This year, I'm going to be more blunt.  You smell, by the way ( Read more... )

I was supposed to go to Fort Lauderdale for a business trip this week.  Key words: "supposed to.

This did not happen.

Reason being someone else booked my flight and used "Libby" instead of "Elizabeth."  Now, at many institutions, this is not a problem.  I even had the reservation printed out a few days early, saw it, and figured it would be OK.  That ( Read more... )

Now entering week 2 of work at Florida Housing.  The first week went really well!  I have my first assignment which is some really interesting research on building non-profit capacity for the purposes of developing/preserving affordable rental housing.  I really like this job.  Sometimes when I'm at work I think to myself, "I can't believe I ( Read more... )

Just to recap ( Read more... )

Okay: it's just after 7 am, and I'm awake, and I'm going to try to stay up all day in an attempt to get myself on a decent sleep schedule.  This could take some caffeine.

I got an e-mail this morning from Carol at HR at Florida Housing Finance Corporation asking for my date of birth ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, the five O'Neills will wake up, go to four different airports, board several different planes, and converge in Boston, Massachusetts at the Budget Rent-a-Car.  From there, they will drive to Maine to a hotel, and commence with the celebrating ( Read more... )

I wrote this song back in January that I left as an instrumental piece.  I had an idea behind it, but I didn't have words for it, and I didn't want to ruin the music I had put together.  The music has a sense of anticipation and suspension, basically illustrated with anticipated drum beats and suspended chords--creative, i know ( Read more... )

I heard back from Florida Housing Finance Corporation today.  I have a second interview with them on Monday to chat about my relevant experience...which is mostly from school, but that's OK.  

DC was good.  It was cool to see Will.  He let Joyce and I sleep in his dining room for a week.  That was really nice of him.  It's kind of cool how once you get older, you can relate to your siblings on a new level.  Unfortunately, Garrett and I have yet to relate on that level, probably because he hasn't grown up yet.  But Will and I get a long ( Read more... )