Short version: no longer employed. Working on getting the next gig.

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Nothing has changed. I'm still employed. The pace is still insane. Still couch-surfing at a friend's place while I try to find a place of my own. Life is good.

It's been almost that long since I've been on LJ at all. Things have been a bit busy, which is somewhat like saying "Hell is a little bit hot." A few other cliches also apply: "Be careful what you wish for" and "drinking from a fire-hose" being the most appropriate ( Read more... )

I have been alternating between near-weepy and near-violently-angry all morning. I'm not surprised. I felt the same way after the Boston Marathon bombing, after Sandy Hook, after the 911 attack and similar events. Today's episode is a reaction to the beheading of the young soldier in London yesterday ( Read more... )

Just got off the phone, interviewing for a position that would be SO cool to get. I'm going to try hard to not get too excited, but this would really be a great position for a number of reasons. Please send positive thoughts!

Hey, I managed to survive another birthday WITHOUT totaling a car! That's two birthdays in a row without having to call an insurance agent ( Read more... )

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Either this person didn't plan this very well, or it was intentionally designed to gain lots of attention while minimizing the body-count. I'm no criminal mastermind but I can see HUGE holes in this. For instance, if the person/organization that perpetuated this attack wanted to maximize the body-count, then why didn't they place the bombs at the ( Read more... )

Captain Morgan BLACK Spiced Rum and Dr. Pepper. Deelishus!

My gf and I allowed her older son to move in with us early May of last year. The understanding was that she would then be allowed to claim him as a dependent for tax purposes, the same as his father had been doing while he was living with him. Dad is a dick and the two of them had finally gotten on each others nerves enough that Son needed to move ( Read more... )