I got up this morning and played badminton with my husband. He was ruthless and destroyed me, three games to nothing. I don't know what was wrong with me this morning, but I accepted my defeat gracefully (unusual for me).
Then I went to town and found a cheap pair of Edwardian-looking shoes for my anniversary party in December. They look like brogues but with heels and are lace-up, sort of like those Edwardian boot shoes they would wear. I'd spotted them in a Sunday style magazine so raced to beat everyone else from buying them today. I got the last pair in my size.
I came home and cooked a lovely Chinese meal for everyone -- chicken, cashew nuts and vegetables. The secret is a marinade of soy sauce and sherry for the chicken.
Now I'm going to get my hair cut and dyed. It's a mess. While I'm there I'm going to keep reading a bio of Emily Post. I found a hardback new one in the US when I was there for only $7. I guess no one cares about reading about the Gilded Age but me.
PS
I have a new source of future stress coming up. I am signing a contract to write a book, and I told the publishers I could have it done by Christmas. It's not anything fascinating -- it's a book about Agile methodologies for running software projects. But still, I am thrilled. But can I write it? I dunno; I'm going to do my best.
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Elizabeth, if you haven't read Mark Twain's "The Gilded Age" you should put it on your list (or at least I highly recommend you do!). I believe this was his first novel, written in a few weeks along with a man named Charles White, if I remember correctly. Really, this paints a beautiful picture of a certain period in America.
"Agile methodologies" - sounds like fun, we use a fairly formal agile approach at my software company, it works well. What are you thinking of doing to find a new twist or angle on Agile (there are lots of books out there already about it etc.)
Let me know if you need a sounding board!
YAA, as soon as my daughter comes back from NZ with my Kindle, I am going to order this book. thanks for telling me about it.
Steve, you did cross my mind earlier this morning when I was thinking of saps, er, people I could interview and put their stories in my tome. I have to turn an MS in to the publisher in a few months so I need to get going.
Think about your Agile experiences and conversion to it for a bit then I want to get that info from you. thanks
PS Steve -- the publisher wants an Intro to Agile to go with some huge book they have published already on the subject.
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