Weekend wobbling

So I've been feeling much better cold-wise.  I still cough, but I otherwise feel hale.  Consequently, I had some fun on the weekend.  In case you're wondering whether I do any work, I do, a lot.  I'm in the computer labs constantly (a reasonable constantly) and at home sift through e-mail and write code and read papers.  I just don't want to talk about it.  I want to memorialise the neat and fascinating times.

On Saturday I'd gone to the Farmer's Market and then met up with a friend for sushi.  I don't go out for sushi much these days, so I really enjoy it when I do.  This time I went for the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.  I'm not sure how I feel about all-you-can-eat in general, but I loved this instance

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 After that I worked in the labs for a few hours.  Some of my favourite students were there, which makes working a lot easier.  They're a very bright lot this year and I'm proud to TA them.  We also have new lab space, so it's not dark and depressing like the lab I worked in last year, it's instead incredibly bright and sunny.

Blinds are down over the windows to shield from direct sun

Then came another movie night at the same house as last week.  This time there were more of us and we watched The Bourne Identity which was better than I remembered, but then I have a better appreciation for the lead actress since seeing Run Lola Run, and have gotten past my juvenile disdain for Matt Damon.

Afterwards though was the highlight of my week.  A friend of mine performed on the cello for us and was amazing.  I was instantly captivated and lost in the music, mesmerised.  I've requested future performances.  It reminds me to find the budget for violin lessons (or to seriously start teaching myself, but time is thin).  I'd really like to move someone's soul with music at some point.  Sinking in to a friend's performance and letting oneself drown.

Comparably powerful was walking home with a friend and stumbling upon a playground I visited a couple times behind the Staples.  It was quite surreal, and I didn't really know how to react, so I did what I always do: I took a picture.

I think I recall there being a cat or a skunk the one visit