So, the Interview-of-Doom was with a big oilfield services company in town (meaning they are paid to do all the heavy lifting on an oil well, but do not own the well). I don't know how many people I actually told about the IoD, so here's a quick rundown:

The Interview of Doom was going to happen at the end of a 3 day Women & Technology conference, ( Read more... )

So, this year I'm excited for Nano again. I'd forgotten this feeling, the build up, the absolute rush to do something creative and to do it in a set amount of time. I'm on the Nano forums, chatting with people about novels, complaining about muses who won't behave and plots that refuse to be pinned down.

I have not, however, committed to writing a ( Read more... )

It's almost Christmas, which means... baking time. And a whole lot of it.
Current cookie count includes:
* 13.5 dozen to Alex's school, for kids and various administrators
* 9 dozen for various cookie baskets

There's been the usual chocolate chip, sugar cutouts, and gingerbread cutouts, but every year I try something new, and this time it's ( Read more... )