Well, at least one thing's working out!

I am liking the countertop so much more now that the tile's going in! It'll be grouted (with black grout) tomorrow.



I have a rather sinking feeling that I'm going to have plenty of time in which to paint the walls.

Wow

I don't know if the car-ramming followed by a shooting outside of Congress will rattle the people inside out of their posturing or make it all worse.

In the meantime, pre-shutdown I heard more than one confident prediction that we'd be back at work by Monday. With Faux News claiming that there's no "real" impact on anyone and Sarah Palin calling it a "pinprick on the economy" (Stephen Colbert was brilliant about that), there doesn't seem to be much of an groundswell outside DC to deal with the issue. In fact, to blow it off.

Me, I've gone ahead and submitted this week's timesheet. It's mostly leave, some of which I do not yet have. Next week, I'll be shifting to leave without pay.

Baking Demos

I just found out that there are two King Arthur Flour baking demos in my neck of the woods tomorrow; one during the day (pies and scones) and one at night (yeast and whole grains). I had planned on... well, hanging around the house and maybe writing, definitely cleaning up after the contractors (who should finish tomorrow). But getting out of the house is probably good for me, even though this theoretically free thing is probably larded with "buy our stuff!" in spades. I'm free: I've gone ahead and submitted my week's timesheet; leave (that I have not completely earned) through tomorrow. It seemed to be a safe bet that I won't be going in, although I will be checking as usual in the morning.

Speaking of cooking, I'm rather concerned at the weekend forecast. I specifically stopped volunteering for the Riversdale kitchen guild over the summer, knowing that I can't take heat, much less heat and open hearth cooking. It's supposed to be in the high 80s on Sunday, and I'll be standing over a fire. This is more than a bit Not Good.