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a new nephew
Jul. 24th, 2008 08:59 pmI have just received word that my sister in Melbourne has safely brought my nephew, Casper, into the world. She tells me that he is not named for my favourite comic-book hero, but rather "Casper means master of the treasure or wealthy man (hopefully this means he’ll be able to support us in our retirement!), and was one of the three wise men who brought gifts to Jesus."
In other news, I slacked most of the day, letting the excuse of cramps so minor that most women wouldn't have noticed allow me to fall into some fiction till the book finished. Upon surfacing I still managed to put another 501 words and one new figure reference into the thesis, but I discovered a mistake made months ago, so now I know what tomorrow's task shall be as I re-do the calculations based upon the wrong data last time I did them. Sigh. But at least I found it, and hearing that my sister has that longed for second child brings me much joy, even though I'd rather experiance any number of unpleasant things than have a child myself...
In other news, I slacked most of the day, letting the excuse of cramps so minor that most women wouldn't have noticed allow me to fall into some fiction till the book finished. Upon surfacing I still managed to put another 501 words and one new figure reference into the thesis, but I discovered a mistake made months ago, so now I know what tomorrow's task shall be as I re-do the calculations based upon the wrong data last time I did them. Sigh. But at least I found it, and hearing that my sister has that longed for second child brings me much joy, even though I'd rather experiance any number of unpleasant things than have a child myself...
