36. Get my freakin' degree already.Yesterday I made a special early-morning trip to Ypsi to turn in my 10-page final project for Research Writing, said a brief, silent goodbye to the campus, and went straight to work (well, with a short stop at the coffee shop near the office, because boy, was I tired). When I got home around 6 p.m., I went ( Read more... )

Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday at the age of 84.

This passage from Timequake came to mind when I heard the news:
I spoke at a Humanist Association memorial service for Dr. Asimov a few years back. I said, "Isaac is up in Heaven now." That was the funniest thing I could have said to an audience of Humanists. I rolled them in the aisle. The room was ( Read more... )

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Monica, here for spring break, decided today to go visit some of our old teachers at the high school and invited me along. I agreed, reluctantly, and we went.

Impressions:

The smell. Did high school always smell like that? That sticky, unwashed body smell? Ew. Did I really wade through that every day for four years? Ew.

The old and the new. ( Read more... )

My cat isn't exactly the brightest crayon in the box ( Read more... )

So, I semi-promised an update on the new job ( Read more... )

I GOT A JOB.

I'll be designing ads for a local publication. More details later probably. Truth be known, I don't have all the details myself, as the interview was pretty short. I'll know my hours and such after I go in tomorrow. That is to say, after I GO TO WORK tomorrow. Ah. So lovely to say.

5. Update my portfolio.
6. Redesign my Web site.
12. Complete at least one freelance project and add it to my portfolio.
29. Create a photo album (digital or otherwise) of friends and fun.
33. Make a "Best of 2006" CD and share it with my friends.Huh. Apparently I've been making progress without even noticing. The photo album is nothing special; I' ( Read more... )

Since I don't have anything to write about at the moment, here's a random - kind of crappy - picture of my kitty. His name is Stevie.


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1. Nope, no job yet. I had an interview a couple of weeks ago and just got the "position's been filled" e-mail today. Curses ( Read more... )