horseshoe

i am not afraid.

when i get my car repaired, it's sometimes disappointing because the change is hardly noticeable. part of me wants it to spit fire out of the exhaust pipe or something. for there to be SOMETHING noticeably different. on the other hand, if getting my wheels aligned causes my car to spit fire, i'm thinkin' i'd have to take it back for a second opinion. however, i found today, that the batmobile wasn't running normally today, or at least correctly as it should after a repair. it's still shaking a little, i am not pleased. i'll have to swing by tomorrow to complain. ugh.

since SOMEONE has questioned the amount of work i ACTUALLY do at while on the job, i thought i'd post a little "day in the life of lesley". this is what i did today. an average day (but not a typical day, because i do different things all the time) :
• checked emails/returned phone-calls (work emails – not gmails)
• updated monthly report for senior director
• read about bbd in the news
• called rowena at the government of ontario regarding the tradeshow in mozambique
• researched/analyzed website in preparation for conference call
• began work on powerpoint presentation for APTA conference
• one hour conference call with colleagues in berlin and pittsburgh
(lunchtime)
• continued work on presentation
• selected videos of products, uploaded them to "restricted file transfer site", then notified berlin that the files were available online.
• discussed advanced rapid transit brochure with colleagues
• more work on APTA presentation
(hometime)
usually, if there's time to send an email, i will do it between such tasks.

blah, blah, i'm sure that seems very dry to most of you, but it's a good job and i enjoy it :) i get to slouch in my chair, listen to music all day and take my shoes off.

i'm very content with how my life is currently. i've become serenely independent. that catches me off guard a little, but it's not bad, it's kind of a nice surprise.

every time things go so well,
i think of all the things that have gone this wrong.