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Back to work! I thought I would be really overwhelmed catching up this morning, but even though I had over 400 unread emails, it actually hasn't been all that bad. I was relieved to find that May ad change went relatively well last Wednesday, in stark contrast to April ad change.
So of course, I also find myself reflecting on the past week, and how I
have organized it on Flickr.
Total photo albums: 13
Total number of Observation Decks & Viewpoints: 14
Total number of photos (including video clips): 470
Last year, I had 12 photo albums but 13 islands visited (last year's theme being Washington State Islands), and a total of 666 photos and video clips. Two things offered an advantage there, though: I counted the three-day trip with Gabriel, Garret, Andy and Brian for a weekend trip to Lopez Island early in the month that covered three days; plus a return to Jetty Island with Lynn and Zephyr in August whose photos I added to the same album. If I counted only shots taken strictly
during my Birth Week last year, there would have been 11 photo albums, still 13 islands visited, and 431 shots total.
Oh, and I should mention again my plan to meet up with Lynn and Zephyr next weekend, photos for which I will likely add to this year's Birth Week collection, and that will increase this year's photo albums to 14, the Observation Decks & Viewpoints to 15, and probably a couple dozen more shots than the current total of 470.
Obviously I fudge this stuff a bit. Marie came by my desk this morning and, somewhat to my surprise, she had already read the "Part Two" email travelogue I had sent last night. She even commented on the number of times I had to reschedule plans. She was just as astonished as I was, though, by the Smith Tower ticketing snafu where they just rebooked me for one day later than my originally booked date of Friday evening. I'm still annoyed that, had that never happened, Shauna would likely have been able to make it.
How many Birth Week album collections do I have now, anyway?
23! I should take note of the fact that, after I celebrate turning 50 next year, 2027 will be my 25th one celebrated as a "Birth Week." And I will continue it until the day I die! Or at least I get dementia.
What was I talking about? Who are you? Who am I?
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I just had a ten-day stretch with no space for movie-going, as tends to be the case during my Birth Week. I also feel like coming back to work is giving me some space to breathe. I suppose it would be different were I not so obsessed with written documentation and photography, but between the activities themselves, the daily blog posts I wrote, the photo organizing and uploading on Flickr, and on top of all that the travelogue emails I sent out (always split into two for my Birth Week, as it covers ten days), I have time for almost nothing else all week.
I barely managed to stay on top of TV shows still currently releasing episodes (
The Last of Us,
The Righteous Gemstones, and
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver all releasing episodes both Sunday nights; the twin rerun episodes of
As Time Goes By on KCTS Saturday nights; the three-episode release of
Andor on Disney+ Wednesday evening). Shobhit and I did a couple of stints of minor shopping. Otherwise, I would say the only other thing I did all week was sleep. It was nice not having to get up at 5:15 every morning, I must say.
My evening is free tonight, but I'm hoping to rewatch the original
The Accountant, as I want to go see
The Accountant 2 on Wednesday. Laney and I are seeing
Thunderbolts tomorrow evening. I'm still debating whether to see
The Legend of Ochi on Thursday, as it's not playing at AMC and I'd have to pay an extra ticket price at Regal—it's not even playing at SIFF Cinemas. The reviews are merely mixed-positive, so maybe not. In any case, I'm back to the regularly scheduled movie programming this week.
At least Laney and I have our next Happy Hour on Saturday, and then I have the meetup with Lynn and Zephyr on Sunday. That'll change up the scenery a bit.
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[posted 12:30pm]
