I am constantly telling people, especially pols, to read "The Corner" by David Simon and Ed Burns. Good job to the haiku winner. Man, Sheryl, that's awful.

The problems with that haiku being realistic are (1) it uses real words used properly and spelled correctly and (2) it makes sense.

That haiku is a clear winner.

Books I keep loaner copies of: Night Circus and Good Omens. But for random people, I am not sure.

Yesterday sucked - I am in a massive EDS flare from stress and finally being done with my job. And as usual, I am struggling with overwhelm. Extra thanks to the Buffistas who have offered support, because I don’t have many people left here and the ones left don’t have time and energy to spare, really.

Today is better and I’ve pulled out of the doom spiral. Today I finally met with a bookkeeper to sort my taxes for the last 3 years and she thinks she can be done by Friday! And has also offered to come help me pack. There was definite flirting happening, which I am not opposed to. Flirty packing sounds like a great way to get through this.

I had a whole Meara but I lost it in the buffer.

I'm beyond stressed and so frustrated right now. I have at least four contracts that I'm about a step away from getting over the line to having them locked in, and then I have existing clients who are just letting payments trickle in and between the two there just is now cash coming in. I just want to get around this corner.

Okay, end of rant. I'm just...ugh.

If you were to walk down the beach with a pile of books to give people (this is a thing that Oprah did recently), what book would it be?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Goblin Emperor? I recommended it to a friend, describing it more like court intrigue in feudal Japan and not all fantasy and magic.

I've never actually read that, Jessica, but I know a lot about it because I appeal(when I do) to people who have. Almost like we have a "You might also like..."

I have an assumption that I would have to work hard to get past that everyone has read HHGttG. I was trying to think of what would be the right Pratchett to choose if I was gonna go that route and I think I'm gonna say Nation.

Oh, Hands of the Emperor would be good to hand out. And part of it takes place on a beach, so.

I'm waiting for my boss to get out of a meeting I'm not in so we can have our 1:1. We just had our (over long) Town Hall which are now, I guess, quarterly. It had applause points. When we were told to applaud. I do not like. I guess this is all part of the whole trying to reinvent ourselves as an actual 21st century agile corporation or whatever.