4 stars
Man, that magician kid is even more of a twit than ever now that he's in a position of authority in the government! But the obligatory "strong female character" has been (re)introduced in Book 2 of the series, and she's pretty much excellent (of course!). The demon character seems a little bit less completely amazing seeming than he was in Book 1, and I don't know whether I've simply gotten used to him or if he's being overshadowed by the girl character or what -- in any case, he's still amazing enough. As a bonus, the plot of this book is stronger than Book 1, I think. Definitely was an enjoyable one.
What to Wear While Visualization Templates Don't Pull the Right Data -- Thursday, 10/9/14
Yep, another "magical" day of training, this time discovering that the tables and templates that the consultant put together for us are now working, after he spent the previous evening updating his stored procedures to bring over additional tables into our database. But now they are giving us the wrong data! (For example, they pull the value for demographic variable X from the table in the database for X whereas for reasons lost in the mists of time, we store the version of X we care about somewhere entirely different from everybody else in the country who uses this product.) Still, going from seeing no data on our screens to the wrong data is progress.
I wore this outfit with my navy ponte knit blazer most of the day. Most people in the training were more bundled up than the previous day -- the consultant added a pullover sweater to his ensemble.
* Heather blue 3/4 length sleeve knit top with floral neckline detail (thrifted, Macy's)
Navy pants (Dockers)
Blue pointy-toed flats (Nordstrom)
* Blue/green/"pearl" necklace (Target)
Shiny! Sparkly! (Keep your inner magpie under control while viewing this photo.)
Target had a sale on accessories, buy one get one 50% off, so I bought....well, more than one, more than two. As you will see in the days to come.
2 comments:
I like the shiny sparkly necklace. My inner magpie will have to wait until the next time we visit you to try to steal it!
Hah, that is what magpies do. (Cue Rossini's "The Thieving Magpie.") Or for $37.99, you can buy your own!
http://www.target.com/p/social-gallery-by-roman-necklace-round-simulated-pearl-emerald-marquise-beads-gold-multicolor/-/A-15428044#prodSlot=_2_23
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