For the first time in who knows how long, we had a bunch of friends over for for what you might call a party. An evening of food, beverages, and, as is often the case with this group of people, Rock Band. As I type this, things have wound down, the guests have left, and […]

….finally -ectomied. Three back-to-back conference call meetings running for a period of over four hours. It was truly a test of endurance, which I guess I passed. Barely. At least it’s over. On a totally unrelated note, I took some online training this week. The course included a little through-line plot involving a cast of […]

…it seems. Sometimes, being alone is the best way to be. I kinda love this song, always have. The whole Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars record really, but especially this song. And it’s just kind of speaking to me right now. ♫ Halalalalalala <plink> <plink> ♫

…that (a) this statement by “Lori on slacktivist wasn’t true, and (b) that I was clever enough to phrase it this way first: In fairness, there has been a vigorous 3 decade long campaign to redefine Liberal as “slightly to the left of Ho Chi Minh” and also, inexplicably, “Hitler”. If you believed that you’d […]

So Yeah, it took me almost five hours to get back home from the DC office yesterday. That sucked. “I’m Your Moon” (live) – Jonathan Coulton “Our Great Divide” (live) – Tarja Turunen “Disturbance at the Heron House” (live) – R.E.M. “Nugget Man” (live) – Paul & Storm “Miracle” – Paramore “Virginia Woolf” (live) – […]

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I think there are a lot of us that can relate at least a little bit to the first couple of paragraphs in this essay from slacktiverse; the experience of being bullied, the advice from authority figures that isn’t particularly helpful… And, of course, the fact that when we […]

Found out on Tuesday that for the rest of this week, I am the team lead/coordinator for two different integrated project teams on two different projects, thanks to a quirk confluence of annual leave. So, I get to be the boss of two disparate things, with all the attendant rights and responsibilities (but not the […]

Moved into a new office this week; while the situation, overall, is a positive one, it still totally blew my routine, which, when such things happen to me, manifest themselves physically. So yeah, I didn’t feel all that great most of the week. Still, the week’s over now, so I am planning to enjoy my […]

Aren’t you all supposed to be young, hip, internet-saavy social networking types who were suprised to find upon moving into the west wing that government technology infrastructure was stodgy and behind the times? Assuming this is the case, I’d think that you’d be aware of one of the cardinal rules of online behavior: Really, by […]

Even when you’re trying to pay close attention on a conference call, it’s inevitable that your mind is going to wander. Today, mine’s wandering in some alternately amusing and depressing directions. One, I actually went ahead and solved the physics problem presented as humor in the last post (seriously, here’s my scratch pad); turns out […]