the other day got me thinking about songs that go around the seasons. So far I’ve thought of: Simon & … Continue reading →

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chop, chop (and hat, hat)

Posted on November 22, 2009 by dichroic

Since L’Empress asked, here is a picture of the chops I bought yesterday: And, since I had the macro lens out, here are bonus photos of the hat I’m knitting:

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stuff I did today

Posted on November 21, 2009 by dichroic

One of the things I’m looking forward to in the Netherlands is the likelihood of an apartment with some soundproofing. We did sometimes have to sleep with earplugs because we lived right in the Centrum, right by the bars, and … Continue reading →

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alterations

Posted on November 20, 2009 by dichroic

My uvula has been itching for a few days now, which is probably not good (as well as being very annoying). I hope this is not a sign of an impending cold, or if it is, that it comes and … Continue reading →

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five random things

Posted on November 18, 2009 by dichroic

1. It’s harder to get to sleep without Ted here – though it’s easier to stay asleep when I have the bed to myself. 2. I checked just to make sure, and the clerk in Montgomery County, PA says there … Continue reading →

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