The more I find out about Ursula Vernon, the more I deeply appreciate her existence ( Read more... )

So the job I started in April is great - good people, strong company, acceptable pay, flexible hours and ideas about how to approach quality (which is my field) - nearly ideal, actually. One of the wonderful and scary things about it, though, is that I'm in a position of particular responsibility when it comes to dealing with customer visits ( ( Read more... )

Anyone out there interested in interning at a software company in San Francisco (at which I work)? It's a simple job for a real gofer; the pay won't be spectacular, but it's a job with a growing and stable company. Here's some of the initial blurb from the job description ( Read more... )

I happened upon CraigsList's Haiku forum and decided to create a few for a sort of mini-contest (strictly bragger's rights) they were holding. I liked them enough to want to remember and share them ( Read more... )

The past year was a difficult one on a lot of levels ( Read more... )

I was inspired to write this for a sweetie of mine last year and I just rediscovered it in an old file. It still gives me shivers.

( Cut for rough love... )

Hey all you who on occasion peruse my musings:

My friend chipuni, who works for Amazon, posted this little thingie in his LJ and, since I trust him, I took advantage of it: a $20 Amazon gift card (delivered via e-mail) for $10. Plus, if three of my friends buy one I get another one for free ( Read more... )

Something I hope that all who glorify war and violence see and realize ( Read more... )

I only smirked in amusement the first time I read this exchange, but when I re-read it the blow was enough that I had trouble catching my breath through the tears.

"You’re determined to convince me that my childhood wasn’t weird, aren’t you?"

"Not at all; just that it's nothing to be ashamed of."A conversation in the serial fiction found on ( Read more... )

Lab data analysis / document review and editing / generally helpful Excel and Word user needed at startup CLIA laboratory ( Read more... )