I thought about the vodka and the saunas but it just doesn't seem enough. I understand why they drink so damn much of it, though.

And rolling around in the snow? Even after a sauna? Would not alleviate the bitter. Still. Snow.

And rolling around in the snow? Even after a sauna? Would not alleviate the bitter. Still. Snow.

Yeah, but then you run back into the sauna. That's (I think) the fun part.

I was in a sauna last week. I was disappointed that it was only 120F inside.

There were wet branches but I didn't try them....

I think that if you're going to get on a plane anyway, why not head closer to the Equator - for some actual sun and warmth and NO SNOW.

Giggling like a goose reading catchup this--oops, noon. Some of you are COMM'ed. Some of you are COMM'd twice.

Thanks for the birthday wishes. So far, so good. It's a high 50ish brilliantly sunny day here. Nature laughs at the winter olympics in BC, yes, she does. The committee should have considered the US midwest-to-east this winter.

I may ditch duty the rest of the day and go drive around looking at pretty trees and mountains and lakes and bays and, and, and. And maybe cake, later on.

BT, congrats very much, go you! Also? Laura's right. Ryan's all cute now, and good for him. When he climbs behind the wheel of a car? If you don't already suffer from insomnia, you suddenly learn the intimate realities of it. But that's years away yet. Enjoy your grinning little man standing on his own two feet. And for goodness sake, pictures, please!

Sending headache-begone vibes to smonster, and be-well vibes to anybody feeling sub-par. Trying valiantly to shoo sunbeams eastward, but the solar powers keep insisting they don't work that way.

ETA: Seska, go you on the one down. Forward, and excelsior!

Another job rejection from a place that interviewed me. I was kind of expecting this one -- they interviewed at least 80 people for three positions, and didn't actually ask any questions. During the 15-minute interview, the only actual question I got was "Are you a US citizen?" Everything else was the interviewer telling me about the program.

During the 15-minute interview, the only actual question I got was "Are you a US citizen?" Everything else was the interviewer telling me about the program.

That doesn't sound like an interview to me.

That doesn't sound like an interview to me.

Of course not, if you HATE AMERICA.

Wait, hating America will get me out of answering questions at job interviews?

I have no idea how those eighty "interviews" got them any useful information at all about narrowing it down to three people. A few minutes into the interview, once I realized what was going on, I noticed that he'd pause and say, "Is that OK with you?" after describing each part of the program, and I started answering with, "Yes, in fact, I have experience with something similar at ..." and throw in something about my teaching or research. He seemed annoyed at being interrupted, though.