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I was really creaky today. Long walk yesterday left me creaky in the hips and knees. Walked some today, here and there, but couldn't shake off the tightness.

Met with L for lunch. She's sold her house and moved into an apartment. Now, she's trying to puzzle out what's next in her life (as nearly everyone is doing). I emailed her a Craigslist posting regarding a senior scientist position in San Jose. Being in the bio-tech field, she is somewhat insulated from the economy's wobbles.

I dreamed a dream last night, but don't recall the details. MA kindly came by and cleaned the apartment today. Nice to have the place in order once again.

Start the CW line dance class tomorrow. Will be interesting to find out what I can do--or not do, as the case may be. Picked up two films from the library--Bourne Ultimatum and Burnt by the Sun, a Russian film by Mikhalkov (the director of Urga). He acts as well as directs in Burnt.

Watched two films over the past week--Vera Drake and Oleanna. Neither film was anything special. Drake was about a woman who performed illegal abortions and was caught and jailed. There were too many scenes of her silently anguishing over her arrest and trial. Oleanna was a stilted, annoying piece of work about a teacher/student interaction that was turned into a sexual harassment indictment against the teacher. Hopefully, Burnt and Bourne will be better fare.

Scheduled for lunch with BH tomorrow and perhaps a film with GH in the afternoon. Finished another survey today--about employee/manager interactions when there is conflict. No payment made, but responders are entered into a lottery for a cash prize. The survey was for a graduate student at Columbia University doing a thesis project. For the greater good!