Monday, October 31, 2005
While making breakfast this morning, two yolks came out of a single egg. Cindy telecommuted today, but she remembered to have Halloween cookies delivered to the office for us. Patrick called me at work to tell me that there's a dent in my car door now. "A bigger one than the one that's already there?" I asked. Unfortunately, the answer was yes. Joel and I had lunch at Dragonfly. We both had bbq cow vermicelli with fish sauce. Joel had a diet Coke. I had a Thai iced tea. Today was unusually sunny and hot for Halloween. When I got home, it was all dark—crazy daylight losing time. Indeed, a much bigger dent in my car door had appeared where none was before. The door handle and lock are smashed in and I think it's very unlikely we'll be able to track down who did it. I'm not terribly mad or bitter—it's the risk we take of living in such a densely populated city. I'm thankful I didn't get the smaller dent repaired like I should have—it's been years since I got it but was so not noticeable that I just let it slide. I'll make an appointment for the repair tomorrow. Fortunately, it's just the door panel that's affected, so I'm crossing my fingers it will be only a couple grand or so. Read parts of the Google Maps API. I got bags of candy today from Ena and student PM. Saw Corpse Bride at Century 20 Daly City in Auditorium 2 with Patrick (US$9.75 per ticket). Our ticket booth operator was Tricia Joy who did her job well. We both liked this film. I thought the animation was simply a pleasure to watch, the story is sweet, the voice acting is excellent, the music was a nice surprise (I didn't know it had elements of film musicals to it).