So, to start off, last week Tuesday I sort-of 'woke up' at the end of the day and realized that I had lost my Order of the Engineer ring. (You wear it on the pinky finger of your dominant hand.) I was wearing it that morning, but at some point it must've slipped off my finger, which sucks because (1) I like it and (2) I was only in about 4 places that day, mainly in my office, and I looked for it and couldn't find it.

Since the thing's got no markings on it and small, I'll probably never see it again. *sighs* Good news is, I can order a replacement ring (it just costs a bit). ...The website for the Order actually has the specs for making one yourself, but that's a bit too geeky for me, honestly (at least right now...)

Other good news is that everything seems to be on the up-and-up after that, though: Wednesday I was feeling much much better (and now I am definitely over my cold). Thursday I randomly managed to get in on the safety training for the department machine shops, after missing them for the last two years because nobody ever let me know when they were having them. (I just dropped in on the tech office and asked as a haphazard thing, then found out that my timing was practically perfect -- I'd asked about two hours before the last session they were having this term.)

This Friday I ran into a friend on the way home and half/the rest of the way talked myself into sending out an email to most of my fellow lab/grad geeks re: attending the state RenFair that Sunday or the following week. (I'd remembered that we had one in this state around this time, had realized that it's almost over, and wanted to go this year before time was up. But, as we all know, it's a lot more fun to faire in groups ) Saturday I checked email later, realized that everybody I emailed was interested(!), and that everybody who could go wanted to go that Sunday -- chocolate weekend -- and managed to call everybody back that night and set it up. Sunday (yesterday) we all went, wandered about, and had a pretty good time, which entailed turkey legs, kettle corn, jousting, picture taking, and lots of (mostly) window shopping. (Speaking of which, ladyrevan82, I have something I need to mail you... well, two somethings actually: the first something I got awhile ago and forgot to mail. Meh.)

...Hmm, on second thought, maybe losing the ring was somehow a good-luck thing?