It's Friday, I'm in Love

OK, so it's actually Saturday, but I SHOULD have posted this on Friday so ... we're just going to pretend, m'ok?

Yesterday I had my usual blood test (INR = 2.1, which is a decent level of blood coaguation. I generally have to have a clotting factor of between 2 and3 -- so I'm on the low side right now, but still within range. Woo-hoo!). After that I had a true treat: my dear friends Julie and Alicia came over to visit and have lunch! They brought a marvy feast with them, soup and salad from Great Northern Pizza Co., as well as a lovely present from their recent trip to Puerto Rico. It was so, so wonderful to be able to spend some time with them, hear how things are going with their families and work and life in general. I'm blessed to have such great friends, aren't I?

Today I had a shower (wOOt!) and then I went to ... WORK! Yes, James and I snuck onto campus and into the GAC for a stealth check of wheelchair accessibility. Surprisingly, it went pretty well! I can get into my office ok, actually, and can even wheel into the nearest bathroom as well (<-- my real concern). I'll likely need a hand with the bathroom door and all, but the rest seems do-able. A few doors do look too narrow for me to move through (namely the doors of a few of my teammates), but I'm just going to have to hope people will travel to me for a while. Ladies and gentlemen, it looks as though a return to the N-A-Z is imminent.

I've also started up again with the committee of the HighEdWeb conference. HighEdWeb is a group in which I am truly invested; as part of the recently-incorporated HighEdWeb association, we organize an annual conference for higher education web professionals. Since 06 I've been part of the marketing team for the conference, and I'm thrilled to be back with the committee after my illness-induced sabbatical.