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And who says you can't learn anything from TV.

One for the Money

Right. So that's done. This year I received the correct amount of clothing: 2 shirts, 2 pairs of socks (taken from my father in-law because I am a failure at packing), 2 vests and 1 pair of pants. My body is like the Ark. Woot. Instead of clothing I received fun stuff: a DS, a Nano-rific music device, a large stack of porn, a NAS, a campin' stove, and some other things.

Currently I am watching an NECN report on Kwanzaaaa. It looks like this is coming becoming more popular, but that practitioners are worried that it will become commercialized like Christmas. Haha. If you really think about it all American holidays are commercial... even personal ones like birthdays and anniversaries. I mean there is Christmas (gifts), Valentine's Day (candy/flowers), Halloween (candy), Mother's Day (candy/flowers), e&c (candy/flowers). The only holiday I can think of that actually does not involve me buying something for someone is Thanksgiving (food/drink). Hmm...

Now go, kids, go.

Mittwoch

A quick post. Caveman outfielder is going cosmopolitian. ID is found to be not science.

If you have been reading this for a while you know my stance on intellegent design. The only thing that makes me a little sad is now the Flying Spaghetti Monster will not be taught about in school (at least in Dover, PA). Don't you want to put this on your car? I heard this on NPR yesterday while in the automobile; listen if you wish.

I put some ads up. The are a little fucked up... I think that has something to do with the preview server for blogger displaying my weblog differently than the live server. I'll mess with it later.

vainglory: excessive pride or vain display

I want to write about something that is completely unrelated to anything, sort of. I was thinking, now that this jawn has a total of 49 hits a week (see below) I should start trying to cash in. 'It is a material world and I am a material girl... or boy.'

Figure 1. Who the fuck do I know in Reston, Virginia?

I wonder how long it would take to make a dollar? If I do do it (doodo, hehe), it will more of an experiment to see how what type of percentage they give out and to see what types of ads would be put up (mit und ohne filters). I doubt there is much money to be made as my audience is pretty static. Maybe I should start a generic site with lots of "stuff".

That aside, Heidi and I have done a little discussion of moving south. Do I know anyone who computes to the Boston from the north? Not that I have a new job or anything but there are a lot more jobs down there than up here, just look at the number of libraries there are (keep clicking right). Where would be good to live that is close to the Hub, has good schools, has a nice downtown, isn't too expensive, e&c.? Maybe it is too early to think about this but if you cannot find someplace you'd like to live near where you work, you probably shouldn't work there. (On that topic, is Sgt. Doom back in Texas? If so, hahaha.)

Lastly, it looks to be a busy Christianized pagan holiday and arbitrarily assigned end of year. Perhaps, I will see you all and, perhaps, I will put snow in your shoes.

Train Ride

I am on a train from Boston, waiting to move. I am in Boston because of I had an interview at a little school in Cambridge. This is the first time I have actually had an interview since the last time I applied for a McJob. One could argue that that is not really an interview as they will give anyone a job. I did not have an interview for my current job... they just gave it to me. So, to the point!, I did not know what to expect. This is what I got:

12:30 - Show up for a brief orientation (I guess that's what it was) at the main Library and drop off some paper work.
1:00 - Move on to library number two, for interview one with a librarian.
1:30 - Brief tour of the Library.
1:45 - Second interview with an IT guy.
2:20 - Imprompto interview three with department head (who is moving to Rome).
2:30 - Luncper consisting of a stout and a meatloaf sandwich.

It appeared that the whole thing was haphazardly done. Why wasn't there one large interivew? I would think that would be the most effecient method as it would take less of their time and allow them to gain a better perspective of me (everyone asked different questions of me, hell the IT guy just talked at me). Hmm... Maybe, I'm just used to interviewing people using that method.

Oh, I am guessing that you are currently wondering what type of job I interviewed for? Well, maybe I'll feel like writing about that when I actually post this. Snarf! {Answer: No.}

So, outside my interview, I had one errand: pick up a physical representation of my knowledge. I called to make sure that it was there and told them I would pick it up at such and such a date, namely today {12/15}. It turns out that the registrar closed early today, at 3pm! Bastards. Now I have to pay money for them to mail the piece of shit to me. You give someone $25,000 and what does it get you?

Melt you banana, melt!

Haha ha hahaaahaha, ha.

So I came in this morning oppressed by a feeling of dread. I knew that I would writing emails all morning and most of the afternoon. I knew this because I tried to send out a bunch friday but our VPN is the suck and, as it was blizzarding outside, I decided not to drive back into work.

So I walked into my office, turned on my computer, fired up thunderbird (with which I am currently underwhelmed) and started downloading my email. I had 102 new emails. I started applying to new jobs. Haha. Now I am a little more right in the head, now I can actually do this. I think I have come to grips with what I need to do... for now at least.

On a side note, I really need to get fluent in another language. It appears that a lot of academic library jobs either require or desire fluency. Do audio CDs actually work?

Craziness

So today has been okay so far, though now I get to catch up on some shit that I should have done early but couldn't because I was catching up on other shit that should have done earlier. I woke up and didn't have to crawl out of bed. Spent about 2.5 hours at work then went to open skate for an hour (which is free to staff, woot) , which was directly followed by a trip to the B. Once back in the clutches of this foul pit I call work, I told my boss that I cannot accomplish everything that I am tasked to do.

The way I figure it, I would have to work 60+ hours a week to get everything I want to get done in both groups I work in (this does not include any projects and only minimal testing). I refuse to work that much. I wonder what will happen? Everyone here either just bends over and takes it or just doesn't do the work they say they will. I can't do the first because I'll get ulcers, and I can't do the second because I'll feel shitty. Currently, I am a beer.


Full of anger with a bit of frothy bitterness on top. All contained in an attractive glass.

Voice Of God Revealed To Be Cheney On Intercom

"President Bush sits at his desk in the Oval Office, where he received messages from an intercom voice identifying itself as "God" and thought to have been Vice President Cheney."

For the complete story check this out.

More Hawaii Pictures

I finally uploaded all the Hawaii pictures. They can be found here.

A trial by the fire

Yeah! Only 35 new emails! Okay, now that the is out of my system, I was flipping through the radio today as I have no CDs in my car except Xtort and Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy or, as I like to think of it, the Zombie Penis Machine, and because my iPod nano does not exist, and I heard something. Good luck with that sentence. It was some celebrity update! Apparently, Al Franken is getting a SitCom on CBS and the DJ chick didn't like it (it was a Clear Channel station, if you were wondering). One of the show ideas (where 'liberal' parents find out their kid is conservative) didn't seem to sit well with her. Hasn't there been a plethora of shows/movies/books highlighting the opposite? Don't kids tend to rebel against the ideals of their parents? I would say that this was just a DJ being stupid but as she took several shots and Franken and at CBS it seemed like more.

An interesting story about the second CD. I was at Newbury Comics with either Frank or Dan when I purchased the CD, and the only reason I purchased it was because of the nice pink sticker on it. The sticker that said, "Be the first person on your block to throw out this CD". I wanted to be the first but it was so winey and weird I kept it. I am glad to see that they have several more albums.

Wading backward through email

My Inbox has 375 emails in it. My goal is for it to have less than 100. Will I succeed or will I fail. On a side note, I think that I will send away for some gifts for some of you... just remember, I am a cheapass. Woot.