I think sex-as-reward also implies that having sex is a chore, and a rather unpleasant one at that: "You do these unpleasant household tasks for me, and in return I'll have sex with you." Which is different from "I'm kind of pissed right now so, no, I don't want to cuddle."

Puerto Rico's is sort of pretty with the waterfall! Poor Miss Great Britain, though. That's just sad.

At the moment, I'm irritated by a certain six-year-old who comes to stare at me while I'm trying to make a business phone call. Go. Away. Now.

Today is just broken.

I agree, sarameg.

It's not completely broken here yet, but then you all are three hours ahead.

NO! I need today to be functional! Yesterday was broken! Or, okay, maybe it was just me. But for serious, people, I need to kick some productivity ass.

Today is just broken.

Seriously - what's up with that?

I'm spinning my wheels here at work waiting on environmental factors I can't do anything about, but the clock is still ticking.

I have been fairly productive with work, despite many others' attempts to make things difficult, but I still did not get nearly all I need to do done.

Now I need to eat, run an errand, and get mac before my mom loses her mind.

Arrgh- I am back on politics... how is President Obama "Forcing People to bow to Islam."?!??!?!?!?!?!

I feel like the assholes who go on and on about the liberal media, but the conservative media machine has got people convinced that somehow islam is impinging on our freedom of religion, that the government telling someone who they can marry (and making a law about it) is not against the ideal of fewer laws and regulations, that people are pumping out babies not in an effort to better their condition, but in order to take over this country. And the thing that makes me mad is that I really do suspect that this is a planned, concerted effort of mis-information, all the while tainting the other news with the brush of "liberalism". And in a particularly brilliant move, linking liberalism and education and elitism so that any attempt to make a rational counterargument is met with suspicion-- facts are something somehow educated people made up in order to stay rich. And then these jackasses that are perpetuating this are the rich ones. Gah!

Oh man. I just got a call from a recruiter verifying someone's references. The guy claimed he worked in our Drug Safety group till December 2008. Sir, before December 2008, our Drug Safety group consisted of three to five people. I would remember you, you lying liar who lies. (Hell, even if he claimed he just worked at the company, I would have recognized his name, we were so small then. And he has an unusual, Indian name.)

I have heard about people lying on résumés. I've never actually encountered it before. It seems really stupid when it's so easy to check out.