Category: daily tedium

Unable to wake up, I’ve resorted to opening up the Syphilis case and popping two Penguin Power Pills. God help us all.

I have two tickets to see The Daily Show‘s first DC show in October!! How cool is that?

I still have my vacation beard. My face is now covered in shrubbery. It’s been almost two weeks since I shaved, and the beard is getting pretty full. Why do I still have in on my third day back to work? It’s embarrassing to say, but I’m scared. Cutting it off means standing in front […]

I’m back to the grind. I’ve waded through the pile of e-mail waiting for my return. I’ve fixed a dozen problems waiting for me in that pile, and started work on a dozen more. It’s nice to feel needed, but it was even better to take a break. I feel recharged and ready to get […]

There are people we meet, and frequently spend very little time with who stick with us forever. I was thinking about those types of people, the moments shared and circumstances that bring us together tonight for no apparent reason. I remembered a middle aged woman with grey hair pulled back tightly into a bun, a […]

The chiropractor hit a magic spot today and I’m feeling much better. There’s some soreness at the base of my neck and left shoulder, but it’s nothing like it has been the past week. This whole neck thing has been a real drain on my vacation, but I’ve still enjoyed my time off. I’m not […]

I’m eight pages into writing FlatCat and I’m a little stuck. I thought I had it all worked out. This would be the first book, soon to be followed by a whole series of FlatCat stories. How do you end the introductory book though? Do I go back and rewrite it so it doesn’t rhyme? […]

The vacation’s off to a great start. Our A/C died yesterday, so we spent yesterday sweating it out in 95 degree heat, and last night sleeping in a humid sweaty heap. Now, $390 later, we find out that the dryer has been venting lint right into the outdoor A/C unit, and that means if we […]

My vacation is spread out before me like an unspoiled field after the winter’s first snow. Sixteen days of no conference calls, no urgent submissions to QA, no last minute changes to implement someone’s 11th hour bright idea, no changes because someone finally read the contract. I have sixteen days to finally write FlatCat, play […]

I just tried Pepsi Blue, the new cola variant from the folks who brought you Code Red. I’m a big fan of Code Red. I love it so much, you could call it an addiction. Pepsi Blue, on the other hand, is crap. Think, carbonated blueberry Kool-Aid with all the sugar removed and replaced with […]