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Day 2: Moscow in Russia Travel Log
My in laws had to pass through the ‘thorough’ custom check because of medications they were taking, but ended up getting routed through the normal custom that we went through - which was actually...
Day 1: New York in Russia Travel Log
We left for Moscow on a direct flight, from 7pm to 11:30am: 9 1/2 hours flight + 7 hour time difference. La Professeure did the airport transportation arrangement and it was very smooth… We left ...
Because My Life has been Boring in Trichotomy
That’s the reason I have for not writing. Middle Management I’ve been a tech-lead for 2+ months now and I cannot say I have enjoyed it. As an engineer I have a short set of objectives to build ...
End-of-Year Survey, 2015 in Trichotomy
What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? ~ Use a snow blower. Play solo at Zankel Hall. Put down a pet. Get a promotion. Visit New Hip Company’s headquarters. Perform at a cemetery. ...
Catch up in Trichotomy
A lot of small things happened since I last wrote, but I haven’t been motivated to log onto prosebox. So the is almost 2 months’ worth of entries: The Lead With my promotion I’ve been assigned ...
California Dreaming in Trichotomy
I am in California now, at New Hip Company’s headquarters, pretending to work. As soon as I returned from France, my manager gave me the news that my promotion was approved as a ‘strong promote’...
Goodbye Henrietta in Trichotomy
Today was appropriately gloomy. Cold, damp, and drizzling all day. Henrietta declined even further the last few days; I wished we could have brought her to the vet last weekend. But as it stood, ...
A Life Well-Lived in Trichotomy
Since we came back from France, we noticed that our pet rat Henrietta had lost some weight. I’d thought that’s because she is leading a healthier life style now, so didn’t think much of it. And L...
Day 11 (Oct 12th): Saint Germain en Laye in Paris and Normandy travel log
Today would be the departure day of our trip. We woke up at 3:30am to get our luggage ready for a 4:30am pickup. After which we spent time in the ship’s lounge area to wait for a taxi that would ...
Day 10 (Oct 11th): Saint Germain en Laye in Paris and Normandy travel log
According to our travel brochure, we were supposed to dock at Conflan today, but for whatever reason, we were docked at Le Pecq again. In the morning I went to a tour of Conflan, thinking I would...
Day 9 (Oct 10th): Les Andelys in Paris and Normandy travel log
We docked at Les Andelys in the morning, to visit Chateau Gaillard’s ruins. It was a long walk up a steep hill, and there were many elderly guests, so our guide (who happened to be our program di...
Day 8 (Oct 9th): Rouen in Paris and Normandy travel log
Today we had a full-day excursion to the Normandy beaches. I’d expected it to be physically exhausting, but it was actually an easier day than previous ones, because we mostly just sit in a bus a...
Day 7 (Oct 8th): Rouen in Paris and Normandy travel log
Today we spent the day in the Medieval city of Rouen. We had a late day - the day started at 10, when we took a walking tour through the Medieval part of the city. It was a long walking tour, tho...
Day 6 (Oct 7th): Vernon in Paris and Normandy travel log
We were supposed to spend a whole day in Vernon, but the lock masters of France decided that they were going to have a strike the next day, so we needed to hurry down to the next port Rouen befor...
Day 5 (Oct 6th): Saint Germain en Laye in Paris and Normandy travel log
Today was a whole day in Paris day with the cruise proper. We didn’t sleep well (probably still adjusting to sleeping on the boat?) and we woke up at 7:30. La Professeure slept in, but I got brea...
Day 4 (Oct 5th): Paris in Paris and Normandy travel log
This was the day we board our ship, and the bus would pick us up at 12:30 to go to the port. However, since we hadn’t packed and did not sleep well the previous night (and the fact I watched Matc...
Day 3 (Oct 4th) Paris in Paris and Normandy travel log
Originally I had planned to go to Orsay museum in the morning, stroll through the Tuillerie garden, Madaleine church, and the Opera Garner in the afternoon, and then catch the sunset on the Eiffe...
Day 2 (Oct 3rd): Paris in Paris and Normandy travel log
We woke up early to catch the guided walking tour included in our cruise. An 8:30 breakfast (it’s a fancy hotel and the breakfast had everything from crepes to scrambled eggs and cereals) and a 9...
Day 1 (Oct 2nd): New York in Paris and Normandy travel log
Our flight was at 11:30pm, so we had all day to pack. We both took the whole day off, so we were not rushed. I think we were done about two hours before the airport shuttle showed up. I had lied...
Busy and Busy in Trichotomy
The last two months have been quite hectic, as I prepared my promotion packet. In my company, the decision of whether one gets promoted does not lie in the manager, but rather lies in a group of ...
Myrtle Beach Travel Log in Trichotomy
Day 1 (Thur): Woke up at 7 to get ready. We arranged La Professeure’s colleague to come over and house-/rat-sit while we’re away. So we changed the sheets and arrange the house to get ready for ...
The World As It Is in Trichotomy
My tech-lead has been on vacation for a few weeks now and we are just taking over for him, and we have had fire-fighting excercises. It doesn’t help that the other senior member on my team doesn’...
Burn out in Trichotomy
This past few weeks I’ve taken to working from home a day each week because I’m always tired and not sleeping well. It didn’t help that there were many small fire-fighting exercises at work becau...
Compromises in Trichotomy
A couple of weeks ago I complained off-handedly about the commute I’m having, and that made La Professeure sad because she said she loves her life right now, and wants me to love mine. I guess pi...
Emotional Masturbation in Trichotomy
It’s been a month and a half since I last wrote; I feel like there should be stuff to write about, but can’t really recollect them all. Food, Friends, and Merriment There has been several non-o...
