I was once a poet. I still like poetry, but I tend to like poetry from 400 years ago. In honor of poetry month, I will display a poem here–some of my favorites. At the end, I promise to show you one of my own. Here’s the first, one of my favorites, found here. Jane…

Recent search strings–be afraid: Liliputians free porn sex–I might like to see thatdigital revolution–yeah, let’s go!littlest bird tab–huh?yet mom–again, huh? This was from a foreign google search, did not recognize the language at all.job anxiety–apparently I’m not the only one–but pretty high up the rankingscute mom stories–does that mean I’m cute? I’m afraid my mind…

Because Psycho Kitty asked . . . here’s how my head worked when I was 9. Warning: I was obviously already a geek, so for non-geeks out there, this might be a bit disturbing. When I was 9, I had a very active imagination. A year earlier, when I was 8 and in 3rd grade,…

Two book reviews at once. I just had a group discussion of The Tipping Point and just finished reading The Cluetrain Manifesto. Both were good books. The Tipping Point examines what makes something tip, mostly the little things that make a big difference (subtitle of the book) while The Cluetrain Manifesto examines a particular “tipped”…

If you had to pick five fictional literary characters who would best embody you (in some aspect, either now or in the past), who would you choose?Laura IngallsThe Dark LadyViola/CesarioMrs. Dalloway This was a hard question. I tend not to identify with characters, a habit I picked up when I was reading mostly books with…

This has been a rough week. I’ve also been thinking about my “negative” attitude at work. I see a lot of positive things, but I’m also by nature a very critical person (not critcal in a bad way, but in the way of critique). I also often play devil’s advocate to make sure that we…

I reached 10,000 visitors–as did jo(e). I feel bad that I haven’t been posting much or reading much either. Work is fantastically busy right now. In fact, I should be doing something for work, but I’m not sure I’m going to until tomorrow morning. I just don’t have it in me. I’m also reading a…

Can I be petty for a moment? I’m obsessing over a desk, or really what it represents. So a guy is moving into our space. This guy is someone I like and respect, but I’m not entirely sure what his responsibilities are and how he fits into the food chain relative to me. Why this…