I had a dream set during one weekend, a fun event bringing lots of people together in one (hotel? school? college dorm?). The atmosphere was a lot like being back in college, but there weren't exactly classes or anything. It seemed like a chance to relive old friendships. There were people there who I'd known in college, but also going as far back ( Read more... )

So, I've lost a key, and I think it fell out of my pocket at the protest. I'm fairly certain that means it's gone forever, and I can deal if that's the case, but any ideas I should try before I resign myself to the loss? Do the police (non emergency number, of course) deal with this kind of thing? Are there groups at the protests taking in Lost-and ( Read more... )

So I decided to join OK Cupid because I'm interested in dating and it has a reputation among friends of at least being worth a look. Without invading anyone's privacy, I was curious what parts of a dating profile people tend to fill out? I'm wary of posting a picture, for example, but it might be worthless to have a profile without a picture. How ( Read more... )

I just watched a fascinating biopic on HBO about Temple Grandin, an exceptionally accomplished autistic who earned a doctorate in animal husbandry and today is sought after both for her designs in cattle slaughterhouses and for her experiences with autism. I'm hesitating, looking at that sentence, because talking about slaughterhouses is not ( Read more... )

Several years ago, I worked at Milio's sandwiches as a summer job. Yesterday I stopped at a different location for lunch, and ran into one of my former managers. She gave me the employee discount, and when I mentioned I was going to be looking for work after Christmas, she gave me her card, wrote down a number and said that she'd happily give me a ( Read more... )

As most people who read this know, I graduated in June of 2008 and have yet do do any real work in my field, or even choose what field I'd like to have as mine. I'm not sure how I feel about my lack of direction, and I get conflicting messages about it ( Read more... )

Hey, anyone in Madison want to get paid to hang out with my very cool 9 year old nephew tomorrow? I was supposed to, but I got a job (an unpaid job, but still) and tomorrow is training!

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( This might not be of interest to people who didn't go to Wiscon this year. I'm working on a letter to the programming committee for Wiscon with a suggestion for next year, but would love feedback if you have any thoughts (or experience with dealing with safe space at conventions). )

I love Wiscon. I brought a friend along for her first time, and potentially because of that was less shy than previous years. I also volunteered for the first time (Consuite and Green Room, which is a really sweet gig) and had a real good experience, especially when Mom positively reinforced my volunteering by buying me dinner. I took Christina to ( Read more... )