Our kitchen drain is clogged. I'm going to be a man about it and snake it out myself. "When the rod meets an obstruction in the line, tighten the handle and ram the snake into the clog." That's right. Ram it. Ram it good.

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Spring is here, which means I get to devote more time to the outdoor activities I love, such as pushing a lawn mower up a goddamn hill and getting stung by wasps. Gone is my excuse to sit on the sofa all day ( Read more... )

I'm a librarian. Ashcroft once called librarians "hysterical" because of our response to the USA PATRIOT act. That was a Moment for me. Being called "hysterical" by a Pentecostal is like being called crazy by the neighborhood cat lady.

So long, Ashcroft.

The lunch referred to in my last post has resulted in a range of job offers, but the wave hasn't collapsed yet. More noise as it develops ( Read more... )

Lunch tomorrow involving possible job offer.

Driving on the Beltway is about as safe as juggling chainsaws, and yet here's my brain demanding sleep while I'm passing an 18-wheeler.

My boss, on the other hand, poses no physical threat to me, and yet I react to her as if she were a charging grizzly bear.

Thanks a lot to my Pleistocene genetic capital that has suited me so well for modern life

I'm back to work after a limited engagement at the nut hatch.It seems I was depressed and anxious enough to drink myself to a .30 blood-alcohol level on top of Ativan and not really give a fuck. So I spent five days on a psych ward and two weeks at some day treatment thing. Felt pretty good, really. But now I'm back in my cube ( Read more... )

Had a job interview with a law library yesterday. I was the last of 5 candidates to interview, and the Director said they'd make their decision today, which is incredibly fast, as these things go. he asked me if I would be at my work number today. I think this is generally considered a good sign, but maybe he's just a job tease.

I've started work on a book. It's a personal memoir of my work with PHP, PERL, SQL, and the Web. Don't steal my idea.