The first day was pretty amazing. It was one thing to be there for a one hour interview, but quite another to spend the whole day there. I got there a little after nine o’clock and I thought that I was supposed to head over to the classroom for new hire orientation, but I got …
Tag: school
Dec 24 2006
Meme Alert: End of Year Meme (ganked from <lj user=”sleepysluggo”>)
1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At ‘s dad’s apartment. 2.) What was your status by Valentine’s Day? Employed and Engaged. 3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Briefly. 4.) How did you earn your keep? I was the only operations engineer at a podunk communications firm that couldn’t figure out what they …
Dec 22 2006
Post XXI: Weapons of Choice
Originally published at The Hope Station Universe by R. A. Michaels. Please leave any comments there. I feel: working On a recommendation from a friend of mine who likes to read alternate histories as much as I do, I picked up the first of John Birmingham’s Axis of Time trilogy, Weapons of Choice. Click cover …
Dec 08 2006
Meme Alert: Friday Five
1. If you could, would you be a movie star or a rock star? Which one, and why? I think I would probably be a rock star, because I prefer music to drama. 🙂 2. Have you ever been in the media (TV, radio, papers)? Yes. I was and currently am on the radio and …
Dec 04 2006
I Need a Sax
Today’s Holidailies prompt: Holiday music: essential part of the season, or ‘no way, it makes my ears bleed’? I don’t know if it’s necessarily essential, but then ever since Capra made It’s a Wonderful Life, it seems like that movie is essential to the American holiday season. For the record, I haven’t seen that movie …
Apr 26 2006
Noah in San Jose on Friday
From CBS Sportsline: LHP Noah Lowry, who’s on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his right side, threw 60 pitches in a simulated game, and his next work will be on a rehab assignment, Friday with Class A San Jose. After that, he is scheduled topitch with Triple-A Fresno. Hmm.. Tap, maybe you …
Apr 03 2006
OPENING DAY!!!
Everyone is on notice. I am replying with one of two icons today: Baseball is Life, and I’ve Got a Giant Attitude. It’s OPENING DAY! REJOICE! Today is the Easter here at the Church of Baseball, and the Holy Lord of the Mighty Curveball shall reign over us all until the end of the Fall …
Mar 27 2006
Baseball Bias: WBC Coverage
You guys should really go read Tap’s awesome articles on the World Baseball Classic. With ‘s photography, I think they turned out to look amazing. http://www.baseballbias.com
Mar 04 2006
Weird Saturday…
Before I begin, I’d like to thank everyone who did not show tonight for making the first Dorama Night of 2006 an utter failure. The next time I hear people telling me “you need to host Dorama Night again,” I’m going to shove my fucking fist through their mouths and rip out their spinal columns. …
Feb 13 2006
Meme Alert: More Crap you might not have known about me…
(ganked from many) 1. My uncle once: hired me for two summers and asked me to build his first Windows PC for his office. 2. Never in my life have I: skydived. 3. The one person who can drive me nuts, but then can always manage to make me smile: 4. High School is/was: memorable. …