We have left Texas. We are moving to Richmond, Virginia. So glad to be shut of Texas. Some of the people there are really terrific. Most of them suck rocks. The state in general sucks rocks. It's way too damn hot, the politicians are so determined to support the GOP that they blatantly ignore facts, and they still execute prisoners with enthusiasm ( Read more... )

Not sure how long it's been. I keep this account mainly so I can follow Ursula Vernon's LJ. All I can really think of is creebing about my job, and nobody really wants to hear that, much less read it. Sorry, no funny here.

But it's a good exhaustion. I worked my butt off, for three straight days plus part of a fourth, but I feel like I seriously accomplished something. Over this past weekend, well, let's see ( Read more... )

The short fiction piece for Burning Desires is in second draft, and has passed the Wife Test. Now to copy it into the document, and deal with a few other issues. I have to do a map of the ceramics complex, drop in a few quotes from Robin Laws' Throal book, add a glossary of dwarf and ork language and other in-game terms, and touch up the adventure ( Read more... )

So I got my bonus check in. The taxes took a HUGE bite out of it, nearly a fourth, but a lot of that will come back next year. We're still going to Denmark. Dates are set - departure on May 13, return on May 29th. Just me and the wife, kids being parked at grandparents' for the duration. I've made the necessary official announcement at work, ( Read more... )

1. Entropy movement. I can keep the computers running long after they should have died, but the car and my shoes take the wear and tear instead. My wife drives the minivan. The passenger side, where I sit, is falling apart ( Read more... )

News:

• Charles from DeCordene' got the order mixup sorted out, so I now have all the steel I ordered, plus some extra. Had to pay for the extra, but that's fair. The bronze is still backordered, but no big deal there, I'm in no hurry for it. The stainless was the important stuff.
• My wife is taking weaving classes, and has scrounged up several ( Read more... )

Got my shipment from TRL (http://www.theringlord.com), despite the best efforts of UPS. Ask me what Brown has done to me. Go ahead, ask me ( Read more... )

Shows:
Midwest Furfest was a smashing success. We sold a huge amount of stuff, including some items that had been in our inventory for a while and just hadn't found the right person. A few commissions, always welcome, and we got to trade a necklace to
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Trying to learn how to think like a manager, and to be successful as such, without buying into the reality model behind the process.

Not sure it's possible to succeed in the corporate business world without selling at least part of my soul.