I’m a bit cranky today. Today was a crappy day. First thing this morning, off to San Jose to apply for a Social Security Number & Card… after all, I wouldn’t want to miss out on all the wonderful identity theft possibilities. That took four hours… nearly an hour each way on the bus, and… Read more
I’ll note, too, that all TV here is heavily censored. Anything sexual is removed completely. Even for late night movies. Even if it’s a key part of the storyline. In fact, they’ll remove random scenes just to shrink the movie down to a multiple of half hour blocks, since they refuse to allow anything to… Read more
Well, the weatherman seems to be having issues with my plans for the weekend… I braved the haze and dampness this morning to go to the gym, but it’s definitely threatening rain… I’ll be going down the shops after a shower, but I don’t think it wise to stray too far from home today. 😕… Read more
We had mince for dinner tonight. Just mince. By itself. We’re really going to have to teach Brett how to actually cook something… that’s all he’s done since he got here. I’m only supposed to do weights three times a week, never two days in a row, so I had to lay off them tonight…… Read more
I find this immensely amusing, simply because it panders to the Dilbert manager stereotype, the Pointy Haired Boss. By contrast, my bosses have always been great. But still, I think this humour is pretty universal… we can all at least imagine it… everyone knows at least one PHB, even if they don’t work for them.… Read more
Went to the gym again tonight, and started on the weights. Well, actually I went for a little tour this afternoon with a trainer there, to get familiar with some of the equipment and work out an initial regime. That’s about it, really. It was good. :)