I have met neither Sean nor meara, but I definitely picture you both as hotties.

What Seska said. I also plan to know in about a year, in person, exactly how hot these people are. (No, Pornistas, this is not a promise for sex).

Connie, it sounds like you were exceptionally restrained with your hubby.

Yep, what Seska said 2. And let me add, Connie, that I'm sure it's very hard on you both.

Travel~ma to sj, too.

Sorry I didn't write anything here yesterday, but I played "where's Tino?" (a-la where's Elmo?) all. Fucking. Last. 48. Hours. So I didn't have the emotional energy to support people in actual pixels, but you had my thoughts from afar while I was hunting down and killing an infamous bus company.

Also, how glad I am to have a job now? Very glad. Because when the local alternative-arty place announces a programing-robotics-how-to-turn-numbers-on-the-computer/sensors-to-sound/picture/electricity, I can afford it even though it costs a bit (I hate programing, but man, that course sounds So Fucking Cool).

I have read (well, mostly... ok skimmed most, read some) the entire manual for the complex digital mixing console. In 8 hours I will attempt to teach it to the grad students.

Now, I must sleep.

(what? I had to announce it somewhere!)

Good luck, sweetheart! I'm sure you'll rock.

Almost forgot:

The 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is now available!

YAY! Rejoice, geeks of style, rejoice!

The 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is now available!

If it doesn't say, "Elizabeth can edit it however she wants to," then I have no use for it.

OF COURSE is says so.

Just make up a reference to it. Nobody will ever be suicidal enough to look that up there (unless they're me).

FUCK!! We just had another round of layoffs. I'm still here, but our QA department got totally fuckpummelled. This is not going to be a fun re-org.

Oh, Frank, that sucks. I am so sorry.

Frank, I'm sorry but glad you still have a job.

We made it to TX and eventually the hotel, which the GPS was no help with. Haven't seen T yet.

Frank, I'm sorry but glad you still have a job.

Yeah, that's the one thing I'm taking away from this. Well, and I'll be busy at work, so there's that. That second sentance should be in sarcasm font.

Oh, ugh, Frank. I'm so sorry. What a crap-ass way for everyone in your company, both the employed and the laid off, to end the week.