Work has gotten more interesting since May 15th, when I transferred back into the IBM Research Division, joining Almaden Systems Research, where I’m once more learning what it’s like to have deadlines and local colleagues.

There was a nice surprise waiting for me at home, too, although I can’t say that a chocolate cake is a total surprise for anyone’s birthday at our house. Amusingly, Lunardi’s (the store where Diane and Jeff bought the cake) is celebrating its 50th birthday this week, too.

It’s raining. Again.

It’s been rainy this entire month; yesterday morning, when I left for work, the weather seemed fine when I walked into the garage, but 90 seconds later, after I’d gotten the car started and backed it out, it was pouring and it kept pouring all the way to work.

It is not supposed to be this wet this late. At least it means that we don’t have to worry about getting the sprinklers fixed yet.