The daily pile is complete...
Mar. 18th, 2005 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpBoth outstanding assignments have been completed; one has been invoiced.
Despite the arrival - and deposit - of the last part of my Kazakhstan check, I feel no elation. This either means I'd really have been depressed if the check hadn't come, or... I don't know what. I'm just tired.
To break the monotony, I signed up with Skype's beta "SkypeIn" program, which allows folks to dial an ordinary number - mine's in Connecticut, go figure - and have the call routed through the 'net to one's computer. I see the major advantages of this arrangement as two: First, once the company gets its act together and formally launches the service, you'll be able to establish a presence overseas fairly inexpensively; second, you'll be able to drag your laptop to the ends of the earth and still receive phone calls (and voice mail).
I had given thought to using Skype for telephone interpretation, but over the past few weeks, I've experienced an unacceptably high level of less-than-optimum Skyping, mostly in the form of strange messages indicating there's something not right. Also, a commonly reported problem - being able to hear your interlocutor, but vice versa not happening - has occurred twice so far.
Of course, in the mood I am in, telephone interpretation is the last thing on my mind right now.
I forgot to put the cat in the garage last night and remembered this only as I drifted off to sleep. I figured it was no big deal, as Baby has a tendency to wake me around 5:30 am, which was acceptable for this morning (a ham breakfast morning), so I made no deviations from the descent into unconsciousness, and fell asleep without incident.
Baby woke me up, but at 3:15 am. Grrr.
I am currently listening to some very pleasant music tracks composed by LJ friend![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sebab; the music was well worth waiting for. In fact, I think I will transfer myself upstairs and continue to listen on the system in the living room, so that the fan noise from my desktop doesn't provide unwanted accompaniment.
Cheers...
Despite the arrival - and deposit - of the last part of my Kazakhstan check, I feel no elation. This either means I'd really have been depressed if the check hadn't come, or... I don't know what. I'm just tired.
To break the monotony, I signed up with Skype's beta "SkypeIn" program, which allows folks to dial an ordinary number - mine's in Connecticut, go figure - and have the call routed through the 'net to one's computer. I see the major advantages of this arrangement as two: First, once the company gets its act together and formally launches the service, you'll be able to establish a presence overseas fairly inexpensively; second, you'll be able to drag your laptop to the ends of the earth and still receive phone calls (and voice mail).
I had given thought to using Skype for telephone interpretation, but over the past few weeks, I've experienced an unacceptably high level of less-than-optimum Skyping, mostly in the form of strange messages indicating there's something not right. Also, a commonly reported problem - being able to hear your interlocutor, but vice versa not happening - has occurred twice so far.
Of course, in the mood I am in, telephone interpretation is the last thing on my mind right now.
I forgot to put the cat in the garage last night and remembered this only as I drifted off to sleep. I figured it was no big deal, as Baby has a tendency to wake me around 5:30 am, which was acceptable for this morning (a ham breakfast morning), so I made no deviations from the descent into unconsciousness, and fell asleep without incident.
Baby woke me up, but at 3:15 am. Grrr.
I am currently listening to some very pleasant music tracks composed by LJ friend
sebab; the music was well worth waiting for. In fact, I think I will transfer myself upstairs and continue to listen on the system in the living room, so that the fan noise from my desktop doesn't provide unwanted accompaniment.Cheers...
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Date: 2005-03-27 08:52 am (UTC)see what happens when I try to skim weeks of entries in one swell foop? :)
I think I will try 2 tsp spice to 1 cup dry basmati rice (and 2 cups water, a tsp or two of olive oil or butter). I microwave my rice and get perfect results, but if I plan to cook anything on the stovetop and combine it with the rice later, I will probably add more spice, sort of by feel.
real plov rice s supposed to have a crust, isn't it? my mom will kill me as I work out the details and screw up her cookware and stove, unfortunately :)
gnight!