Save Me A Place

I truly have not meant to be incommunicado for so long--I figured the problems with crossposting would be more transient than they have been. Manual crossposting is really enough of a pain in the neck that I'm not going to blog at all if I have no better choice. But I'm confident that it'll be worked out before too long. I'll try to do at least one post a week until then.

In the meantime, what have I been up to?

*Recommended one friend for an open job in my department, successfully. Assuming he doesn't run away screaming within six months, that's a $2500 bonus for me. (Happy birthday, indeed.)

*Recommended another friend, buoyed by that success. Not sure if she's going to work out, but every interview helps.

*Got a new account at work, this one an even bigger brand. I might not keep it (my main one is going to go wild with new projects this coming spring), but it still goes on the resume.

*I absolutely adore Leopard except insofar as it's broken Growl notifications. At least Spanning Sync finally got its act together. (God, how I love being able to use iCal and GCal at the same time.)

*My mom loves her new used iMac so much she's getting a brand-new one that will put mine to shame. Dan already has. Other family members are following suit. I'd like to think it's my good influence, but it's really all Apple--they're seriously firing on all cylinders these days. I wonder if I can cajole the PTB into upgrading my machine at work?

*Not dating anyone in particular these days, though there are a few interesting candidates in the mix. It's just so danged hard to schedule meeting new people when I'm trying to spend as much time as possible with friends (and/or alone). I just planned a date for next Thursday for lack of a free night before then.

*Saw George Wendt at Therapy last night and Alan Tudyk on the street tonight. At least I think I did. Wendt is barely recognizable from his Cheers days (though Matt heard him speak and swore it was him), and Tudyk was wearing a knit cap that covered a lot of his head. So fucking cute though.

*Adam and I were walking down my block when he spotted an LP lying on the street: Elsa Lanchester Sings Bawdy Cockney Songs. I've since given it a good home. (My favorite track is probably "Linda and Her Londonderry Air.")

*I just got a wedding card from my ex-boss and his new wife, and they look so lovely. Not much else to say there, though I'm oh so tempted to scan the picture and put it up here.

*I don't like Barack Obama. But I don't like Hillary Clinton, either, and I don't like John Edwards much these days. And I hate Bill Richardson. Still, any of them will kick the ass of any Republican running--I feel almost sorry for the GOP, with five non-starters--and I'll vote for them gladly.