1/15/2009

So, whaddaya know?

Filed under: — Aprille @ 11:32 am

I need some office art.  My cube walls are nearly bare.  Any suggestions?

I plan to put up a Miles photo or two, but not yet.  I need to wait until it starts feeling normal to leave him in the morning.  Right now I keep feeling like I’ve just been in for meetings, and that tomorrow I’ll be home with him like usual.  It’s a little sad.

He’s doing great, though.  This morning when I dropped him off at Jessa’s, he looked around and smiled, as if he remembered how much fun he had there last time.  That was reassuring.  It was much better than his reaction to the doctor’s office yesterday.

I thought he recognized the nurse who’s given him shots in the past, but Denny suggested that maybe it was a paper-covered table that triggered his memories.  Either way, Miles had a very strong and very negative response to being there, outright terrified screaming and lots of genuine tears.  Poor dude.  He had to have 3 shots and a blood draw.

For the first week of his life, pretty much around the clock, he got blood draws every three hours to check his bilirubins.  I don’t know how we managed that.  What an unpleasant introduction to life on planet Earth.  But I’m glad he’s enjoying his time at Chez Jessa.  She sent me pictures she took on his first day, and it looked like the boys had lots of fun together.

Tomorrow I’m going to be back in the swing of things at work, doing the sort of thing I used to do all the time:  leading a discussion on the topic of intellectual property and “Who owns knowledge?” for faculty.  It will be kind of fun to use my brain for other subject matter than poop.

3 responses to “So, whaddaya know?”

  1. *shameless wife-promotion* My wife makes some pretty cute photo blocks! She made one for me for my office and it’s a terribly nice desk item.

  2. Katy Baggs says:

    You’re going to be looking at that office art a lot, it could be something detailed with re-looking-at value: some Escher? A mandala? Pollock? A Where’s Waldo book?

    Maybe an office toy like magnetic sculpture if you like to play with stuff.

    Although if I were going to look at a piece of art everyday, it would probably be “Unicorn in Captivity” or prehistoric cave art or old scientific illustrations of birds, so whatever your favorite thing is.

  3. Toni says:

    Aprille–if you give me a palette of colors I could make a you a tiny swirly painting you could add to your cubicle wall. I’ve been painting for relaxation. I like it. If you want, send me your address to toni marie wilson at gee mail dot com.

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