I was in the comic shop today, picking up my weekly haul (£35! EEK!) and as I left this rather fetching gentleman walked up to me and asked for my number.
Probably nothing will come of it, but I’ve been grinning about it ever since, got me some funny looks on the train! 
I live in the Orlando area and did not go to convention. So sad. So Why did you not visit ME? 
I was talking about the fact that most people of only a few feet tall are children except of course little people. Most children do not have the money for an ipod. Yes I dropped in on the Apple store before getting my laptop because I am so cool. 
Oh sunshine is going your way.
Morena Baccarin? What, you’re not even gonna mention Kaylee is standing next you?
Very cool, dude… very cool.
I am out back with the dogs and the birds are chattering away. I hear an Eagle! Well I think I am. One time a mocking bird tricked me. They do hunt at this time of night so it could have been an Eagle. Strangely as I typed this it went quiet for a few minutes then they started up again. It would be super cool if we had a nesting pair of eagles in the woods by me again.
Well, that sort of went without saying. The only reason I mentioned Morena is because I figured people might not recognize her with the short hair. I know it took me a few minutes when I saw her there the first time.
Well, I didn’t acquire or do anything cool, but I did have a totally cool! awesome! moment when watching last night’s 30 Rock:
Yes, that’s Salma Hayek wearing a BSG t-shirt. Swoon!
Hey! She called it a silly t-shirt!
I mean, i imagine that’s what she might had said, if I had seen it on TV legally.
I mean, I live in Salt Lake City… that’ll do.
Puts on fedora
In appreciation for 5 years of dedicated service, my employer gave me a
self-freezing ice cream maker!
(My idea. They asked for suggestions.)
Just need to decide what the inaugural flavor will be…
So far the winner is Dark & Stormy Ice Cream.
I survived all my parent meetings. Paperwork and grades to do but the parents have been great.
You know, that is a really, really cool gift! Congratulations. Can I have some pralines and cream?
I got the Spaced DVDs today. I wanted to buy some Star Trek DVDs but Best Buy had none…
So remember that big concert I’ve been trying to organize in part with help from the Dutch embassy? Well, I finally heard back from them today. In the morning I got another positive yet cautious email from my contact at the embassy, telling me that Louis Andriessen (that’s this guy: 
, by far my favorite composer alive and someone I consider a great idol, whose music affected me more than any other composer’s) and his management were very excited about this project but to keep in mind that excitement does not always translate into money.
So, this evening I open my emailbox and see an email from Louis Andriessen. :eek: “HOLY CRAAAAAP,” I think. Well, it turns out it’s from his agent/manager. It reads:
Through _______ I heard about your plans to do a performance of De Materie with the Great Noise Ensemble in april 2010. I informed Louis Andriessen about this and he finds it a great idea. This week I had contact with Stan Paardekooper and Willem Hering of Asko|Schönberg Ensemble, who are preparing an application for a Dutch contribution to the Andriessen events in the US in 2010. They agreed that it would be good to include the Great Noise Ensemble and De Materie in this application.
One of these days I will send director Stan Paardekooper the information I have about your plans. Did you already make a budget of the performance? It will be needed later on, I suppose. But I will ask Stan Paardekooper to get in touch with you directly in case he needs more information.
And of course ____ will keep an eye on us all, so that everything comes together.
Looking forward to collaborate with you,
OH. MY. GODS!!!
It sounds like this project may actually be happening. This is a career making project. The people making proposals for us in Holland are HUGE! (Like, they run the biggest, best funded organizations in the country and can tap some serious funding sources.)
I am positively giddy this evening.
Oh, I almost forgot: I also had another job interview yesterday afternoon, for a job I had written off because I hadn’t heard from them in a month. I think it went well, though I’m not sure if I’m a good fit for the position they’re advertising (though I may be for a different one). I also had a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday and found that I’d lost 10 pounds.
What a week I’m having!
Good Gods, Armando! Congrats!!!
Dude. Armando. That is amazing. I hope it all works out. That would be stellar. I will raise a glass for ya tonight.
Wonderful news! Thanx for sharing Armando.
Brovo (spelling) well great job on all points.
Armando,
I got chills. I’m so excited for you.
Meanwhile, I got a big fat check for the first part of my work on my freelance project. My car is getting fixed as we speak. I’m still stretching to keep the bills paid, but having the car taken car of will be a HUGE relief (the wipers haven’t worked since November–winter was no fun). Plus, the company I’m doing the video for has all kinds of changes and extra stuff, which means a little more running around, but in the end–more money.
Also, I am currently enjoying some truly delicious, hot, fresh pizza, courtesy of the events coordinator at the Science Center who forgot to tell us until the last minute that the visiting group tonight had changed their minds about which Omnimax film they wanted to see, necessitating a quick change of the projector. Yum.