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I dreamed that I owned a Sigmonster. It would be silly of me to have one of those lenses as it would not be well suited to my kind of photography, but I wouldn't say no either.

The writer I linked to says something about photographic insanity being when you buy lenses that cost half as much as your car. In my case, I own a lens that, at $800, cost notably more than three of the motor vehicles I've owned. But then, my cars are typically 15 to 20 year old things that might be generously called 'mechanics' specials.'

Well, the plumber is coming today, and then there's a meeting of the Northwestern University Animé Club that Danae invited me to.

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I biked 12 miles in the rain on Wednesday to finally get an Illinois driver's license at the Secretary of State. Though I'd checked the required document list, once I got there I found out that I didn't have the required documents. (It had to be specifically be a statement of benefits from an insurance company, not just a bill.) Yesterday, Danae came with me to sign an affidavit of residence for me and we got it done. I had to take a written test, and scored 100% on 40 questions or so. Whee!

Yesterday, the crew at the animal shelter all went out for dinner at a place called Candlelight Inn on Western in Chicago. They make the best, most garlicky garlic fries I've ever eaten; I'd go back just for the fries! Biking to the shelter, to the restaurant, and back home made for another ten miles or so. It feels really good to be doing more utility biking rather than just leisure biking. My identity as a bike commuter is important to me, and riding as transportation makes me feel more self-assured. I almost had to ask Danae to come save me when I realized at the restaurant that I'd left my wallet at home. I called her and arranged her bringing it to me, but one of the other volunteers covered me 'till next week and I called her back and told her she could stay at home.

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I'm up early. I don't quite want to go to bed, but I don't quite want to be awake. It would be so lovely to have a cat or dog to lie down on the couch with.

It is once again possible that we'll have a foster dog at the beginning of next week!