Monday, January 25, 2010

Wind, and a pile of random updates

About fifteen minutes ago, I went out to the balcony to take a series of pictures to try to make a panorama (yes, yes, it's coming!) The wind is sustained at around 22mph, with gusts above 30, and presumably they don't measure these things on the 11th floor of a mostly unprotected highrise condo building.

Actually, the more interesting thing about the wind is how it's making the condo creak and crackle like a 100 year old house, rather than the 8 year old building it is.

Ran a little 5k this morning, and walked another several miles. It was mostly for entertainment value, and to see if it would help work out the sore right hamstring I've been irritated by for almost a week. Oddly enough, so far, it did. (But it might also have been the extensive stretching I did before and after the running. Ummmm, yeah. Probably more that.)

We threw a party for around 20 of J's work team on Saturday, and it was a rousing success, ending in good time for me to get to ABC's annual member night, which was also fun.

The Sherwood Forest is drinking beautifully, and the Mittelschmerz is coming along. It really needs another month of cold conditioning, I think. Both received numerous compliments from party attendees (not bad a party throw in mid-afternoon.)

About to knock out some work stuff, and then start setting out hiking equipment, to test weight and bulk, and see if my trusty Arc-Teryx Bora 30 will actually work for several months of long-distance hiking. More on this later!

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