Willa's Journal: December 2001

On Friday, Dave took off with Cello and Gard to go shopping for new computers, and after pouting for awhile, Simon decided to hang out with me for awhile.

I know I was a poor second choice, but any port in a storm.

I also changed desks again on Friday. I was actually using Cello's desk, and Cello was using the conference table, but we did some rearranging and he wanted his desk back, and I preferred the L-shape anyway, so I got one back like I used to have in the other room. It gave me an opportunity to arrange everything again, and I like having a little more space. It's a little difficult to get out, though. I hope the building never catches on fire.

The computer is also Cello's, brought from home so they didn't have to buy me a new one. We'll be doing all kinds of equipment juggling over the next few months--he's bringing in a G4 for Julia to use, and then in a few months we'll buy her a new one and I'll inherit the G4 and Cello will take the G3 back home. I like it, and I really love the cinema display.

I brought in a little Christmas tree last week, and decorated it with tiny birds and glass balls. I especially love the little silver star that I found for the top. I've had several little desktop trees over the last few years, but I like this one the best. It actually looks like a real tree, and I like the base. I had one last year that sat in an aluminum bucket. Kind of cute, but not really very realistic.

I moved the ivy off the windowsill; I thought maybe it was too cold for it. It's going to be interesting when it gets really cold this winter. The windows aren't very insulated, and when we turn the heat on, the guys upstairs roast. I'm not sure what the solution is going to be. For now, I try to remember to take a sweater, and layer.