Ok, so what's been going down this end of the swamp?
Today was never very likely to be all that productive, I had enough time in the morning to briefly check email and pow-wow with the supervisor before I was off to the hairdressers. I took a bunch of Xmas cards because I knew this was going to take a long time… however, even I didn't know just how long it would feel, let alone be.
Basically, I got there at 10 am, had a bunch of caramel foils put in, then 5-62 a dark reddish-violet color put on over the rest and I was allowed to simmer for about half an hour. Then off to wash all the goop out, and then the long arduous blow-wave. All in all after 3 (yes three) hours I walked out a fair bit lighter in the purse, and quite sore in the back and posterior but with some very funky looking hair (IMHO).
I finally picked up my new credit card with Ms on it (it took a lot of fighting to get that done let me tell you) and then back to the lab just on 1 pm. I did a small amount of work but the usual afternoon sleepiness and so I went home for a nap between 4 pm and 6 pm. I got up (again) and went into town and was able to buy the last of my Xmas present. Fortunately the Uni has worked out whatever was wrong and I had money.
Tonight I finally got around to doing something I've been thinking of for a while. My friend Illara is in Toronto, we've been ICQ'ing and emailing for over a year, but had never gotten around to chatting. So tonight at 11:30 pm (my time, 7:30 am her time) I called her up. It was pretty cool, though I couldn't talk long it was wonderful to hear her voice.
We've been flirting rather heavily over the last few weeks I guess (she's very cute), tempered however by the fact that we live in different countries. Still, she is wonderful to chat with and we both hope to do so again in the near future. I guess it's one of my laments that I know lots of wonderful, beautiful people, but can never seem to be in the same city as them… oh well, one day along with all my other dreams that are on hold temporarily…
In other news, Red is back in town and apparently Mrs Doak is here too. We are all going to get together for dinner on Saturday night which should be nice. I will see Soba tomorrow to return her stereo, some time at the lab and so on, the usual solo dance that I have made my own…