That Coraline movie that's in theatres... it's pretty good. You should go see it. If you like movies. Or good things.

Unless you are a koumpounophobe, in which case stay the hell away and hide under your covers.

As my job creeps slowly away from tech and towards management, I find that there's really only one facet of it that I still take great relish in ( Read more... )

Hmmm... at what point as a manager do you grow the scab over your soul that allows you to see someone who already appears to have a full plate and callously pile more work on top of it?

Everyone above me already appears to have figured that one out, but I don't have it yet.

Last week... one stretch of 70-odd hours over 4 days ( Read more... )

Only person in my 11 person department who made it into the office today.

I'm kind of surprised -- all I had to do was walk a half mile on each side of the bus. It was a little more time-consuming than usual, but only by a smidgen. Buses along major routes were fine.

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Yeah, there's like two people I know who'll even have context as to what this is. But it's awesome!

is this thing still here?

*work work work*

The vile piece of slime-covered sewage called "Proposition 8" in California may in fact pass, but the ACLU is on the case.

Considering that this is the one truly heartbreaking result from last night, this seemed like a good excuse to go give the ACLU any remaining cash I had lying around.

Man, Pandora has me pegged.

Golden Smog, The Olivia Tremor Control, April March, Teenage Fanclub, The Posies, Old 97's, the Sunshine Fix.

The best part, though, is knowing that my Pandora station would be considered cruel and unusual punishment if I played it for... um... nearly anyone I know.

http://www.letsmaketragedyhappen.com/

Hair-metal style Bee-Gees cover band. It really should just be a one-note joke, yet I cannot stop laughing. Maybe my sense of humor is broken?