My mother informed me today (the day after Malcolm Maclaren's passing, lo, the order of death) that starting next week, Public Image Limited will be touring North America. Wow! A year after seeing Throbbing Gristle, I'm in the mood for this year's old-ass act that rebanded to do Coachella and then make some filthy lucre. Looking at the few weekend ( Read more... )

( Pneumonia )

First off I want to say that I just published something at work that contains a very sly and clever Thomas Pynchon reference (if I do say so myself) and that's all I can say about it, though if I am allowed to I want to put it on my friggin' résumé in years to come, I'm so pleased with myself. Somehow the boss didn't notice despite being a lit nerd ( Read more... )

I'm going to do a 10K at the end of February. Running is... enjoyable. Whoa. It requires proper stretching beforehand, ambient air temperature optimal for effective vasodilation, sunset/twilight, dance music, and really loud KMFDM when dance music isn't enough. It's gonna take well over an hour for me to finish 6.2 miles, but so be it. I exercise ( Read more... )

It's been an eventful year, as the other post dated today (which I made a year ago) just barely begins to hint at. There has been plenty of death and pain and stress in my life and in the world at large, but I've accomplished things this year too. Mainly professional rather than personal; on a personal level I think I'm in mostly (though not quite ( Read more... )

My UW e-mail address dies today. My address of record now is the same combo of first name and last initial as my u.washington.edu one, but with gmail.com after the ( Read more... )

IANAL^H^H^H AL - I am officially a lawyer. My boss administered my oath of attorney to me this afternoon. In a moment of unusual grace, the California Bar Association has liberal requirements for who may administer the oath, and my boss fits the bill. I sent off my signed and sealed registration card; now I just wait for the Bar to label me with a ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to ilcylic today, and to snej for Saturday! May you feast on old leftovers, fresh cake, and the delectable flavor of cheating the reaper for another year.

Que te crezca el -- no, I'd better not sing the Puerto Rican birthday song.

I turned 28 yesterday and

I PASSED THE BAR TODAY!!!

Best birthday gift ever!!!

( Zenith )