I got the job! Pending the results of my background check, I will have offer letter in hand no later than Monday.

I hereby pass my luck on to Consuela, Teppy, Theo, and anyone else who needs it.

If any Buffistas are or are planning on doing GISHWHES, i'm signing up this evening (which is pretty close to the deadline), and would love to be on a team with more people I know than people I don't.

I have an article accepted in the peer reviewed Review of Radical Political Economics (RRPE).

It is a critique of an 'improved' carbon trading proposal. I will post a link when it is published. Upon initial publication it will be behind a paywall, but then after a year I can put an electronic copy on-line for free access. So I will post the first link upon publication, the second once the year has passed.

Requesting ~ma, work-related, details as yet unspecified, at around 1:00 board time/4:00 Eastern.

I'm home. Vacation is over and I am sad.

Hi, Buffistas.

Hil and I are doing GISHWHES. If anyone has a Twitter account and would be willing to follow/encourage others to follow @PSLAlarmClock, we would appreciate it. Said account will not spam your feed. I promise.

Also, if anyone has access to any of the following and would be willing to do odd but not illegal things with them, please let one of us know:

• Sanitation/garbage truck
• A particle accelerator
• A rooster
• A dog that looks like a wolf (or a wolf)
• Full scuba gear
• A wheelchair
• Someone who has won an Oscar
• Live ducks (also, movie theater seats)
• A child 6 years old or younger
• A current member of the US House or Senate
• A group of elementary-aged kids (message me for details)
• A preacher in a church
• A group of children (can be any age under 18)
• A ride-able camel
• A live mouse and a Barbie car
• At least 200 people at a sporting event willing to humor you
• A High School marching band in uniform (willing and able to play “Carry On, My Wayward Son”)
• A litter of juvenile non-human mammals
• Taxidermied animals
• The CEO of a major corporation
• A military aircraft (must be able to get video of it taking off)
• A mechanical typewriter
• A Peugeot car in France with a French License Plate
• Access to a dog who will come when called by the name “Castiel” (I know a lot of dogs will come to anything said in THAT tone of voice)
• A train-able parrot
• An 18-wheeler
• A plane that can do sky-writing
• An animal in a cage (you must be able to be in a cage inside the animal’s cage)
• 2 surfboards (and a body of water)
• A good relationship with someone currently on the International Space Station

Yes, I know. But you never know, right?

It's done. I've officially resigned from the job from hell. They're not sure yet how long they want me to stay on.

Could I get some good karma and car~ma for friends of mine (and Nora's)? Their tale of woe is long and spans years; last week they packed the van to move to CA and regroup, only their car broke down before they even crossed the state line and they're stuck in a highway motel for probably another week while their insurance and warranty play hot potato with paying for repairs. Just in the last month there have been ER visits (yes, plural) and now the house they're selling here was broken into and some things taken.

So please, direct what extra good thoughts you can summon towards Lake Charles. Thanks.

I will be in San Francisco Wednesday, August 28th through Monday, Sept. 2nd (though my flight on Monday leaves at 7 am.)

No real set plans. I'm available for wandering during the day and in the evening on Wednesday and Thursday. This is a time for me to get rid of a lot of negative crap and reset for the next chapter. I'd love to see as many of you as I can. My apologies for the short notice.

edit: Discussion in F2F.