Well, hello! This week was pretty good. Very busy at work but learning some new things which can be fun. I am working on a micro-certification for Artificial Intelligence. It’s really interesting. It’s geared towards faculty but since I support it in IT, I am adapting the content for my own use. Very interesting stuff to consider in regards to data privacy and sustainability. Every time you ask an AI chatbot a question, like… Siri, the data stored in the cloud needs at least 16 ounces of water to cool the data center? Isn’t that fascinating and horrifying at the same time?

Right Now:

About to hang with the students at church.

An update on my MRI. The neuro team gave me the findings and it looks good. Everything is stable. No growth on the two smaller tumors. I was so relieved but then the surgeon called me the other day and told me he wants to follow-up with me on 3/22. Hmmm. This worries me. I asked if there were new findings and he said it’s a one year follow-up type of thing so maybe it’s nothing?

This Week:

In addition to my normal church service on Thursday there is a special worship night on Tuesday. I do enjoy these nights but we’ll see if I am up to going. Last week was busy. I may choose to watch from home.

Later this week I have a coffee-date with one of my graduated students just to catch-up. I love seeing past students out in the wild! Many of them have their own families now. So sweet.

Working on a  new project at work. Gotta get those creative juices flowing. It’s a marketing thing for the students.

Speaking of marketing. I am on social media a lot for work but man, it is impossible to avoid the train wreck of a country we have become. I used filters to weed out stuff I don’t want to see but it still comes up because of course, a certain someone controls what you see on X. I’d like to move work stuff to a different platform but X is still the most viewed.

Reading:

I finished Butter and my review posts on Monday.

So what am I reading now?

• Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips (March club pick)
• Evenings & Weekends by Oisín McKenna (very good)

My friend recommended Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? to me. It came out long ago but it sounds pretty interesting. Maybe that will be my third book. Hard to find a copy at the moment.

Watching:

Trying out Harlan Coben’s new Netflix show, Just One Look.

Grateful for:

• Our new Trader Joe’s. It’s big and has great parking. In and out. Makes it easy to pick up some stuff for work lunches.
• The pup. She is still here!
• Multiple platforms to read on. I was never a “read on my phone” kind of person but it has come in very handy, and with adjustable fonts, quite usable.

That’s all I have. I hope everyone has a good week.