For no apparent reason, I have taken on the Herculean task of training to run the San Francisco Marathon despite never having run before, all to benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. I figure if my good health can end up helping those not in good health, why not do it? I will be documenting my experience in my LiveJournal.

The fundraising requirement is $1,800, but I'm betting I can beat that with your help. If you would like to sponsor me, please check out my donor page. Every little bit helps, to be honest. Even if you can only afford to give five bucks, I'd love to see your name in my donor list. Thanks!

Lassie-come-home-ma, please. The furnace repair guys let the dog out of the yard today -- the shelter's already closed for the night so we can't go look for him there; we've been combing the neighborhood ever since we got home, with no sign of his majesty's shaggy ol' butt.

Thanks everyone for the ~ma -- doggie was picked up in the course of his adventures on the mean streets and is now hanging out with his new best friends at the shelter. I am shaking my tiny fist at the animal control folk who won't release him to the hub because we don't have the same last name.

Some of you have heard the whole long saga But hooray! DH ( matt) has given notice at his old job and will be starting his new job in March. here's to everything going smoothy and all the stress from me getting a new job and now him drain away ....

We did it!

As of about an hour ago, DH and I are homeowners.

I'm in the final cut for the job at UCI and as such I interview next week. This means about a day and a half of meeting people and various other activities. There are two big things I need to worry about, first I have to teach a class (I'm not as worried about that), second I have an hour long portfolio presentation. Now, I've got a nice body of work, but the last time I had a real portfolio was...well...years ago. So I guess in the next week I need to get this all put together. As such, some ~ma would be appreciated.

Somewhat vague request: They are "leaning toward yes". ~ma for tomorrow being the day they stop leaning, and actually say "yes".

As I head out to Baltimore to meet lisah and sarameg to procure some liquid confidence, I'm requesting interview~ma for later tonight. Here's hoping that I at least do well enough to score a trip out to the other Bay Area. Thanks!

I'm arranging the catering for my state library association conference, which occurs next week. I've been dealing with various and sundry last minute emergencies, and it finally dawned on me that I should get some help in the form of the patentable buffista~ma. So, I would greatly appreciate ~ma that the food issues go smoothly. Any leftover ~ma that I don't fall on my face in the presentations, that I keep up with my regular work, and that I don't completely lose my mind would also be very greatly appreciated. Thanks!