Easter night...
Mar. 27th, 2005 08:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpWell, I did take a nap, for about 90 minutes, and it actually felt like a nap and not a sleep session. I then got dressed and went by Shannon's parents' house for a plate of Easter dinner.
The place certainly was crowded with kids, grandkids, relatives, and friends. It's certainly a far cry from the staid surroundings I find myself in right now: sitting by myself in my basement office, rapping away at my keyboard. (Heck, I halfway expect a big black bird to come tapping, but I digress...) Nevertheless, I couldn't really relax over there, between all of the hubbub and knowing I still had work to do.
At any rate, since coming home, I've managed to winnow what's left for tomorrow down to below 3000 source words (which ought, therefore, to be eminently do-able by COB tomorrow) and I've sent back everything I can to the client for tomorrow morning. I checked the due date on the medical item and can safely review it tomorrow (or even Tuesday morning, although I think that's my tired eyes talking right now).
* * * Daylight Savings Time is still a week away for those of us in the U.S., and when it comes, it hits at 2 am local time, turning 2 am into 3 am in one time zone after another. However, the EU (and Russia) have already gone over to "Summer Time" today, and fortunately, the whole escapade is a done deal, as it is my understanding that all European time zones change at the same moment, at 0100 GMT (or is that UTC? or does anyone care?).
This week is going to be merry hell for telephone conferences between the U.S. and Russia (particuarly Moscow), if my past experience in Houston is any guide. Fortunately, although the "spring foward" date differs between Here and There, at least the "fall back" date in October is the same (but don't ask about implementation details).
At any rate, the point of this ramble is to figure out just what time it is now in Moscow, as I have been instructed to call my sister-in-law and convey happy birthday greetings, and naturally, I don't want to be calling at some untoward hour. So let's see, Moscow is my time (Mountain Standard) plus 10 hours, or about 7 am, but factoring in the summer time shift, that means it's almost 8 am.
I should probably try to call soon, before she leaves for work.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Skype rules!
The place certainly was crowded with kids, grandkids, relatives, and friends. It's certainly a far cry from the staid surroundings I find myself in right now: sitting by myself in my basement office, rapping away at my keyboard. (Heck, I halfway expect a big black bird to come tapping, but I digress...) Nevertheless, I couldn't really relax over there, between all of the hubbub and knowing I still had work to do.
At any rate, since coming home, I've managed to winnow what's left for tomorrow down to below 3000 source words (which ought, therefore, to be eminently do-able by COB tomorrow) and I've sent back everything I can to the client for tomorrow morning. I checked the due date on the medical item and can safely review it tomorrow (or even Tuesday morning, although I think that's my tired eyes talking right now).
This week is going to be merry hell for telephone conferences between the U.S. and Russia (particuarly Moscow), if my past experience in Houston is any guide. Fortunately, although the "spring foward" date differs between Here and There, at least the "fall back" date in October is the same (but don't ask about implementation details).
At any rate, the point of this ramble is to figure out just what time it is now in Moscow, as I have been instructed to call my sister-in-law and convey happy birthday greetings, and naturally, I don't want to be calling at some untoward hour. So let's see, Moscow is my time (Mountain Standard) plus 10 hours, or about 7 am, but factoring in the summer time shift, that means it's almost 8 am.
I should probably try to call soon, before she leaves for work.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Skype rules!
