random bits

(Deeper posts coming, but maybe not for a day or two due to other time pressures.)

You know your cat-sitters love you (and/or your cats) when they're willing to learn how to give subcutaneous fluids. Thank you lorimelton and ralphmelton! I do hope you don't need to apply that knowledge.

This morning at work the (reported) temperature was 66 and the landlord was working on it. This afternoon I saw it hit 79 and we had to poke the landlord again. On average the temperature was ok, but has no one explained to the landlord about variance? (This is a new building and our first summer in it. I do hope this isn't a sign of things to come.)

Bill Walsh posted a link to this review of the Da Vinci code. Fun read! I have no idea about the spoiler severity, as I've neither read the book nor seen the movie.

They say that shared pain is diminished, so let me diminish mine: Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger. autographedcat has it right: "That is quite possibly the most horrifying thing I've ever seen served on a plate".

Ulpan (intense Hebrew course) so far: I have a choice between being somewhat bored and being lost. I expected better calibration. I have hopes that the pace will pick up (I opted for the former) tomorrow or Thursday. (It's divided into two sessions, with two different teachers. In the first one, for reasons unknown to me, they grouped my class and the rank beginners together. I was already near the head of my (pre-combined) class. I visited the next-level class for 10 minutes and couldn't follow it, mostly due to vocabulary. The second session was significantly better.) On the positive side, I don't have the underwhelming teacher for either session.

My email provider is currently experiencing delays, apparently due to a flood of spam. Don't assume I've seen your LJ-comment mail (or anything else) just at the moment.