Woke up far too early yesterday morning, and decided that instead of lying in bed (more likely, tossing and turning), I'd get up and go for a walk. Quite glad I did - I got to watch a lunar eclipse happen as I hoofed it around the block! Very short totality, and just a lovely thing to watch pass ( Read more... )

I don't keep careful track of my grades - the tools to do so exist, but I'm content to keep a rough idea of my progress instead of however-often checking-in. I did look at one class, though, this week, and was surprised to see it so high - especially since I'm making up everything I do in the class. I'm not sure what's the bigger fraud in this case ( Read more... )

January 20 is my parents' anniversary (1968!), and a pretty significant day in my life for another unrelated reason; it's sort of a personal holy day for me ( Read more... )

So, we lost. Maybe not big, but big enough. The Republicans have both houses of Congress, or will when the 114th Congress is sworn in on January 4. The Commonwealth sent McConnell back, as well as the entire slate of Representatives (including John Yarmuth, thank fuck for that small victory ( Read more... )

Last night, over on the G+ wasteland, I saw some comments on a kerfuffle involving this year's Hugo Award nominations. Short form - a couple of dudes got nominated and some other people think there's been ballot-stuffing or the like ( Read more... )

I hate to sound classist or whatever here, but I have felt just icky when I left some of the car dealerships that advertise in the crappy little magazine. Most of them are buy-here-pay-here businesses, and there's an unpleasant predatory vibe there. The standout moment came when a car was being pulled around for a photo, and I heard a rattling not ( Read more... )

I didn't make it out to Louisville yesterday.  Sleep won out over the desire to play Dark Heresy ( Read more... )

Saturday night saw the first event held as a cooperative venture between Aaron M's Meetup group and the ukmsu .  It went pretty well - decent turnout, at least four game tables, no Bad Parenting Theater.  I ran Spycraft (and will do so again on the 11th).

Sunday was an adventure.  Mom's van broke down on her way back from West Virginia, and Dad picked me ( Read more... )

Some really good folks ended their careers with my employer this week.  Early retirement for some, but for at least a couple of others, no definite plans, and these are people within a few years of my age, higher and lower.  There's a massive warning sign there ( Read more... )

There's a lot going on at the office.  Further thinning of the ranks - voluntary, at this stage, and some of the people taking that option are among the best and brightest in the place.  It's hemorrhaging a lot of the good ones, and moving further down the death spiral.

I found a copy of the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide yesterday at ( Read more... )