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I really need to make an effort to make this brief today. Yesterday was almost totally useless when it came to work, thanks to not getting in until 10:30 after the dentist appointment; having 90 minutes straight of meetings after that; and getting pulled into a task in the afternoon that took nearly an hour and which I still think was frustratingly, pointlessly redundant. Today is a Wednesday, which means all Merchandising in the office, and even more meetings: four separate ones, lasting a cumulative 2 hours and 45 minutes. Normally I would have all of tomorrow to finalize the February promos, but tomorrow is basically all shot to hell because of a 4-hour POS meeting—at the Bellevue store, so I would assume at least another hour, if not more, taken up of the day just getting there and back. My understanding right now is I'll be riding with Cathryn, after she gets to Seattle on the ferry from Bainbridge Island.
This entire week is shaping up to me much more annoying than usual. Maybe I should change my attitude.
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Luckily, all I have to tell you about last night is that I went straight from work to the RapidRide D bus, which took me downtown so I could catch the Light Rail to the U District, and then take myself to see the new Pedro Almodóvar movie,
The Room Next Door—which I quite liked. I think Laney would have liked it too, but she had another commitment today and so she couldn't make it. Theoretically we could have gone tomorrow instead, but, a) it was unclear a week ago whether it would still be playing; and b) the one AMC showtime it has tomorrow, at 4:15 in the U District, is unworkable. The 4:45 showing yesterday was cutting it close as it was, and I left at 4:10 in order to barely make it on time.
It is also playing at the Regal Meridian and at SIFF Cinema, with somewhat beter showtimes. But, much as I enjoyed it, I could not justify paying extra for tickets there when I have the AMC monthly membership.
Something I did think about on the way to the theater yesterday, though: once the office moves later this summer, getting to the AMC 10 in the U District for showtimes like 4:30 or 4:45 will become
much easier. The killer right now is having to get on a bus ride a mile south before I can catch the northbound light rail train. After we move, the office will be all of two blocks from the Light Rail station—Symphony Station (formerly known as University Street Station, changed to avoid confusion with the U District stations), to be exact. I can't wait! There will definitely be some downsides to that new office, but there will also be a
lot of great upsides.
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[posted 12:40pm]
