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Tuesday
I had a slow start to the day. It was grey and overcast and gloomy-ish when I woke up. That’s not really conducive to wanting to bound out of bed. So, I didn’t. But, I did eventually roll out of bed and made my way to the shower. Nothing like a hot shower to start the day. And soap. Soap is good, too.

I met for cups o’ caffeinated goodness. We chatted for a while about this, that and the other. And you. And you, too. But we still like you. For the most part. Except for that… thing… you do. After dropping Nyx off, I went to do more A+ reading. I was pretty successful at it, too. I spent about three hours straight at it… and my head didn’t go all splodey.

I got a call this afternoon with good news: It seems that I am going to be made a job offer. That was a definite rainbow in an otherwise dull grey day.

I am supposed to go in tomorrow to get the offer letter. This was definitely some good news to receive before heading off to San Francisco for the holiday weekend. (Must remember to take kites…) This was good news to receive, period. I called the parental units to share the joy. Mom’s reaction actually made me laugh:

“That’s great! Now, I can stop worrying God and Ma about it!”
(referring to my late great-grandmother)

Dad was equally happy, but nowhere near as colorful in expressing it.

The evening closed with dinner with , Nyx and . Actually, and I just had dessert and cocktails, as we had eaten shortly before Nyx and Nox contacted us. I had a Captain and Coke… and it was strong. Popeye-after-eating-spinach strong. I actually had to ask for a bit more Coke. And it still had a bite, after that.

News
Morning Edition: Bill Summers: A Percussionist in His Own Words
Talk of the Nation: Women and War
Talk of the Nation: Examining the Rise of American Regional Theater
All Things Considered: Schiavo Case Sparks Interest in Living Wills
All Things Considered: Teachers in Berkeley Refuse Homework

BBC News: Female chromosome has X factor

Stray Toasters

• For the past couple of days, I have had Ciara’s 1, 2 Step and a remix of Madonna and Atomic Kitten (Don’t Tell Me the Tide Is High) running through my head. Not at the same time, though.
• You can thank – or blame – for this.
• “Tetherball”
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• From Firing Squad: Advanced System Building 301
• It looks like Bill Nye, “the Science Guy,” is coming back with a new show: The Eyes of Nye
• “Up yours, bastard!”
  “Up my… what?”
  

• Pixar Studios tour
• , I think that you’ll like this: The Pin Up Art of Jennifer Janesko
• You know… for $500, I don’t think that I would mind getting a Mac Mini. Not only could I hook it up to the KVM switch – which would it free up real estate on my desk – but I could move the G3 upstairs and use it for the recipe server. This would be good, as the G3 is able to access the interweb whereas the older Macs can’t.
• Recalled XBox Blows Up in Sweden
  (: This is one more thing to watch out for on your trip!)

• Rock rebel Idol makes a comeback
• …and, while on the topic of music stars: U2 rocker Bono makes a bid for Top Cow? Well, sort of.
• P-51 Mustang.
  If I need to say more than that, you’ll never get it.

• : Validus and a new twist on an old theme…

Quote of the day

: Two words: “Zipper error.”

Namaste.