Is anyone interested in joining me for a day at the track driving sports cars around? Jenn got me a gift certificate to a 1 day class that I need to use before the end of the year. The basic gist is you get some morning instruction on how to drive a road course, then for the rest of the day you get to go abuse their BMWs, Porsches, etc. I'm ( Read more... )

Hey DC area folk - why are there no billboards visible from the beltway? Is there some law? Google doesn't seem to know the answer.

Minor adventure at the county dump today. Had accumulated various old computer parts over the years. A number of circuit boards, whole computers, cables & whatnot. I've been shelping this crap around from place to place because I know I'm not just supposed to put it in the trash, but was too lazy to actually dispose of it properly. Finally ( Read more... )

New job, days 1&2: So far, so good. Pros: stress is basically nonexistent, people are nice, got NIH badge without any hassles, project is interesting and I'm getting started on that. Cons: commute is long in am (1hr+), we're small contractors for a big fish organization with no real political power, and I'm a cube dweller for the first time in 5 ( Read more... )

In celebration of the O'Danny Girls, today I bought a moose to bring with me to faire. It seemed the appropriate thing to do.

While we were at the store, I spotted some Halloween slippers with a cute skull and crossbones. jpenamelist naturally ended up with a pair, along with some orange and black socks. Fall definately feels like it's one the way today ( Read more... )

Back from Napa. A fantastic time. But really, we were drinking^H^H^H^H^Htasting by 10am every day, having great food, and generally enjoying the perfect Napa weather. The company couldn't have been better - nor could the wine. What more could you ask for ( Read more... )