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... )

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... )

( Zenith )

From today's PostSecret: It's true! I didn't get paid until I'd been here a month, so I went on an unintentional diet and part of my ass disappeared. Even now I have to be judicious at the supermarket. But reading spider88's posts translates into making sure I bought eggs yesterday (Friday was payday!), and lemme tell you scrambled eggs and buttered toast ( Read more... )

After half an hour on the phone with a booking agent earlier, I have a flight booked. August 19 is the day. The fuses have been lit!

I have Boris kitty booked on Continental Cargo - thank you SO much, adularia and cratermoon, for the recommendation. In an almost unbelievable instance of convenience, Boris's flight leaves less than an hour before mine and he arrives ( Read more... )

( Bar exam approacheth - leave me alone now, please )

The Apprentice + Real World + cats = the first feline reality TV show. It starts Friday on Animal Planet. I will be rooting for the cat from Portland. If you're lucky enough to be in New York, you can visit the cat house at 425 Madison Avenue.

"Host Tom Shillue* will lead the cats through a variety of reward challenges, including contests to see ( Read more... )