PSA #1: Fuck aloe vera. For other people with fair skin, I've discovered that baby oil does a fantastic job of turning a sunburn into a lovely tan, instead of the usual peeling mess that results from aloe vera application. Yes, it's best not to be a dumbass and get burned in the first place, but if you have, i'd recommend the oil ( Read more... )

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Anyone have any opinions/recommendations on knowledge management software for a small, non-web-based business? I know next to nothing about these things. We're looking for some kind of wiki-type thing that's cheap and easy to use and that we can use to organize data and share information.

I'm sitting next to a coworker on a bench that's moving very very slowly to the left along a walkway. there are a lot of homeless people camped out along the walkway, and a bunch more shuffling along it. We're moving slowly enough that even the slowest shufflers pass us. I never look up at them, but am sort of slumped against my co-worker ( Read more... )

Come play in the park in your sunday fanciest!


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I had a scary dream last night that the value of the dollar plunged suddenly (even more than it as already), and we started experiencing hyper-inflation in the US. Everyone was freaking out, and we all felt completely powerless to stop the rapid devaluing of our money. I just remember feeling panicky as I was told that a single lime would cost me ( Read more... )

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the turkeys ust've been out on the lawn again this morning because in my dream I heard them and went out onto the balcony to investigate. Looking down I saw a midget in a black pilgrim costume, tall buckled hat and all, holding a blunderbuss. he was with a largish group of people similarly dressed and it appeared they were trying to kill the ( Read more... )

I woke up to a pandemonium of gobbling this morning. Thankfully it was only minutes before my alarm was set to go off or I would have been outside shouting "you turkeys get off my lawn!!!"


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so a bunch of you asked what all exactly i'm getting paid to do, and i don't have the time or energy to answer individually so here it is. I'm doing grants management at a small company called HTA Consulting in Berkeley. They do consulting work for non-profits and government agencies. It's a really nice place with nice people and lots of great ( Read more... )