Today I was thrilled because I got to go home for lunch! This morning I had my first day at the Board of Education and this afternoon I was supposed to go to the Education Center instead of hauling up and down a bunch of hills to get to my school. (The BOE and the Education Center are inevitably both at the top of their own hill, but the only one between there and my apartment). Especially since this is one of the hottest, sunniest, most humid days, I was quite excited that I was going to stay in the neighborhood. So after my morning of work, I sped home on my bike, scarfed down some lunch and knitted for about 20 minutes while I watched some celebrities sample eel dishes on TV. Oh the fun of it! I even had time for ice cream before I biked to meet my new supervisor at the Education Center.

Well that turned out to be more of an adventure than I had expected, and after finding the right office, they politely informed me that my supervisor wasn't there today. Who knows where he is or when he'll be back, but they made it clear that he sure wasn't there now when they kindly escorted me to the door. At this point I faced somewhat of a moral dilemma. My school thought I was at the Education Center all afternoon, so why not just head home and relax in the AC before I go to Japanese class tonight? My conscience got the better of me, and I ended up making the long haul to school after all, but this time in unbearable midday heat. When is winter coming again? I can't take this. On the climb up the interminable hill to my school, I thought I might actually pass out and fall off my bike. But I made it! I am still recovering, and luckily I have AC in the office and the internet to help in the process.

Back to knitting--I was a little disappointed today when I realized my lace pattern has been off for the past few rows. I must be off by one stitch because the pattern looks similar, but definitely not the same. Alas, I face another dilemma. Do I do the right thing, tear it out and start over? Or do I plug through to the end, only to risk having a poorly knitting scarf that I end up tearing out and restarting anyway? Decisions, decisions. The only reason I don't want to go back now is that I am afraid with all the yarn overs, I won't be able to properly pick up the stitches and I'll have to go back to the beginning. I guess I'll just have to think about it. I will be sure to post pictures of my progress soon--even though they will probably be poor quality from my phone. Keep your fingers crossed that I can get internet in my apartment soon!