Work - Shout Out Louds

Someone needs to explain to me why I intentionally switched the channel to watch the Pacifier and why I left the tv on the channel for the repeat of the Pacifier. That makes no sense.

I really enjoyed Party Down - Season 1. Something about it is just awesome to me. It's available through Netflix.

I may have convinced a coworker to share my dream of opening a neighborhood market after we're kicked to the curb by the state. I think my neighborhood desperately needs an old-fashioned central Texas grocery store/barbecue place. We've got enough hipsters moving into the neighborhood to support it. I haven't figured out why I dream of owning a small grocery store. I guess I have to dream about something.

I went online to get an estimate of what my unemployment benefits would be should I need them. I could make nearly half of my current wage. I would prefer to stick with my current situation, or win the lottery. Maybe that should be my strategy.

The Shout Out Louds are the best band in the world right now.

Apologies to the Queen Mary - Wolf Parade

Listening to Wolf Parade always makes me feel good. Sometimes it makes me think of Mrs. LaBlog and sometimes it makes me think of friends in other towns. Either way, it makes me think of positive things.

I guess I need to get my resume updated. My hope is that after this session I will be employed as an analyst somewhere in central Texas. That's not too much to hope for. I mentioned to my old boss that my job is likely to get cut and her response was along the lines of "sucks to be you." I guess I burned that bridge. I didn't know you could do that with politeness.

Why is it so windy? I prefer less windy.

The man on the tv show talking about how losing his job means losing everything, including his house, makes me sad.

I'm contemplating becoming a subsistence urban farmer. I don't think that will pay the mortgage though.

My youngest sister-in-law is going to visit Madison to look at graduate programs. I am confused with how much I want her to end up going to school there. I wasn't always happy in Madison, but I am very pleased with the University of Wisconsin. If only there weren't so many yankees there.

Did I mention that I'm freaked out about my household's employment situation?

Blackout Summer - Christmas Island

I've listened to this album entirely too many times. There's a song about dinosaurs. It's awesome.

I haven't posted to this thing in just over two years and I'm not entirely sure why I am compelled to now. Clearly one reason is that the current state budget crisis hit home today and I need a place to vent. My division is currently not included in the base budget. In other words, at this time it is reasonable to expect that I will be in need of a job on September 1, 2011. At the same time, Mrs. LaBlog's job is also in danger. That lends itself to unease. If we didn't own a house, I wouldn't be worried. It would just be the potential for an adventure in a new place, but the house mucks that up. Not that I don't like my house. I love my house. I love my little prairie. If I didn't have my house, I would miss my little prairie.

Happy Confederate Heroes' Day! I hope everybody was just a little racist and committed just a touch of treason today. It's your duty.

I wonder what kind of academic programming the new UT network will offer.

Texas 81
Texas A&M 60

My Gun - The M's

This is my genius playlist after selecting "My Gun" by the M's.

1. Yo La Tengo - Little Eyes
2. Grandaddy - El Caminos in the West
3. Morningwood - Take Off Your Clothes
4. Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle with Me
5. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
6. We Are Scientists - The Scene is Dead
7. The Unicorns - I Was Born (a Unicorn)
8. The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes Were Made For You
9. Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone
10. Yo La Tengo - I Feel Like Going Home
11. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic

Make of that what you will.

We're All Tigers Today

Please Missouri, figure out a way to play that game that we all know you have in you. Just one good game...just to prove that it's in you.

CBPP Redux

I made the mistake today of reading through emails from the should I, shouldn't I CBPP time. They've got a fellowship program that starts up next year and will likely place one of the fellows in my neck of the woods. I wonder from whom should I seek my second recommendation.

Hot Damn

I'm ready to be done traveling for work.