So, it was quite the storm today: major winds and rain, just as predicted. Many folks I know lost power and still haven't gotten it back yet. My power flickered a couple of times but it remained on. Glad I didn't have to deal with an outage ( Read more... )

I was all set to get up this morning and review the first two films I've seen at this year's Seattle International Film Festival. I thought I might write about my next big international trip, currently in its delightful planning stages. But no. This morning, you get a rant, because I'm pissed off ( Read more... )

In other news of the world, a couple of things happened over the last 8 days that bear noting ( Read more... )

Despite my extremely well-ordered to-do list, I feel a little overwhelmed by everything that's happening in the next few days--which actually all started this morning.

1) Job interview: This morning's interview materialized a day or two ago. Interesting company. Went well. I have . . . thoughts about it, but will not share for the moment. We'll ( Read more... )

1) Spent most of yesterday working on a skills test for a job. I understand the purpose behind tests like this and worked hard at it to do well, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was having to take the SATs all over again. At my age, well, one hopes to be done with that sort of thing ( Read more... )

Exercise: A friend of mine who is a dedicated runner says that she runs in the rain because she has to run, and that rain shouldn't stop me from getting out to run, either. We won't, after all, melt. This last point is most assuredly true. It does not, however, make a compelling argument for me to don my workout clothes and go get drenched. I need ( Read more... )

1) I purchased a desk chair at Goodwill today for less than half the price these things usually cost at places like Office Depot. It's gorgeous and comfortable, but I'm having a little bit of buyer's remorse because I probably shouldn't have gotten a chair with arms. Thinking about what to do about that ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting much this week because I've been fighting malaise, procrastinating, fighting the blues, and trying to kickstart my exercise regimen again. I've had some success with this last bit, walking Green Lake twice in the last week, and then walking/running the track for about 40 minutes yesterday. (So, yes, the busted toe is healing ( Read more... )

...seeks position in the Greater Seattle area ( Read more... )

Responses to my last post expressed interest in the following subjects in the following order:

4 votes: New part time job
3 votes: "When they're interviewing you..."
1 vote: Doctor Who, kijjohnson's party

The items that got one vote each will be handled in separate posts later.

The new part-time jobI've been hired by an agency I've never worked with ( Read more... )