Onward as always…

Not a whole lot of note going on, lately. Monica came over last night and we rented Casanova, which actually surprised me with how fun it was. Most of the critics' beefs with it came from the fact that it was (a) not historically accurate and (b) too silly, but I actually enjoyed [...]

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Mr. Jerry Brown!

I was looking back through the archives of my LJ and realized that although I had repeatedly promised to post pictures of Mr. Jerry Brown, the only one I ever did post was his adoption photo.
“Oh no!” I cried. “This will never do.”
So I went back through the many photos I've taken of [...]

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I find myself observing that road rage, especially in the mornings, would probably be much less of a problem if everyone started out their day with some damn good sex…

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Still in Sitka

The flight I was taking out of here this evening was cancelled due to “mechanical trouble”. Back in Barrow, this would've been code for “Another flight with more people waiting had mechanical trouble and we borrowed your plane”, but I think here it was just a case of something going “boing” that they weren't [...]

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What is it about vacations that means that I'll look at a $40 pair of sandals at Fred's in Juneau and toy with the idea of buying them, but won't actually do so even when they're on sale for $30, whereas in Sitka I'll find a different pair of sandals for $40 and go “Oh, [...]

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Moving up in the world

Coming to you live from beautiful Sitka, Alaska, it's the one, the only, the strange, the snarky…
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*bows*
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I'm here in Sitka for a couple of days, on my very first business trip. (Exactly what percentage of entry-level receptionist jobs offer travel opportunities? I'm going to guess not many.) [...]

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Why unplugging things at random is not a good idea when you work for a tech firm

Ever since I've worked here (and I'm guessing long before), there's been a horrific snarl of cords under my desk. Most are power cords for the truly astonishing array of electronic gadgetry I use every day in the office (computer with two monitors, adding machine, fax machine, old Blueberry iMac, etc.), and some are [...]

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Planet Rose to Earth, come in, Earth…

I think it was Terry Pratchett who once observed that most people do not live on the planet Earth; in fact, they live on very small planets that tend to orbit a few feet around their own heads, with only occasional trips to see what's happening on other planets. This makes a fair amount [...]

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Bit of a laugh

A postcard showed up in the company mail today from the USPS advertising their new flat rate boxes. Pretty standard stuff, but apparently they hired Scott Adams to do a Dilbert cartoon for the ad. It actually made me giggle, so I scanned it for everyone's enjoyment (or at least, everyone who didn't [...]

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Just so's you don't have to take my word for it:

A bit of a follow-up to yesterday's entry; this was the top headline on “MSN Today”.
Conservatives flee Bush's side

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