Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton went to jail, got preferential treatment, and everyone is furious about "equality." She's getting off easy, sure, but she's rich and famous; this isn't new ground. People are confusing the issue. Get over it.

A couch, dishes, chess

After five weeks sleeping on the floor (a paperwork snafu delayed my first NY paycheck), I finally bought a couch, dishes, and a chess strategy book. Though keeping the chess book to myself might be more beneficial. See? Not abandoned.

My Week

My week, by timestamp: resume sent Monday at 2pm, two technical interviews, a flight to New York, a real interview, and an accepted job offer by Friday at noon.

Future Stuff (The Plan)

The plan: McKinley is the truly notable goal, but RMI won't take climbers without serious glacier experience. So Rainier comes first as winter training. Now I just need to find someone who wants to go with me.

Future Stuff

Weighing the mountains: McKinley, Fuji, Whitney, Rainier, Mauna Loa, Half Dome. A pros-and-cons rundown where "has killed more than 100 people" lands squarely in the pros column.

Mmm

Lobster, beef, red wine, and chocolate tort. A fabulous dinner. Definitely going to have to run a couple extra miles.

Precious, Precious Warmth

It takes some inspiration for me to actually post here. I used to care; I don't any longer. But the forecast bumped this week's high up nine degrees, so: God does answer prayers. That is all.

300

300, the movie, is going to be so ridiculously cool. You should watch the HD trailer on a 1080 display.

A Fly Went Bye-Bye

A fly ventured in through the open door on a 70-degree day. Now it's trapped behind the shutters, buzzing and getting hungry. Another couple of days should do the trick.

Woo hoo!

A Mac software site I'd never heard of added my program, boosting my Alexa rank to 192,108th place. I'm in the top million!