Wednesday, January 2, 2002
First doctor appointment with Dr. Owen. First day back at work. I rework our stylesheets to incorporate font size and other changes. I set up a new printer in my office: a Lexmark Color Optra 45, chosen for its ability to print color to tabloid pages, which is very useful for web work. Patrick makes chicken in hoisin glaze and steamed rice for dinner. Vicki mailed me a funny label from a garment: "PRE-WASHED—This garment has been pre-washed and pre-shrunk by a process known as pre-washing and pre-shrinking. There should be very minimal shrinkage. Wash cold with like colors to avoid bleeding (of colors)." My mom and dad sent me a very flat package ten inches square. Before I open it, Patrick guesses that it's a calendar and that it has "lots of foliage." So I open it, and we laugh and laugh because it turns out to be exactly that: "The Garden Path: A Calendar for 2002". Patrick got lots of errands done today: made an appointment for a massage, picked up forms for getting a refund from the post office because his package to his mom didn't arrive overnight as expected, started writing again for his novel after a 10-day break.