Gotta love those Mexican scientists, eh?

Happy Birthday, Hil!

Dear Vendor.

While it is wonderful that you wrote a second follow-up letter to our phone conference yesterday, and I appreciate the fact that it is very detailed, and also slightly chummy, I am somewhat unsettled by the fact that it is bookended by multiple references to the term "LOL," with extra and overmuch exclamatory punctuation following. I am going to get more coffee. When I return, I expect these to have dissolved into some sort of saccharine puddle.

No Love, Me

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Dear OverlyComplicatedCoWorker,

Thank you for your email of 10pm last night wherein you requested more modifications to the new module to be completed ASAP that will require an overhaul of the script. Also? I've now got chatty emails from 7 departments complaining about the new level of OverlyComplicated complications. I am not participating in this discussion, but have retained the messages. Should you wish to see them.

No Love, Me

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Dear Angry Lumberjack CoWorker (remember her from last year?), Yes. I know. You too are important and need care and feeding. Please get in line behind OverlyComplicated.

KthxBye, Me

Anyhow, I popped in to say, have y'all seen the AL senate race results? THREE VOTES between winner/loser. Holy cow! [link]

As of 3 minutes ago, the difference was >800 votes, with Stevens losing.

I assume that's such a small margin that there will be an automatic recount. But DAMN, it would be cool if Stevens officially lost. Then we don't have to deal with him (surely) stepping down and then whatshername can't run for/take over the position.

Dear Sox,

Didn't I tell you to quit?

Love, Cousin B.

PS What's Iris' plan for her birthday?

I assume that's such a small margin that there will be an automatic recount.

The margin for a recount is .5% and it's currently at .29% -- otoh, the remaining precincts are Begich-friendly enough that he could conceivably get past the recount margin before they're done.

omg she's doing it again make her stop omg

Morning, all!!!

I GOT THE JOB(S)! It's all officially official!

I start on Monday. And...the reason there was a snafu on the school district hiring thing is ASSHOLERY! The guy interviewing me was mad at my new boss because she didn't want to hire his assistant's son -- she wanted me(mememeME!) who was way more qualified.

So there's some jiggery-pokery going on with one of the contractsm but they wanted ME!

Woo hoo!

Happy birthday JessMoon!!

Happy birthday, Hil (hey, I can ask you MATHY questions now, god help us all!)

I really wouldn't wish Palin on the senate. She's in Miami today. Think I should pop down and see if she'll have a Cuban coffee with me? I'll say I'm a reporter. She seems to want to talk to anybody these days.

Dear beloved customers,

I support your EMR software. I understand that you don't know anyone else that knows anything about computers. Your virus warning at 6:38 this morning, not my problem. Your internet being down at 8:45, not my problem. Yes, you owe me chocolate for calming you down. Also, I may change my cell number.

Love, Laura

YAY, ERIN!!!! YAY!!!

Woo! Grabs Erin's hands and dances round and round!