At work

Head hurts. Meeting in 15.

Was a good weekend though, more or less. I'm happy.

Metamorphosis

Find a word for a type of footwear, then add one letter to find a word that means "disgrace."

Find a word for an organized arrangement, then add one letter to find a word that means "unadorned."

Today's puzzle

Since I posted yesterday's earlier, here's the one on my calendar for today:

Find the number that best completes the sequence below.

1 4 16 ? 256

Ahhh, yes, I can write essays ...

I thought I'd forgotten, but we got back the OBIR essay today. It was marked out of 25, since it's conveniently worth 25%.

I'm a happy Dara, because I got 25/25.

*beams*

Yes, that is a very, very nice feeling.