I ran errands at lunch on Monday, taking advantage of my
temp handicapped parking space, which allows me to leave at lunch without
worrying about finding another space when I get back. That has been a joy and
something I’ve never been able to do in the 15 years I’ve been at UNL. Being
able to run errands at lunch means I can leave for home right after work. It’s
so convenient that it’s actually making me think about paying the $90 a month
for an assigned spot right across the street. But I digress…
I’ve been parking at a spot that used to be assigned to a
specific person but she quit last summer so it’s been sitting empty. Parking
gave me permission to park there because the service order to change the sign
to undesignated had already been submitted but it hadn’t been changed yet.
Well, I got an email from my boss on Wednesday morning asking me not to “abuse”
parking privileges by parking there. When I told her I had permission from
Parking, she said there was the perception that I was doing something wrong so
I had to stop. Someone had mentioned it to her and she didn’t want it escalating.
So, that’s the world I work in, where perception is more
important than reality. When I called Parking to tell them I couldn’t park
there, they acknowledged that since I worked in Canfield, I had to “be careful.”
She was the 3rd person who’d said that. Nuts! What I want to know is
why the busy body who reported this “problem” isn’t considered the problem.
Does the person have so little to do that they can monitor the back parking
lot? That’s what it’s like to work in academia sometimes. It’s still a
wonderful place to work but this kind of crap goes on all the time. And the
kicker is, I’m parking in the lot on the other side of the building in an
undesignated handicapped spot. Big woop. I hope the meddler is happy. I had to
talk myself out of stewing on this but had to share here. Thanks for listening.
Otherwise it was a wonderful week. The cool weather was
holding, which was a boon because I hadn’t gotten gardening done on the weekend
because of rain. I knitted at the library on Monday after work and then went
home to plant one veg bed before it got dark. I prepped one bed (I’d picked up
manure on the way home) and had my tomatoes, peppers and basil planted by dusk.
I took a shower and watched TV for an hour before heading to bed. It had been a
long but satisfying day.
Tuesday was my first day back in the pool in 6+ weeks. It
felt great and my knee held up. Afterwards we were going out to dinner as a
farewell for Wendy, a grad student who has been swimming with us for years and was
moving to LA. We were doing Mexican (never my first choice) so I wasn’t too
jazzed about that but it was fun and the food was actually good. I’ll miss
Wendy so it was good to have a fun time wishing her luck. I didn’t get home
until after 9:00.
Wednesday was a free evening for me so I headed home to
plant another bed. This bed was cukes, melon and dried bush beans. When I was
done, I took a shower and then sat down for a marathon of TV and knitting. I
watched 2 hours of Master Chef (I love the summer cooking shows) and then
popped in the DVD I’d gotten that day of season 5 of Breaking Bad. I watched 2
episodes that night and got up early Thursday to watch the 3rd so I
could mail it back that day and get the 2nd DVD on Saturday. If the
USPS drops Saturday delivery, I won’t be able to 2 discs a week. Did that pass?
Thursday was going to be another long day. I was going to
the movies with Darla after work – Star Trek. It started at 6:10 so we were
going to hit our thrift shop beforehand and then have popcorn and call it
dinner. Mary ended up coming with us too. It was a fun movie and then I walked
back to campus at dusk, which is nice. I love campus when it’s deserted and I
even found my two favorite kitties to love on for awhile before heading out. I
didn’t get home until 9:30. Good thing the next day was Friday.
Friday went quickly enough and then it was home to plant the
last 2 veg beds. It was going to be a rainy Saturday so I wanted to be done
with the beds so they’d be watered in. I prepped one full bed and half of the
last, leaving the swiss chard from last year that’s going to seed so I can save
some to plant next year. I planted squash, green and wax beans, more chard,
parsnips and potatoes. Done! Despite it being cool out, I was dripping with
sweat so showered and began my weekend knitting. Nice. All that was left was
the containers, which I hoped to get done Sunday.
Saturday was our World Wide Knit in Public event at the
library. A cat fight woke me up at 5:00 a.m. so I got up and baked this coffee
cake to take. It dirtied every mixing bowl in the house but was absolutely
delicious so worth it. Unfortunately it was pouring rain all morning so very
few people were at the library but we had fun knitting in the front lobby
anyway. We knitted from 9:30-1:00 and then headed to Chips for lunch. When I
got home, I picked up the kitchen and did a bunch of pots and pans. It
continued to pour rain on and off so it was a good day to be productive inside.
I’d need to be productive again on Sunday to get through my to do list. I ended
Saturday by cleaning my bathroom, which I hadn’t done in years but since I’m
between cleaning ladies… Damn!
Well, it was supposed to be sunny on Sunday but the day was
dreary with light rain on and off. I started laundry and continued to neatize
in the house. It didn’t look like the I’d be doing my containers after all.
When the phone rang, I was happy to hear Helen’s voice. She was going to do an
Omaha run for craft supplies and wanted company so I happily agreed. We went
out to lunch (Mimi’s Café) and then hit Joann’s. I didn’t buy any yarn! Can you
believe it? I did get a clip on OttLite, which I’d tried in Ireland, which was
50% off so only $10. Such a deal! After running a few more errands, we got
Starbuck’s and headed back. It was still dreary so I wouldn’t have been
planting anyway so it was a wonderful way to spend my Sunday. I didn’t get my
laundry finished but did make a nice dinner. Sometimes you just have to go with
the flow.
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