Powdered Non Sequitur Man

For anyone interested: I just accepted a part-time position at Zocalo Software. (No, the name doesn’t come from B5. Uh, I asked.)
It’s effectively a 4-month contract gig; I’ll be providing additional coverage as first one founder, then the other, takes new-parent leave. I’ve worked *near* them already — they rent office [...]

The Anti Racist Action clown brigade travels to Knoxville and makes a small parade of neo-Nazis look like the ass-clowns that they are. Sheer comic (and activism) genius.

Domino’s is now selling an Oreo dessert pizza.

It’s nearly official — the last of my grades was changed from “in progress” to a letter grade, and my Degree Auditing Report System report shows that all requirements for my BSCS have been met. I haven’t heard anything from the Degree Requirements folks, which I’m taking as a good sign, and one that [...]

I can’t find my migraine medication. Must’ve put it someplace “clever.” Damndamndamn.

When I got back from the UK earlier this summer, I found a scrap of paper with the following written on it:
“Baby, you downgraded my hurricane of love to a tropical depression.”
…I have no idea what conversation led up to this, but I thought, hey, sounds like a great title for a not-so-great song.

Last week, I saw a full-page newspaper ad for fiber-optic Internet service. Being of the geeky variety, I thought, “hey, this sounds like something I’d like to look into.” I just now got around to calling, and… apparently Verizon and Qwest have divided up Portland in much the same way that Spain and [...]

I’m posting this from my Dell PC, which is now running Ubuntu 7.04, codename “Feisty Fawn.” This somehow seems appropriate…

I quit my job this morning. (Yes, the one I’d been so excited about back in June.) It’s a decent place to work, and plenty of people seem quite happy to stay there for years and years (and apparently everyone I had worked with had only good things to say about me). [...]

Damn good day today. The phrase “embarrassment of riches” comes to mind.
Also: I’ve lived in Southeast Portland for over six years now. You’d think I’d have noticed just how many cool businesses there are on Division… but apparently, Division is a *subtle* kind of cool. A “hidden gem,” if you will, [...]

I just heard someone exclaim, apparently in complete and utter sincerity, their thanks unto $DEITY for the arrival of the last workday of the week.