It’s getting darker earlier — not ridiculously early, just not ridiculously late anymore. I’ve been on one sort-of job interview with a recruiter for a job that would have been nearly perfect, except that the company when faced with a stack of CVs decided that people with experience would be desirable. (Which itself is interesting, [...]
For someone who doesn’t like or want kids, I am surprisingly excited about the birth of my friends’ first child. Sarah is, apparently, adorable (confirmed by a source not related by blood — the opinions of parents are rarely credible). And I, after hearing the news at 3:00 am in a welcome phone call (during [...]
California says same-sex couples are allowed to pursue happiness. I’m still waiting for those evil married gay people to come to the door and try break up my marriage with their married happiness and love and fidelity. … Yep, still married. … There has also been quite a stir in my two primary extracurricular activities [...]
Every year and a half or so I find I’ve had enough and desperately need to get away for a few days. This time, I went to Santa Clara for this.
The new issue of Knitty is up, which I expect will excite only a fraction of the people who read this. I flipped through the patterns, found several I really like, and one that I will probably knit in the next few weeks. (Sorry Mountain Goat, your Christmas pressie will be late this year.) There [...]