Because history + books = badass

Sometimes my work is like being back in law school.  We have an "occasional speaker series," where they bring in random people to talk about stuff over lunch, not necessarily related to law (which is nice).  Yesterday they brought in this guy, who is in charge of the rare books collection of the Library of Congress, and he was awesome.  He has been recreating Thomas Jefferson's collection of books (sold to the US after the original Congressional library was burned in the war of 1812, and then later destroyed itself in the 1850s, I believe).  So he talked about the collection itself, and then about his quest in recreating it.  Out of the original 6000+ books he's down to looking for the last 297 (and he's been doing this for 11 years).  He said a lot of those last 297 are probably never going to be found, but still, not bad numbers.  Anyway, it was really neat and a lot of my friends here mocked me for wanting to go, but his job is so much cooler than ours.  Oh, and he's a Golden Bear, too!  Woo all around. 

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Two extra HIMYMs...sweet!  Take that, Big Bang Theory.  *studiously ignoring the fact that my tv nemesis, Two and a Half Men, also had two extra episodes ordered*

I couldn't do this and I have opposable thumbs!

Check out this beagle escaping from his pen.  It's a short video, and is really crazy.  I can't believe a dog can do that!  It makes Jamie's escapades seem much less impressive.  But that's probably a good thing, I don't want to have to worry about him climbing down the fire escape or something. 

Happy Halloween!

At work every year they do a pet costume contest, so Jamie and his friend Sydney (my friend Laura's dog) decided to enter it this year. They decided to be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and then use some stuffed animals to represent their multiethnic children. And yes, they won first place in the contest.



I can only hope that my costume looks half as good tonight.

True story

I am the tiny leader of the pack. 

I changed my mind

Ok, I know that I hate Fall Back and I can't stand it getting dark at 4:30pm and all that...but I can't take getting up in pitch black anymore. My alarm goes off at 6:30 (I don't necessarily get up then, but that's when my alarm goes off...), and it just feels like the middle of the night. This is no good. How to Alaskans do it?? Thank goodness it's only this week left. Then of course I'll be sitting in my office pouting from like 5pm on because I hate working when it's still dark outside, too, but I think it'll be easier. Because this is madness I tell you, madness! Also madness? Repeat of HIMYM last night. Granted, great episode, but still. Good thing it's November sweeps soon!

Childhood delusions

Last weekend we watched All Dogs Go to Heaven, which I haven't seen in a really long time (as you might have guessed), and you know what? It's a really bad movie. The plot doesn't make much sense, the songs suck, and Burt Reynolds was not a good call as voicing the main dog character. It's so disappointing, realizing that it's nowhere near the cool movie I remember from elementary school. Although at least it has the right message, that all dogs go to heaven, because they SO do. (ahem, Matt)

Screw you, DC

I just looked at the weather in San Diego. It's 80 degrees right there ("feels like 79"). I freaking hate this town and I want to go HOME!

All hail our alma mater

I just found our that Tate Forcier went to my high school! What do you know. Yay Scripps Ranch!

Disaster!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO