There aren't any diary entries from Monday or Tuesday, because basically nothing happened. I sat in front of the computer screen and tried not to lose my eyesight. I got a call from Tim, and we had a very nice coffee session. After that I had organized with Susan to go to a "bars" gym class, because I figured I needed the exercise, and it's always more fun doing gym stuff with a friend. It was good, I didn't feel too self-conscious, though I need to find a thin loose shirt to wear. I was certainly exhausted by the end, but an hour of hard exercise on muscle groups which I don't usually emphasize will do that to you.
Tuesday I was rather stiff and sore, and a brief late night session at the gym didn't help me get the kinks out of my muscles.
Wednesday was another day with nothing much happening.
Today however was rather busy, I had organized coffee with Szusza, and rang her early in the day to confirm. We met up at 12:30 pm and had a nice hour long lunch session in Civic at Cactus Cafe. I got to see a lot of the photo's from the Ball and managed to score a reasonably good one of myself. Good in the sense that I had no immediate urge to destroy it and I actually had my eyes open. ;)
I got back to the lab and puttered about, and got a phone call from Peta who's spies had seen me in town and she had decided to see if I was up for coffee. Never being one to turn down good company (despite the icky heat) we met up and chatted away for in our usual, endless Mobius-strip style conversation. We walked back, and I ended coming home.
My mobile had received a text message but had died for lack of power before I could figure out who sent it. After a fast recharge, it turned out to be Soba, so I gave her a call. We chatted away, seeing what she got up to in Sydney at Sue's wedding, me asking how Sarah was, her ranting about how awful her boss was and so on.
After that I snoozed up and later I went back to the lab to check NMR on one reaction (failed) and care-take another for 2 hours.
Tomorrow (Friday) is my second batch of laser zapping at 3:45 pm. It will suck I'm sure, but the short-term results are worthwhile though the jury is still out on longer term reduction. I only have one thing planned for the weekend apart from doing thesis stuff, and that is "Gamera vs. Legion" on Saturday night. This is the movie I'm dying to see… Ooohhhhhhh… *quivers like jelly*
I know there is more I have to write here, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…