That's right, you heard me. I wish I could say I got the day off, but I worked instead in order to take next Friday off and actually have a day with my wife. It was amusing to talk to Americans asking for, say, accounts receivable (you mean accounting, ie Sharon? 'Cause that's the closest we've got) and be told that actually it's Thanksgiving and ( Read more... )

So I realized the other night that I have something in common with our newest vice presidential candidate, Mrs. Sarah Palin: foreign policy experience. I don't mean the 3 years I've lived in foreign countries; as a registered Democrat that probably makes me a pinko commie anyway. No, I mean that for two years of my life, I lived in a province where ( Read more... )

The lines "We're sorry. Currently [CONTENT] can only be viewed within the United States." or some variation on that. Really frikken hate it. I can't easily get my fix with various TV shows easily and legally anymore, which sucks balls. I mean, the border is less than an hour away! I wasn't as upset about this in Japan, when there was less content ( Read more... )

Hey all, I've been trying to avoid posting links to cool things found on the web, but this I just had to. Any of you been missing Nathan Fillion and Joss Whedon lately? Or maybe Neil Patrick Harris? How about super villian musicals? Well, if the answer to either of those is yes, you really should check out Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Seriously ( Read more... )

Despite impressions I may have given earlier, I actually arrived in Canada as a permanent resident yesterday evening. It was remarkably easy crossing the border, and the only hard part of the drive was some nasty thunderstorms heading into Snoquamie Pass, but that cleared up before we hit the pass proper, and then lots of heat and mugginess on the ( Read more... )

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That would be what all the local radio stations are referring to this month as. Seriously, we had summer in late April/early May, and now we're moving right into winter again? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

"of yore" in the sense that all these tales are of the past, even if only barely. In any case, on with the show!

Let's start off with ( Back Pain in the Body Politic )

Well, potential delegate. And not the super kind, he won't be issued a cape. In actuality it was my old high school friend, Walter, who's running to be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Oregon on Saturday (that is, the running is on Saturday, not, obviously, the convention). Wow that was a lot of commas. Anyway, along with all ( Read more... )

This better not be the universe playing the cruelest joke of all on me... Last I heard from my wife, she had terrible stomach cramps and was vomiting. Her roommate was taking her to the emergency room. That was at around 7:25pm. It is now 11:20pm and I'm unable to get ahold of either of them. Yeah, she's usually the worrier, but I'm a nervous wreck ( Read more... )