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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
I took a principled stand today, and I'm not completely sure how I feel about it.
This morning, I was getting dressed for an interview when I got a call from another recruiter who wanted to talk to me about a QA job I had applied for. I breezed through the ...
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Just in: She's The Man is a really good movie. Totes watchable. Big laughs. Comic misunderstandings.
Also: Boy, do I need a job.
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
The morning meeting was gaveled to order shortly after 11am on the back deck. Attending: Curtis, Faber, Jennings. Excused: Siegel. Coffee and cigarette: Curtis, Faber. Clean living: Jennings. With the minutes accepted as read, we moved on to new business: what to do today.
The first suggestion was to hop in ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
View of the back alley from the deck. (Click to seriously embiggen.)
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Today is the 28th Annual Scott Jennings Day, and, of course, you should celebrate as your family's tradition would dictate. Me, I'm barbecuing with friends on the back deck, and couldn't imagine doing anything else.
Thanks for the birthday wishes from across the nation. You all are all right in my ...
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
The cats haven't yet adjusted to the new environment particularly well. During the day, they basically hide in my room and come out only to complain to me about their situation. Sure, they have most of their old stuff (like the bed and the television), but the trees are gone ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Upcoming New York area concerts I would like to attend:
10/16: Regina Spektor (yay!)
10/22 - 10/28: MORRISSEY (zomg)
11/28: Jethro Tull (boo, the Hammerstein concert is already sold out; hooray, I get to go to Jersey again!)
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
So, this just happened:
Everytime I went outside today, someone was sitting on my car. Like, on it, on the trunk or on the hood or leaning up against it. Now, Calle 109 has a bit of local flavor, by which I'm referring to the cultural tradition of sitting on the ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
The place where I jog is better than the place where you jog. Welcome to Riverside Park.
Here's The Riverside Church, with the usual decorative scaffolding:
Grant's Tomb is along my route, and I took my day off from jogging (my joints!) to come visit the General and his wife.
See, Dave? There ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Put four d-bags into one apartment, and it won't take long for the bits to fly. For the past few days, the order has been a terrible Bill Cosby impersonation. (The name of our building superintendent is Rudy. This can't be helped.) Rudy. Theo. Ahmad Rashad. Jell-O pudding. Picture Pages. ...
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