If you're going to be writing vertically, then I suggest you get one of these.

I just love Scola.

If you're going to be writing vertically, then I suggest you get one of these.

Of course!

It's been a long time since I've had a 9 to 5 job, guys. But it's very casual, they're all young and probably aspiring novelists or screenwriters, and I can walk to work and wear headphones and be online all day!

I'm not sure it's actually real yet, but it's going to make such a difference to our budget, and my peace of mind, I can't even explain.

I will stop burbling about it soon, I promise.

Great news, Amy! That's awesome.

I still don't know what vertical writing is.

ION, I got this email notice from Emmett's HS:

Yesterday afternoon after the high school was out for the day (we are in early dismissal due to final exam schedule), three of our students, including one freshman and two sophomores, were sitting near the BART tracks near Fairmount Drive in El Cerrito. What we understand is that they were approached by two men who asked about their shoes. When one of our students stood up, one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the student, injuring him critically. Another one of our students was also shot in the face, but thankfully received just a flesh wound. The other student was able to escape without physical injury. The assailants escaped. I spoke with the parents of all three students last night and this morning. The young man who was injured critically is still in the hospital and his mother describes his condition as stable.

That's the BART station Emmett uses every day to get home.

AMY, YAY!!!

Jesus, Hec. That's awful.

Yays to Amy, and job~ma to Sparky and Jesse.

Hec, that's fucking horrible. I hope all those kids will be all right. I also hope bad things happen to the people who hurt them.

I would be a total neurotic paranoid wreck if I were a parent. No joke. I have nothing but awed admiration for people who can be parents without losing their damn minds.

And I feel like I'm otherwise totally unemployable, so I don't try to look for anything else.

Steph, we are twins in this. This is the first and only non-shit job I've ever had, and despite my bitching I live in fear of losing it, because there is nothing else I'm useful for besides proofreading and pushing paper ("process management", my wide white ass), and I can't imagine finding another job doing it that would be better than this.

Oh god, David. That's really scary.

And I feel like I'm otherwise totally unemployable, so I don't try to look for anything else.

Steph, we are twins in this. This is the first and only non-shit job I've ever had, and despite my bitching I live in fear of losing it, because there is nothing else I'm useful for besides proofreading and pushing paper ("process management", my wide white ass), and I can't imagine finding another job doing it that would be better than this.

Yes yes yes and yes. Maybe we should team up! And...be unemployable!

Emmett can NOT wear his awesome Christmas shoes. He must wear nasty ass shoes. MUST. I said so. period done. He should also perhaps strive to look homeless. just sayin.