Job, woot!

In related news, I have a facebook profile now. It's mostly there to keep track of co-workers and employers, but if you want to watch it, go for it. I'm listed under my real name.

There are times that you loose track of how much you have. I've just stepped away from one of those times. I'm a very lucky person, and I need to appreciate it more ( Read more... )

Just a heads up: if you are hiring temporary contract technicians for a 3-4 month gig, do not ask what they desire as a yearly salary.

How is it that a town of 14,000 manages to support a tabletop gaming store, 2 video game stores, at least 3 art galleries, and no freaking bookstore or BoA? It looks like I'm in a campus town, I think. I'm going to end up heading into St. Louis to cash my paychecks ( Read more... )

From the BBC: "Florida braced for tropical storm." I'm not sure braced quite covers my preparedness, most of my storm-based work has consisted of trying to explain to my local game store that you can't have a hurricane party without the wherewithal to make and consume hurricanes.

I got a gig! Phase III Woodland site outside of Springfield, IL. and for some strange reason, they chose me ( Read more... )

While I'm thinking on it, anyone have a clean copy of the Dr. Horrible soundtrack? All I can find sounds like it was recorded by leaning a tape recorder against a pair of earbuds ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7325342.stm

The title says it all, really. I won w long it'll take for the Clinton campain to remember that Rocky loses at the end of the film and the person that decided on that turn of phrase gets shot out of a cannon.

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This describes my Star Wars LARP experience to a t. Submitted without other comment.

Copied from a BBC article: "White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the bombing did not appear to be an act of terrorism."

Um, how exactly is the bombing of a military recruitment center not a terrorist act? From the article, it sounds like a lone wahoo trying to make a statement, but planting bombs in public centers is not exactly a bake sale.