That sounded all boasty, didn't I?

Well, I do like job interviews. They're a chance to show off and playact in a way I can't imagine a first date being. I also don't mind professional rejection as much as personal, even though the concrete implications to my life are larger.

I would like, for just the once, to go past the phase of "blind date" and telling-the-same-stories-about-myself and get to the part where I get to spend time with and know better somebedy I already like and trust.

Oh, hell yes. This is me entirely.

Dear Shrift,

You are too qualified. Would your current workplace be in a world of hurt were you to up and leave? I think so. SO you are qualified and valuable. When you don't believe that, a piece of porn gets burned and dies.

It would be great if you could submit the screams of panic of your current employers at your imminent departure when you applied for your next jobs.

That sounded all boasty, didn't I?

Not to me. I wish I had your professional self-confidence.

Would your current workplace be in a world of hurt were you to up and leave?

Well, right now, yeah. But part of that is because I am a department of one.

When you don't believe that, a piece of porn gets burned and dies.

The bad porn or the good porn?

You guys, I have a non-date question. Bob is having philosophy people over tonight (the convention is in town) and we bought a prepared batch of buffalo wings at the store. The wings were refrigerated. Am I supposed to heat them, and if so, how? The container isn't helpful.

I'd put them in a hot oven (400?) for like 10 minutes. Hot is better.

Jesse is wise with the ways of the wings.

shrift I see what you are doing... porn that you would appreciate will be burned, that is the only way it makes sense.

FYI, The Jackhole awards are up for voting: [link]

Curses! Then for the sake of porn, msbelle, I shall try to place more value on my professional skills.

Although I may have just implied that I'm a pro.