For those interested in the ongoing saga of my job search, I have now officially been turned down for a second interview with Western Washington University. The infamous thin envelope showed up in my mailbox today. But hey, on the bright side, they wish me the best of luck in my future career.

This is a great story, though sad. Even if you don't care for baseball, I encourage you to read this. It's more about friendship than anything.

A brain dump this morning ( Read more... )

... here's a meme thingy ( Read more... )

For those who wondered if I was ever going to post again, the answer is, remarkably, yes ( Read more... )

Headline in this morning's paper ( Read more... )

Sometimes I think maybe, just maybe, there is some agent for cosmic justice, at least on a very small scale ( Read more... )

From den_down_unda via diadem8

Kindly leave a one-word comment that you think best describes me.

It can only be one word.

No more.

Then copy & paste this in your journal so that I may leave a word about you.

So I've apparently been tagged. I guess that means I'm it.

Six favorites at the moment (and like den_down_unda, I'm going to editorialize):

1. "Solitary Man" from The Essential Neil Diamond by Neil Diamond. Yeah, Neil Diamond. It's a guilty pleasure. Sue me.
2. "White Shadows" from X&Y by Coldplay. Yes, I find Coldplay's lyrics to fall somewhere between ( Read more... )

As a longtime fan of the oft-professed Biggest Rock Band in the World, U2, and an admitted fan of the boys who most openly want to inherit the title, Coldplay, I eagerly picked up the latter's new album X&Y on Tuesday. And now, I'm going to subject you to my armchair (or rather, office chair) music criticism ( Read more... )