I am getting "eligere" which is the Latin infinitive "to choose" on my right inner wrist, in a simple, elegant script. About 1.5 inches long, in blackwork.

I AM JAZZED!! It's my Xmas present from Dan.

going to see JoCo and They Might be Giants

SO JEALOUS.

It is wrong wrong wrong that two of my favorite local bands are touring together EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT BROOKLYN.

They have 1 NYC show but it's not until March. (At a venue less than a block from my office. If I had windows I could see it from here!)

If you are shopping in person can you get someone to go with you? The reality is that a lot of car salespeople will try to push the price up on the grounds that you are both A)a woman and B) Black and thus must not know anything about the cars or how to bargain. And that shit means you have to bargain harder and spend more time to get a fair price. Not universal, but so common that one way for any periodical with a slow news day and willingness to actually spend staff time to generate an instant story is to send reporters of various genders and colors to shop for the same car with the same credit score.

Also part of the bargaining process for car salespeople is to sap your energy so you will give in. Support is good in the face of that for anyone, especially for someone with your health conditions.

Shopping on the web is frustrating me, and I don't feel like I'm making any progress.

Have you tried truecar? I can't say I've used it personally, but my friend Deb works there.

A great picture from the set of Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan...

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Drew has been helpful so far, but the schedule stretched way out. Colin's offered to come in once I've picked a car and test it, but I haven't discussed actually shopping with him.

I'm good at negotiating merely because I'm not particularly concerned with reality and have a very tight window of what's acceptable. Which works against me in some respects (like, you know, actually compromising and finding a car), but makes my poker face pretty good.

I think I met Deb, right, bon? I will look there too. Carmax and Autotrader have me frustrated.

ita !, what are you looking for? I may be able to help you out as well.

Feel free to shoot me an email.

Woohoo. Went out running errands with my mother this morning, did some idle shopping, and got a washable suede coat for $40.

Thanks, Maria. Insent.

I just had a ridiculous conversation with the PM on one of my projects where he alluded to a ridiculous phobia of something everyday that he has, but he won't reveal details because I'm not trustworthy and I'll use the knowledge to deliberately freak him out.

I'm not sure why he came to that conclusion...

He did feel comfortable telling me he thinks one of my (male) developer teammates has a crush on him, though. That's okay, but not a wee little phobia that I might exacerbate in ignorance anyway?

I don't know what I could have done to deserve that.

Colin's ringtone is the Eureka theme music, so when it goes off at work I can't answer it immediately because I have to laugh first. Not the slickest or most professional behaviour. Must remember not to take phone into meetings.

Pretty baby - eating a snack.