We get it. We’re stuck with you. You’re like the abusive spouse that’s got us stuck in a relationship we can’t get out of. You’ve isolated us from our friends, and the only people we know who might be able to help us out are Comcast, who’s WAY worse, and satellite internet, which we can’t afford.
Save the date! ~ Sunday February 19th 3:00pm ~ The Seraphim Singers
Please join the Seraphim Singers at 3pm on Sunday, February 19th at Mission Church in Boston for a commemorative 15th anniversary concert followed by a celebratory reception.
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A further note on Scratch
I thought I would add something related to the post that my wife put up about our youngest. You see, Scratch was named after a character in PvP, one of my favorite comics. I found it particularly hilarious when Scratch began imitating his namesake by becoming fascinated with Christmas trees. And like Kelly also mentioned, Scratch started knocking ornaments off the tree like his namesake too. Fortunately, he has not yet managed to turn into Kringus. But he does love to get up in the tree.
My dog Rerun is also named after a character in a comic.
-Geoff
Scratch the mighty hunter
We’ve written here before about Scratch’s odd habits and various issues. One thing that his Prozac hasn’t changed is that Scratch is convinced that he’s a mighty hunter and that his prey is everywhere. He will attack the stuffed toys that the dogs leave everywhere and randomly grab them, shaking them fiercely as though he’s killing them.
He’ll jump suddenly in the air turning and growling just a bit and attacking an invisible foe. (Usually it’s a dust mote that only he can see.) The best part is that when he does this he usually stops when he’s done and sits there for a little while with his mouth open, fangs showing, and trying to look fierce. It’s like he saw an episode of a sparklevamp movie and thinks he’s a character. Naturally, this cracks us up.
A study in contrasts
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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. — Marie Curie
~Kelly & Geoff
Taxes, thank you notes, and interviews
And maybe a small rant…
Despite the fact that I slept in today, I’ve gotten a remarkable amount of work done. I got the two thank you notes from yesterday’s interview written and sent out with Geoff to be dropped in the mail. I had picked up some more stamps on my way home after yesterday’s interview precisely so I wouldn’t have to hunt down a random forever stamp left over from the wedding or mix together a conglomeration of postcard stamps to do the trick.
I got an email about another interview from an interested local college. We have a telephone interview tomorrow and, if all goes well, an in person interview sometime soon after that.
From famine to feast in one week
After not having a lot of luck in the job search for most of December and January, suddenly both of us have a whole bunch of interviews. Both of us have already had phone interviews this week, and I have a face-to-face interview Friday. Kelly is having an interview right now (if it hasn’t ended yet). So we are hopeful that something good will come out of this, preferably with at least one of us getting a full-time job with benefits. We are optimistic.
And as a bonus, a friend of ours has also possibly found a dream job and is in the process of applying. So maybe things are finally turning around? I hope I am not jinxing us.
-Geoff
A night at the Symphony
Last night we were fortunate enough to get tickets to the BSO, thanks to friends who gave us their tickets. The performance featured music by Felix Mendelssohn, a 19th century composer who died young but still managed to accomplish much. He is of course most famous for his wedding march but he also wrote operas, symphonies, piano quartets, and other pieces.
We had to rush a bit because of Kelly getting held up at work but we made up for lost time and even managed to find an awesome parking spot right around the corner from the Hall. We got inside with a little bit of time to spare and so we looked around for Jen and Greg (the couple who gave us the tickets) and found them almost by accident. After briefly talking with them (and with another couple Kelly knew) we headed up to our seats.
Australia Day
Apparently Australia Day was yesterday. I was not aware of this until I received an email from Etsy entitled From The Land Down Under. (And if that doesn’t instantly give you an 80’s ear worm, nothing will.)
Music from the court of Frederick the Great, Jan. 28-29
My friend, Matthew Hall, sends word of more performances by Musical Offering. Details are below. I hope that local Boston area folks can make it.
~Kelly
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The Books are Taking Over... 