July 22, 2013
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one last time
Lots has happened in the last few months:
- April totally sucked, as I suddenly adjusted to life without a dog, and dealt with an ever-expanding launch for my main product. I was basically out of commission for almost a week, trying to take care of my dog as he died, and still keep up with work. Highlight of the month was probably a trip to French Laundry for my sister’s 40th birthday. Other cool things that happened in April: we pranked our founder’s car into a pink Batmobile, Boyfriend and I went to see a Sigur Ros concert,
- May sucked less. The whole Legal department went to LA for a few days of token seminars and mass debauchery. My sister and I went to Portland for a long weekend, to continue celebrating her 40th birthday.
- June was pretty good. Boyfriend and I went to Europe for a combination of going to a dear friend’s wedding (in a castle!), working from the Z-town office to catch up with friends, and going on vacation in a ridiculously pimped out villa in Cyprus with Kanga, Roo, and another friend. We had five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a heated pool, indoor and outdoor kitchens, seemingly infinite chairs and lounges, and a sweet view of the Mediterranean. When we got back, I couldn’t wait any longer, and I went to a shelter and found a new canine buddy, who is having his one-month adopt-a-versary today. He’s sweet and funny and crazy and still something of a puppy. We’ve got lots to work on, but I’m looking forward to many eyars of adventures with him. I still miss my last dog like crazy, but it’s good to be part of a human-dog twosome again.
- Coming up: birthday next month, but more importantly, we’re going to Tokyo and Palau over Christmas and New Year! It has been too long since our last dive trip and too long since we’ve taken more than a week of vacation time at once (over two years, in fact, and by then, almost three years). We are going to live it up — we got a good deal on first class tickets to Tokyo, and will be staying on the same island in Palau that we did last time (very rustic, but right on top of the most amazing dive sites I’ve ever seen).
Looks like if Xanga doesn’t raise about $17K by the end of the month, it might get shut down. Still trying to figure out where to post in the future, and I’m thinking I might go with posts to a limited circle on Google+ — let me know in Comments if you’d like to be added to that circle (you can PM me your Gmail address, since I’ll need that in order to add you to that circle), because they won’t be public posts.
