I was in-office every day this week, though my schedule became more focused on wrapping up small projects, cleaning, and preparing for the new year than usual.
Monday, a couple of coworkers and I went out to Jacks for lunch, where I had a tasty chicken dumpling soup and buffalo chicken sandwich.
Tuesday evening, after work, I met a friend at the church he works on to do some lightweight repair of an electronics module. It was fun to catch up, and to get to use my skills outside of the office!
Wednesday, a coworker brought in some left-over crème brûlée to share, which I enjoyed as an after-lunch treat!
Wednesday evening brought the final advent service of the year at church, after which I headed home for a late dinner.
Thursday and Friday brought little out of the ordinary. I continued working on wrapping up small projects in the office before preparing for the holiday break.
Saturday was spent cleaning my house, wrapping presents, and picking up a few last-minute gifts for friends and family. I won’t share more, else I spoil surprises!
And we’re to today! This morning (Sunday) I went to Divine Service (see the below photo for the Christmas decorations), and will be spending the rest of the day preparing for Christmas with family and friends!
Potpourri
In my news feed this week, I noticed an interesting article on how observing pupil dilation in patients when requested to imagine light or dark objects could reveal aphantasia. I have at least one family member who we believe has aphantasia, and so I forwarded the study to my sister (an optometrist) for further localized trials (ie, seeing if we can repeat the results).
This week a coworker brought in some rum cake to share in the office, and I enjoyed it enough that I requested the recipe and make it with family sometime. 😋
I also read a post from Matt Birchler on how streaming music is the lie we tell each other this week. I’m still putting my own thoughts on it together, and may post a response/blog post in the weeks ahead.
