Sunday, November 11, 2007
Wow what a beautiful, clear day it is after yesterday's rain. Sunny and low 60s. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Recently I pressed some keyboard combination in OS X and started getting Greek characters whenever I typed and I didn't know how to turn it off except for logging out and logging back in again. I couldn't even go to Google to search for an answer because I could only type Greek characters. Visited my sister's family. They took me to lunch at Spoons, and then we went back to the house. Melissa stopped by to join the fun and also brought home-grown apples and persimmons to share as well as more than 20 ounces of gourmet chocolates for me—dark-chocolate-covered blueberries, dark-chocolate-covered orange, and a huge 10-ounce bar of dark chocolate truffle filled with marcona almonds. Thanks, Melissa! We played UNO Attack! and Monopoly Junior Shrek. Melissa had studying to do and took off. I fell asleep on the couch while the boys played Playstation 2 games. When I awoke, my sister had small, precious desserts from (Sugar, Flour, Eggs?)—a nearby specialty bakery or dessert shop. Hazelnut torte, pumpkin mousse, chocolate something—all very delicious. I stopped at Whole Paycheck to pick up fresh grapes and sliced fresh pineapple ($13) and apple cider ($2) for the bbq. Bryan's bbq: people played cards and watched The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and Ratatouille. They couldn't find the blue hoodie that I had forgotten last time. Those on the Australian coral reef diving trip are leaving later this week. I think Matt said it would be 21 people (!).