http://csott.com Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:19:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read this story and found it really inspiring...and touching.  Yes, two words you don't hear from me very often -- the Mistress of All That Is Cynicism. With the economy in the crapper, people being laid off from their jobs -- probably someone you know is being laid off or ... http://csott.com/2008/11/28/happy-thanksgiving/ Two exciting things: Meliss won an award from the P'burgh Society of Illustrators.  Best in Show! The Navy-Notre Dame game is today...and it's in Baltimore.  You know what that means, girls...!  Sigh... GO NAVY!! (And yes, I am well aware that I detest football...with a few exceptions.  I do watch Navy games when they're ... http://csott.com/2008/11/15/woot-2/ So a friend reminded me last week that I haven't updated my blog in a long time, and another friend said she hasn't seen me "in like forever" -- so to put your fears to rest, here I am.  I've been busy with work, life, and studying for the LEED ... http://csott.com/2008/11/11/stream-of-conciousness-blogging/ At the risk of sounding completely politically incorrect....does anyone else here think it's ironic that in 2006 the US Air Force paid almost $800,000 to a company called Friends of the Retarded?  Yeah...really. http://csott.com/2008/10/25/wtf-part-3/ So as I was sitting at the water's edge the other day, I realized I hadn't updated my blog in a while.  I tend to spend most of my lunch hours sitting by the water -- it's a short walk from the office, and it's so beautiful.  I have a ... http://csott.com/2008/10/18/an-update-2/ So I got the new job and started on Friday.  I like the people...like the location...and the work doesn't seem terribly frustrating, so I think this is a good thing.  It will be nice to not have to worry about money anymore, and it will be really nice to have ... http://csott.com/2008/10/05/employment-is-fun/ Well, it's whatever is on my iPod...which happens to be: The Melvins Going Blind The Melvins Hag Me The Melvins A History of Bad Men (there's an irony in that title...) Voivod War and Pain Bongzilla Greenthumb The Melvins Lizzy Slayer I Hate You Bongzilla Hash Dealer Motorhead Jailbait Slayer Criminally Insane Black Sabbath Paranoid The Melvins Creepy Orange Goblin The Battle of ... http://csott.com/2008/09/30/tonights-playlist-3/ So many things have changed in such a short period of time!  I closed the business on Sunday...was dumped Saturday...and am going to meet my potential new co-workers on Wednesday.  Yikes.  If I manage to cling to whatever shred of sanity I have left, hopefully I will be gainfully employed ... http://csott.com/2008/09/30/an-update/ Went to the best party tonight.  Pictures will be posted on my facebook page.  I'm ready to go back to my regularly scheduled life -- if you know me well, you know what I mean.    :) http://csott.com/2008/09/27/oh-yeah/ I met someone today.  Well, not in person, but via email and IM...and his website.  He's come up with an interesting proposition for a business...but we'd need serious financial backing -- not tons of money, but more than we have, certainly. Okay if I can pull this rabbit out of my ... http://csott.com/2008/09/15/an-interesting-quandry/