Bullet points:

• My talk to the sangha on Monday went well enough, all things considered. It was what it was, which is mostly the point.
• Speaking of, a bunch of us went up to Jikoji today, for the Sunday morning sitting/service/lunch. They're all sweet people, lots of fun, and maybe a bit offbeat from living up in the hills (though I'm sure it's also self-selecting). Beautiful place, and a nice lunch.
• I went to a barbecue/gathering last night in Berkeley, ate too much sausage and sugar, and got to hang with some folks I don't get up to see too often. This couple I'm friends with owns a house with a big garage and a finished basement and third-floor attic; it came with 3 tenants, and they added 3 more, so there's 8 people living there. It's a neat place.
• Lots of relationship threads floating around, shifting and changing. None of them are really the one I want, but reality trumps desire.
• I've developed a reputation at work already (after three weeks). Our Director of Engineering is actually working in an office with some of our contractors in San Francisco, and only comes down on Fridays. She looked over at me and said, "You do do that!": until Tuesday (cubicle installation), we have an area of open tables as a workspace, and it's most comfortable for me to have my feet up on the desk, and I'm often thinking about stuff, scratching my hands idly. She said she's heard stories about me, that I "sit around all relaxed with your feet up, get up and kick ass", and that they've "never seen someone so relaxed about kicking ass". It's nice that I can do what is for me not a whole lot of work, and have it be effective.