Consilium Callidum Est

We went to the Harold's festivus party last night. It was a good time. The first Christmas party of the year. Always good times over there, always good food. The coffee, not so much. Not bad coffee, but I'm picky. I need to give Ed some fresh coffee sometime.

I was thinking in the car on the way home, and I realized something about having moved to the city. I moved to the city a couple of years ago.
I had a fantasy of living in a neighborhood where work would be a couple of miles away, the grocery store close, perhaps a fruit and vegetable stand, a baker etc. Somewhere I wouldn't have to drive or go to giant chain stores.

I realized last night that that is exactly what I've found. It took a while, but that's what I have here. It's good.

Consilium habemus.

We have a plan.



My good friend Weneh accused me of never posting on my blog at a party tonight.
I will try harder to post a little more often. I don't have much to say, but I have a few things.

One of my places of employment has their website up. I either do or soon will have a bio up there. It is made of awesome.

In the meantime, here a few old pictures of me.






I miss the good bits of being in the SCA. I sure don't miss the crap.

how have we come to this?

Really, What do you say?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html?_r=2

WTF?

New (ish) project for me.

I have launched a new project this fall. I have been keeping a log of my driving miles. With an eye to reducing my overall time in a car, and the amount of gas I use, I thought this seemed like a good first step.

I started a couple of weeks before I left TC, as a control as it were.

I dont' have the log here with me tonight, so actual numbers will have to wait.

Coffee bikes and juries.

Many updates to be had.
I had jury duty last week. They kept me for a couple of days, then they let me go without being on a jury. The defendant beat up his girlfriend, including using a bat. (!) she wants to go back to him, so the defense really needs to appeal to the emotions of the jury. I think they threw anyone off who seemed smart. Ah, well. I served my civic duty anyway. Yay civic duty!

A new opportunity came my way last week also. I'm a barista at Northwest Coffee now. I'm working at Velocity part time on bikes, and at Northwest instead of my cafe shifts. This is awesome. I'll get to learn how to repair espresso machines, and Eric (the boss at NW) knows more about the science of coffee than about anybody. That will be great.

That's all for now. Really it's not, I have lots to say, but I'm busy. :P

best meme evaer!

If you saw ME in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for?
Answer me, then post to your own journal and see how many crimes you get accused of.

I voted.

So, I went to cast my ballot for Truth, Justice, and The American Way.
But I had to say "No, Mr. Nader, I voted for you once, and it has caused me no end of trouble!"

So, I'm sorry Mr. Nader, but I didn't vote for you this time.


As an old friend said "There's not always a Democrat to vote for, but there's always a Republican to vote against."