Today we had a party for our German graduate students, with lunch and cake and then a trivia game. Most of the team names were phrases in German like "animal lovers" and "not good with names" and "most German," but I suggested we call ourselves "Cabillou," after the little thing on top of a beret, and my coworker and the two faculty members at my table were amenable to that. We were actually winning, but halfway through the game I had to leave for a class on accrual vs. cash accounting. Frankly, I have had so many of these training classes lately that it's hard to keep up with my actual work. I got a notice that the smoke from the Papal Conclave was black, so I messaged my coworker, and he said Cabillou had fallen to second to last, and one of the faculty members had left as well, but then he and the other faculty member bet it all on "final jeopardy"... and were the only team to get it right. He said my prize would be in my mailbox.
It's a little notebook, and the pencil says: "Just one more chapter." It's a good thing today was beautiful, because the free campus bus was a little early, and he saw me but wouldn't wait for me, just shaking his head as if I had gotten there late instead of him coming early, so I had to walk all the way across campus to my accounting class.
After work I met the red-headed flute player and a couple of her friends at Olin-Turville Park to hear Slipjig, one of the local Irish bands in town. I brought dinner, and we were sitting at tables so it was kind of a picnic. So much fun! Meanwhile, Travalon was watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail on the big screen. His Wolverhampton dragon, which he is calling Hee-Chan after the Wolves' star player, had arrived. This was a big deal because I had bought it for his anniversary present, and I knew shipping would cost more than the dragon itself, but I kept getting emails saying I owed even more than the dragon and shipping combined in fees. I thought they were a scam, but when UPS tried to deliver the dragon on Monday and nobody was home, they left a note saying I owed money. Yesterday I was home when they tried to deliver again, but the guy said I couldn't pay by credit card, only by cashier's check, so he had to take the dragon back. He said if I paid online, they could leave the package today, and they did. So behold the $90 dragon:
He is very cute. I was eager to see him after all that, and he is very soft and cuddly. Travalon said let's just exchange anniversary presents, even if the date isn't until Saturday, and here is what he gave me: a jewelry holder for my rosaries, a T-shirt, and a Drogheda Drogues scarf.
The shirt made me laugh because it sounds like I've been eating egrets. The Drogues are an Irish soccer team. Apparently they are first place in their league right now, which surprises me because last year they didn't do very well. Bonus photo: a shirt I bought to use up my gift card, from the same website where I got my Third Eye beanie.
I think I'll wear this tomorrow. Today I dressed up for work, but tomorrow nobody will be around because classes are done. I think it's supposed to be even warmer than today.
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