this week...

has been a strange one. full of good things, but not all of them seem good at first take.

the swiss tourist board sent reps to our office this week. they made us food and gave us a presentation (which i didn't get to attend because things were so crazy on the latin america lines) when they weren't doing presentations they were feeding us bread and potatoes with toasted cheese all over them ('them' the bread and potatoes, not 'them' the swiss tourism reps). it was a bit awkward because the smell of the toasting cheese was so bad that i could hardly keep a pleasant face. it smelled like skanky sweaty booty (at least that's what we decided later). we had to eat it because they went to all that trouble to make food for all of us. the funny thing is that was by far the best cheese i've ever had. it tasted nothing like it smelled, thank God! it made for lots of grade school type jokes about the aroma in the break room after the reps left.

we've had amazing weather this last week, and just in time for me to take the last half of my friday off to go for a doctor visit. it's a big hassle just to get more asthma meds, but i have grown rather attached to breathing. since i got to leave work at lunchtime, and the day was so gorgeous it almost felt like a three-day weekend. while i was at the doctor i had to get a shot, which didn't hurt much at the time but sure aches today. it's for tetanus and diphtheria, which i would have to do next year anyway, but the newest booster will last until i'm 65. no more of this 'every ten years' crap!

even with all the craziness i've still managed to hang out with new friends, play my guitar in the park blocks, start a new book, begin yet another knitting project and celebrate a friend's birthday. now i just have to squeeze in time to do my laundry.