We're having a "2018 Lenovo Idol" contest at work. The winners get flown to China to participate in their 2018 Spring Festival.

This is my entry.

Jordin coded yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. From what I can gather, he'd had heart valve replacement surgery and never woke up from it ( Read more... )

I just learned about the sudden death of keristor a few hours ago. I am in shock ( Read more... )

Those of you who speculated that I'd already come up with a parody were right.

I performed it several times at Fiestacon and got laughs. Trying to moonwalk on carpeting while wearing rubber-soled shoes isn't easy.

Anyhow, for those of you who are curious...( the parody is behind this cut-tag to hide it from those who might squick out at the thought. )

Is it too soon to perform a Michael Jackson parody?

My boss at Omneon and I have a running half-joke about how she has relaxing weekends while mine always either involve "death or taxes." My first three weekends involved Warren's parents' taxes; the weekend after that I attended a mass for Warren's late brother. Last weekend I signed my e-mail to her saying "FINALLY...a weekend without death or ( Read more... )

For those of you who weren't at Conflikt (or weren't at the "scramble band" concert), here are the lyrics to the song my band did.

Let’s Get Miserable Together
Copyright © 2009 Lynn GoldRight now I’m in a lousy mood ( Read more... )

I am soooo glad I went! I don't feel like doing a fine-grained detailed report, but here's the summary:

• My fever broke over the weekend.
• The side effects of the prednisone continued. This morning I felt like crying for no reason. Luckily, I had food next to me (a cup of yogurt) to help counteract this.
• All weekend I kept forgetting lyrics I can ( Read more... )

Tuesday night I had my first "solid" meal -- gnocchi in tomato sauce. It was ideal because I could use my tongue to flatten the little pasta pillows, then swallow them whole. I savored every one of them. Mmmmm....

Wednesday afternoon the stitches came out of my chin, although the doctor did put some kind of goo and tape on the suture because it ( Read more... )

I could use help in the form of extra vocalists, especially those of you who can read music and hold a part. (capplor, I'm especially hoping for help, of corpse, and yes, that's a hint!)