Hey, all. This morning, I found out that I'm two degrees separated from President Barack Obama on LinkedIn. Cool, huh?


( Read more... )

It's 7:35 in Seattle, and for those who haven't been here this time of year, the sun still hasn't actually risen. It's working holiday hours right now, showing its face at 7:55 and calling it a day at 4:20. That's seven hours and twenty-five minutes of daylight. Happy holidays, all.

Plan A was doing some volunteer work today. Turns out the places I called wanted a longer-term commitment or earlier notice. I guess it's a good thing that groups like that can be picky, right ( Read more... )

Costume Plan A: "Corporate Whore." Consisting of a tacky dress, atrocious wig, fishnets (of course), bad makeup job and roughly a dozen corporate logos affixed with safety pins ( Read more... )

I do admit that Netflix occasionally sends me movies that aren't really "good," per se, but seemed to be at least worth a spot on the queue, for the sake of nostalgia, pop-culture allusion or simple, perverse fascination. I also admit that when Sollite leaves town for one reason or other, I tend to reorder the queue so the crappy movies she has the ( Read more... )

Right. Our species faces a series of challenges with nothing but its very survival at stake. We'll all be asked to face our fears. With that in mind, below you'll find the first photos taken of Savanah Rhys Uthoff (daughter of Jennifer and Alan) and her "uncle" Jeff.


( Read more... )

Hey. So, I heard a Youtube video about voting, asking what you'll tell your kids you were doing this election (attempting to mobilize the ::Knocks wood:: traditionally lazy blue vote). In that spirit, I made calls from the Obama website for about half an hour, then started calling random people from my day planner until my phone ran out of ( Read more... )

In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized?

Odds are, if you tend to read my journal, you're likely the sorts that I want voting in this election. Get registered and vote. Even those of you who happen to be in a certain "Red" state. No sense letting the GOP call it an easy win down there.

Seattle/Portland people: Vote early, vote often.