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This was too silly not to share. For you non-gamers, this may not be as funny.

Pretty good weekend this weekend. Friday, we went to dinner with one of Maya's friends, then had an early night. Saturday, drank too much but had dinner with a couple of folks I know from Tucson who now live here (just around the corner). Then, we hit up the bar after their house.

Sunday was just hangover recovery, then a long walk to the Mission....
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So, uh, I'm getting closer to a decision. No small part of it is that I don't want to commute the 45 or so miles to Santa Clara every day. It's not great reasoning, but all other things being equal, that is a bit of a deal-breaker. Still, it's way more accessible by public transportation, but that still means 2 hours each way, so I...
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So, just today, I've had 2 job offers. Both with companies I want to work for. One is an established company with a role similar to the stuff in my old job that I liked. Another is with a bona-fide Silicon Valley startup. The first one is ~23 miles from my house, the other is ~42. Both take at least 2 hours to commute each...
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I'm having a hell of a time finding a) a barbershop (I badly need a haircut) and b) a bike shop.

I'm looking on yelp.com, but yelp's reviewers are mostly (though not always) white folks about my age. Fine and well, since I'm a white folk about my age (though early US immigration laws my disagree, it's hard to argue with skin tone), but that...
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So the class I wanted to take next semester has been cancelled for the third time. I'm scheduled to graduate (with 4 credits left to finish) at the end of the semester. It's on my master's plan of study, but the bureaucrats at the U of A don't seem to particularly care. So I'm having to switch out with a class I'm a) totally uninterested...
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Maurice Sendak Tells scared parents to "Go To Hell".

I had a rant here about how children's literature and arts becoming too 'safe' and overly concerned parents create a stagnant world for children to grow up in. Honestly, though, Sendak's bit about Mickey Mouse at the end says it all. It's a big industry to keep parents afraid and buying books, safety devices, etc....
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So, the friends' wedding was a lot of fun. As I said before, sort of a reunion of grad school buddies, some of whom went overseas after they dissertated (disserted? I dunno).

I'm back at the apartment right now, with the kitties, and I'm starting to think I can finally relax and have some fun in the city. That should be great. Anyone with fun...
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Friend's wedding in about 7 hours. I always feel a bit awkward at these things, but this is also a mini-renunion of some of the cool (and some much less cool) folks from grad school. It'll be good seeing some old familiar faces again. Then, I head back tomorrow evening... Getting into Oakland at 10:30 or so.

The car is dealt with. You are all breathing a sigh of relief, I'm sure.

Tomorrow night, I go back to Tucson for a wedding. I'll just be in town a few days. Then, back to the job hunt.

Went to a career fair yesterday. With any luck, I'll never have to do that again.

Note to self:

Plans and priorities:
1) Get a job.
2) Get car registered.
3) Get a permanet "S" parking permit.
4) Find fun, cheap stuff to do in San Francisco that will let me see a whole bunch of the city.

(1) and (4) can be started concurrently.

....aaaand I'm safe and sound in San Francisco. This place truly is beautiful.