Other than Leslie, I don’t get acknowledgement of actual visitors to the site…and I stopped looking at traffic monitoring a long time ago. So it was with some surprise that I found out that Mitch Shiever comes to check out the incomplete project from time to time. Everyone say “hi” to Mitch and wish him luck on his new job.

Speaking of work, I just got down with a difficult but (hopefully) fruitful second interview today for a position at UNLV. To be honest, that’s a good group of people I would have to work with if I got the position; so color me interested and impressed. I also just (at 9:30pm) found out that I may have an interview for my old job as Project Manager at Aristocrat next week. So at least I’m finally getting a foot in the door a couple places.

From our Entertainment/Science desk, a scientific chart for you about the condiments in your fridge. In other science-ish news, I just remembered an old article about the Dark Sucker theory. It comes from a site I haven’t visited in years, IFAQ (Infrequently Asked Questions).

Yes, I’m bored.

I have got an interview next week for a job I would really like to have. Not that the job search of late has been very productive; but I would enjoy a great job over a “I really just need a paycheck” variety. So, anyways, wish me luck.

From the Galva.com site, some pictures of the damage there. Most of it is just of parked vehicles but you can kinda get a sense of the mayhem anyways.

Alright, obscure reference but very appropriate. We got into town late Friday afternoon and were thankfully able to move straight into the apartment; which is very nice digs by the way. Come on out and give us a visit.

However, our internet service needed a human touch to be turned on; something which we could not do until today. The firewall set up here on the student side of things is very tight, so messenger programs and the like will not be functional on the workday side of things which will be a restraint on our ability to talk with some of you.

Otherwise, we continue to unpack and I continue to try to find work.

Tomorrow we load the truck but today we continue to muddle through packing up our possessions. I do not recommend this as a leisure time activity. Anyways, we will be able to check email from Leslie’s laptop as time and willingness allows. Other than that, we’ll check in next time from Las Vegas.

Wish us luck on the drive out there….

Got a visit from Jeff Hallock – in town for his brother’s graduation. Leslie and I went out for dinner with him and caught up on all kinds of things. Then he showed up the entertainment majesty that is Homestar Runner. Of particular mention are the Strong Bad email section and the Trogdor game (which makes more sense when you check out one of the emails).

I also got an email from Justin Mooney (hi!) that linked me to a story that I had just finished reading on Wired. Check it out here and hopefully get a chuckle.

And in case any of you missed the notice, Leslie got her Certificate in International Studies in a ceremony Friday evening. Go ahead and flood her with congratulatory emails.

Well, after weeks of interviews and campus visits and anxiously awaiting job offers (all of which came in an overwhelming rush), Leslie has accepted a position at UNLV. Basically, we move in just over a month.

Of course, this means I have to bust my hump and line up a job for myself too. So, all those updates you were expecting to the site (HA!) are likely not gonna happen. Stay tuned for sanity checks as we pack ourselves up for a haul across the plains and desert.

So, we just got back from the conference/job hunting in St. Louis and Indianapolis and I am going through my email and I get this image (well, an excerpt of it), which is hilarious when you are aware of one of Jason’s stories of things that inmates do to humor themselves. He probably won’t tell you – and I certainly won’t – so consider it an inside joke of sorts.

Hope your new year is healthy and happy. Just got back from the Houston area a day or two ago and am reluctantly getting ready to go back to work.

Didn’t get any of those updates done as I had promised. Sorry about that. Merry Christmas to all of you and we’ll see you next year.