home office

so things are set up here. at the end of my workday thursday a man from the geek squad came and did something mysterious to my pc. i emptied my desk and brought everything home. even before i left, people were vying for my cubicle - apparently it's something of an in-house catbird seat (no relation) as it's by the window.

pictured is the current stage of evolution of my home office, for working and writing. i have it pleasantly rigged with one keyboard, mouse, monitor, and pair of speakers hooked to two computers. i push a handy button i affixed to the monitor to switch from one computer to the other. it's terribly handy indeed, and terribly exciting.

tomorrow is my official first day of working from home. i checked everything a couple of times to make sure the pedal works (is "foot pedal" not redundant? everyone calls it a "foot pedal," including me, until now, unless someone corrects me) and to make sure i can "get voice," that is, hear the dictator through the speakers and earphones. everything does seem set. as i say, terribly exciting.

i'm not working today, though. today kara and i are going to look at doors. our front door is rather a mess. in the winter, when it's wet, the wood swells and it's difficult to open. talk about annoying. of course kara doesn't want a fiberglass door; she wants a wood one. a treated wood one. we'll start looking today. i'd like to have something installed before the monsoon season, assuming we have one this year.