Friday, August 15, 2003

Melissa is surprised to learn that I edited the entry from 2 days ago to remove something I said about her car. What was that now? I can't remember! No telecommute today—I anticipate needing to be at work due to the Blaster worms. This past week, Melissa has been bringing in what seems to be scores of smile-coaxing flowers in a huge bucket. She deserves a ridiculous and colorful nickname such as Gardeness or The Flowerista or Dahlia Dolly, but I can't decide, and an office consensus would be more appropriate anyway. In any case, at her offer, our home now has the beauty of 3 flowers raised by her hands, and Patrick and I are both thankful for that. Checked on the student lounge computers for Blaster—none there, but the virus definitions weren't consistently up to date. Made everything fresh—caught a few instances of W32/Flood-Y. Patched Julie Ryu's laptop for Blaster. Lunch: leftovers from Beijing on Irving. A delicious dinner at Four Season with Patrick: steamed chicken dumplings, tangerine beef, mixed vegetables, steamed rice, hot tea: $20.80 before a $3.50 tip. Patrick got 2 fortunes: Look in the right places, you can find some good offerings. And: You will soon have an opportunity to make a change to your advantage. My fortune: You have had a long-term stimulation relative to business. Shared a custard eclair and a coffee ($4.96) at Just Desserts with Patrick.