Happy Star Wars Day!

But for the life of me I couldn’t take a picture of my own head this morning with the camera phone. (Beth…now I understand.) ETA: Celeste helped me out. The geeks are lining up down the streets by the Convention Center already. I saw a bunch of Rebel Fighters, one of each of Stormtrooper and Jedi, and one really big Princess Leia. I mean, her costume and hair looked GREAT. But seriously, she looked like she ATE the Princess and stole her dress…well, make that dresses. But that’s the spirit of Star Wars. 🙂...
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Signs of a good time II

1. Hunks upon hunks of well marinated meat roasted over open fire. Hmm….charred meat. 2. Bouncy house. (No adult takers this time though.) 3. 2 people burst into “Somewhere” from West Side Story in the middle of a conversation. 4. An impromptu sing-along broke out once the guitar is taken out of the case and everyone had sufficient amount of alcohol in their systems. It was no “The Greatest Love of All” from the other night, but hey, we did pretty well for a group that seemed very shy at the beginning! Once again, massive fun at Amy & Pete’s....
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The Big Week

It’s here. Brandon leaves for DC on Sunday. This will be the first time I sleep in OUR bed alone. It’ll only be a few days, But you betcha I’ll bring the katana into the bedroom and be barring my door with chairs. Well, you just don’t know when zombies would decide to have an uprising. I am usually a heavy sleeper but if I have a twinge of paranoia either from a bad dream or a scary movie I watched before bed, I’d be on pins and needles all night. I apologize in advance for my temporary insanity next...
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Net Reps

I first heard the word today. Net Reps: Internet reputation, that is. A little news video on LA Times website talked about a British guy who was hired because he had a tech blog that hit the right note with the company. The bit continues to discuss how employers search the web to find dirt on the candidates, how you should “better” your net reps by not posting your keg stand pictures etc. I know I wrote about this once before, about how screwed I am with putting my life on the internet. And once again, I’ll say to all...
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