Happenings
Posted on 2008.08.20 at 14:54
So... my girlfriend, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
livingluster, and I have been dating for a year as of Monday. Monday day was devoted to grad school-related things. You know, getting oriented and stuff. I met my new boss, Dr. Phillip Edwards, and we discussed the project I'll be working on with/for him. He seems really great, smart and kind and funny, but also interested in professional things. I think we're going to work really well together.
It was a long day, a lot of sitting in classrooms and listening to people tell me Important Things. They did feed me, though, and whilst I got all blurry-minded late in the afternoon, I got some valuable information out of the experience. My mentor-- a second year student named Nathaniel-- was a big help. And at the end of it, there was cake.
Afterwards, though, was the nice part. I drove to Cassie's place, and she was looking all radiant when I got there. Well, I got there early, so she was in the shower. But soon after, she was looking radiant. She had some presents for me-- a book of Jim Henson related quotes, Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and... a mysterious box. I opened the latter with trepidation.
Inside, was a smaller box, of the jewelry variety. I don't really wear jewelry, so I was a bit stunned and intensely curious. She was obviously excited about the gift. So I opened the box to discover... cufflinks. Steampunk cufflinks, to be precise, intricate working gearwork affixed with tiny rubies. She had commissioned them online, but the online store had let her down. Then she askedcleahpatra for a rescue, just three days before our anniversary. Leah delivered, and the results are beautiful. Enviable, even. Thanks so much, to the both of you, for this wonderful gift. Now I'll have to buy some shirts with cuffs that need links.
Dinner was a marvel. We went to Another Thyme in Durham, and the food was amazing. Even my favorite picky vegetarian found a two-sauce ravioli that was to die for. My fried chicken, while definitely aristocratted up, was similarly delicious. The dessert was a blueberry and peach shortcake, with fresh fruits. It was served in a fruit-ginger sauce. When we ate it, angels wept. It was a good night to be in love.
EDIT: A link to the cufflinks is provided in the comments.
livingluster, and I have been dating for a year as of Monday. Monday day was devoted to grad school-related things. You know, getting oriented and stuff. I met my new boss, Dr. Phillip Edwards, and we discussed the project I'll be working on with/for him. He seems really great, smart and kind and funny, but also interested in professional things. I think we're going to work really well together.It was a long day, a lot of sitting in classrooms and listening to people tell me Important Things. They did feed me, though, and whilst I got all blurry-minded late in the afternoon, I got some valuable information out of the experience. My mentor-- a second year student named Nathaniel-- was a big help. And at the end of it, there was cake.
Afterwards, though, was the nice part. I drove to Cassie's place, and she was looking all radiant when I got there. Well, I got there early, so she was in the shower. But soon after, she was looking radiant. She had some presents for me-- a book of Jim Henson related quotes, Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and... a mysterious box. I opened the latter with trepidation.
Inside, was a smaller box, of the jewelry variety. I don't really wear jewelry, so I was a bit stunned and intensely curious. She was obviously excited about the gift. So I opened the box to discover... cufflinks. Steampunk cufflinks, to be precise, intricate working gearwork affixed with tiny rubies. She had commissioned them online, but the online store had let her down. Then she asked
cleahpatra for a rescue, just three days before our anniversary. Leah delivered, and the results are beautiful. Enviable, even. Thanks so much, to the both of you, for this wonderful gift. Now I'll have to buy some shirts with cuffs that need links.Dinner was a marvel. We went to Another Thyme in Durham, and the food was amazing. Even my favorite picky vegetarian found a two-sauce ravioli that was to die for. My fried chicken, while definitely aristocratted up, was similarly delicious. The dessert was a blueberry and peach shortcake, with fresh fruits. It was served in a fruit-ginger sauce. When we ate it, angels wept. It was a good night to be in love.
EDIT: A link to the cufflinks is provided in the comments.
