Life

Well, 2002 didn't suck, despite two job changes and a distinct lack of progress on the publishing front. Thanks to everyone who made it not suck. Tonight or tomorrow I will relate my adventures over the holidays. For now, I would like to point out that Sweet Home Alabama, My … [Read more...] about Year in Review

In other news, my hair and I are friends again. I'm glad that a couple of days ago, when I wanted to chop it off and/or spiral perm it, my better judgment won. (Conditioner. Conditioner is the key.) … [Read more...] about Ah, Vanity

This just in: some colossal idiot has bought a building in downtown Bryan and is renting out loft apartments, starting at $750/month for a one bedroom. Those of you from larger cities might not see anything wrong with this. I should pause and explain that around here, a one … [Read more...] about Bryan, the bustling metropolis

The maintenance people in my office building put up the holiday decorations this morning. The cheery wreaths made me smile, I admit, but – Thanksgiving isn't until Thursday! Businesses already have their holiday lights up and their Muzak tuned to Christmas songs. In my … [Read more...] about Christmas juju

Apparently, my demon name is Rfelgiekorjifg, Sprite of Violence. I can't help wondering if this script is smarter than it should be. … [Read more...] about Rfelgiekorjifg, Sprite of Violence

If local thrift stores don't spend the entire months of May and August Dumpster diving around town, they really ought to. Last night there was a perfectly good table – almost identical to my dining room table, but (badly) painted a luscious shade of green – abandoned … [Read more...] about Luscious green table

I should preface this by saying that this isn't a politblog, and it's not going to become one. However… This morning on the way to work I heard the brief summary of the day's news. The guy who reads the news sits in the office next to me at work, so maybe I'm paying a … [Read more...] about Trust misplaced

Hmm. I think my phone company has forgotten to charge me for my DSL – I just got the smallest phone bill I've had in years. Hey, as long as it's still turned on….. … [Read more...] about Verizon phone home?

Steven Jay Gould has died. Dammit. … [Read more...] about R.I.P.

Anyone else find it fishy that the engineer in charge of security at the Russian Cosmodrome died of a heart attack after the roof collapsed and killed eight workers? Maybe I'm too damn cynical, but it's strikingly like the ending to Anne McCaffrey's Killashandra, a book about a … [Read more...] about Me? Suspicious?