Can anyone recommend a good (detailed) episode guide for The 4400? I keep missing the last minute due to Tivo overload.

I'm afraid I have no good CS stories, although I rather treasure the time when I realized I knew the person on the phone, and made her paranoid about how much information AT&T seemed to have on her.

I can't remember the last time it rained. I'm rather missing it.

I'm a little irritated with management at the moment.

We're all coming in on Saturday to do a thing. Appointments that usually take an hour are going to take half, because everything was supposedly streamlined. The rules were pretty clearly laid out. Take care of the first two requirements by the 7th and turn in all their stuff by today at 4.

First, they decided that the first two requirements could be handled early morning Saturday.

Now that people haven't turned stuff in, they have until Thursday. Also, even if they don't, if they will still be seen on Saturday, but not so much streamlined.

So guess who all is working a regular day on a Saturday even though it was supposed to be a special, one time, get these people who are ready out of the way day?

The theory behind breaking all the rules is that "this is the first time we've done this, so we need to be accommodating." But, management dudes? I hate to burst your bubble, but now that you've basically let everyone involved know that they can just send people without doing what we asked- guess what's going to happen next time you say, "No really, we need this completed the week before." Go on guess.

I already had one AE tell me before the rules went all bendy that they didn't really apply to him.

So fucking frustrated.

Oh man, Daisy. Quelle aggravado!

I managed to get a somewhat stupid but OK birthday present for my one grandmother. I may yet come up with a better idea, but at least I've got something.

It's all cloudy here, but not storming. And apparently, not going to. Bah!

Oh, speaking of Bah, I got an email today from Booz Allen Hamilton, and I totally want to work there for the bah.com email address.

Also achieved some rearrangement of shelves at B&N for both WTVPPLTL and for AmyLiz's Room Service.

I love that buffistas are moving stuff around on bookstore shelves to give buffista authors some more space and exposure. LOVE.

OMG you guys it's 8:45 and I have not had a chance to eat. This sucks!

I love that buffistas are moving stuff around on bookstore shelves to give buffista authors some more space and exposure. LOVE.

The local B&N only had two copies of Amy's book. I bought one. Room Service had a good spot, just to the left of Julie Garwood (and the first author on that particular shelf -- about waist high), but it was spine out. Garwood's a shelf hogger, so I took one of Garwood's books, put it behind Amy's and faced Amy's forward. Sorry Julie Garwood. You'll live.

The local B&N had five copies of Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby; they were all in the humor section. I left one in humor section, bought one, put one on the humor endcap in a conveniently empty space, and put two on the first table of new releases -- closest to the entrance. I forgot my camera because I'm lame. I did pimp the book to my cashier, though. She took the subtitle too literally, saying, "Cult fandom," as though it were a book about fans of cults. I explained, said the author was my friend and didn't love the subtitle, either. I also told her it was hilarious, a good read, and that she should read and recommend it to people. She wanted to know if it was for adults or kids. I told her it was definitely for adults. She look pleased and intrigued.

I started reading it this afternoon, before I took a nap. I figured I'd devour it, because that's what I do, and I've been waiting so long. Instead, I find myself savoring each page, and just having a little at a time, like it's really good fudge.

The best part of the day was the look on my son's face when he asked why we were going to the book store, and I said, "Because two of my friends have books there that I want to buy."

"You mean, like, they wrote them?"

"Yep."

His face came all over with the trying-not-to-smile smile he usually reserves for girls he "doesn't" like. He's so impressed. Unfortunately, I can't let him read the books, 'cause y'all are dirty old women, and he's just an innocent 11 year old boy.

Are there dirty "Vampire People" stories? Cause the parts I have seen are all warm and affirming.

No, just a little coarse language (which I wouldn't have even noticed, if I hadn't been thinking about letting my kid read it).

AmyLiz is a dirty girl, though. Oh yeah.