Well, I did find a job.  We'll see if it's good or not.  I liked the people I interviewed with.  Orientation is tonight so I'll let you know if it's enjoyable or not.  I am hoping they'll let me work full time (as a full time employee, not part timer working lots of hours), since they have benefits ( Read more... )

Okay, that was shameless.  I know.

My last day at Epic was unexpectedly good.  Apparently some people still think I don't play well with others... but phooey on them, they're obviously going through life expecting everything the way they want it, and they are in for a surprise.

My 1 year review was good (other than the part about not playing nicely ( Read more... )

There's an ad on craigslist seeking a "Chipmunk Killer."

That was totally the exact job title.

That's both horrible and incredibly funny at the same time!

I got charged $50 for a free credit report.

You know what, world?  You are cordially invited to screw yourself.

I took the GRE today.  I did exceedingly  well on the math, which would absolutely be great if I were intending to be an engineer or something.  But I'm not.  Alas.

All I have to say is, the verbal isn't hard because they use fancy words.  Mostly, they don't.  It's hard because the kinds of relationships they ask you to make are INSANE.  For ( Read more... )

I'll try to keep this short.

The Good:
HARRY POTTER IN 2 DAYS!!!  I'll be at the midnight show, in costume, with 11 other nutcases :-)  I saw a preview that had a shot of Snape blasting Harry with a spell.  Kick his ass, Snape!!

I fell out of a plane today and lived to tell the tale.  (For details, see the Ugly.)

I tender my one month's notice at Epic ( Read more... )

I never posted after getting back from Columbus last week.  To catch up: I visited Columbus last week ( Read more... )

I haven't updated in awhile, so let's see how compact I can make this ( Read more... )

I had the most incredible cheesecake last night.

--Correction.  I made the most incredible cheesecake last night.

It came out absolutely perfectly.  The crust was flavorful and the right consistency, the cake was slightly brown and set up and also the perfect consistency.  When I removed it from the springform pan, there was no sticking.  None.

THAT  ( Read more... )

America is paying millions of dollars to "monitor volcanoes."

You know what that sounds like to me?

VOLCANO INSURANCE

America is now on par with Peter Griffin.  Awesome.