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Sara & Teeba Pretending to Work

Me and Teeba now have a weekly meeting in our schedule named “Sara and Teeba Pretending to Work”. We decided to do it as a way of making sure we find time to socialize and catch up every week but not feel bad about not working during that time.
Today was the best one we had. I decided to cook and greeted her with an amazing (I must admit it was really good) codfish pie, home-made fries and feta cheese salad. We did do some work though. She reviewed my famous cover letter and I made her read her case for class under the threat of switching off the wireless internet to prevent her from emailing rather than reading.
It is questionable how she will sit awake in class after this but I will hope that works out. On my side, I know the round big nice chair is looking at me with that look “come and sit in the sun reading your case” that totally ensures that I will be asleep within 5 minutes. To be seen if I keep away from it.
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Unknown said…
The threat did work! I actually got my work done, but I wonder if you did in that chair ;p
Ps the food was GREAT!!
09 October, 2008 00:05
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