The beaver is a proud and noble animal

http://www.sorryeverybody.com/gallery/1/

hee! hee! hee!

From the website:

What’s this site about?

Most people who think carefully understand that Americans are not really any more jingoistic or xenophobic than people in other countries, but it never hurts to reinforce, especially considering what happened on November 2nd, 2004. What must it have looked like to the world outside our borders? America proudly re-appointed its reckless, incompetent and corrupt government. How much of America? Fifty-two percent. The rest of us are aghast and dismayed.

Lots of fuss is made about the “global village.” The Internet was supposed to make communication between cultures, countries and peoples painless and easy. It was supposed to build bridges. But it doesn’t do this automatically; somebody has to reach out. The Internet was supposed to lead to education and understanding. It doesn’t. Rarely do people on the internet apologize. I thought it was high time. The world needs to understand that there are people in America who don’t like what our government is doing. And from the mail we’re receiving, there are people in the international community who appreciate this.

Also, come on, it’s kind of amusing.

Post a memory of me. It can be anything you want, just so long as it happened.

Then post this to your journal.
See what people remember about you.

Last night, it was Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. Today, it's Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo.

I have been singing that stupid song since I woke up. Please, somebody hit me now.

My master plan to spoil Katy is progressing nicely. The shiny, pretty thing surprise is in the works. The soft, shiny, naughty surprise is already packed. The soft, comfy surprise is in the process of being made. The entertaining, dazzling surprise is confirmed and waiting for us in London. *contented sigh*

Nice to see a master plan progressing nicely.

Carry on, carry on, I say.

Oh, and btw, it's snowing outside.

http://www-db.embl.de/jss/servlet/de.embl.bk.emblGroups.JobsPage/04106.html

Job description: We are seeking a software engineer who will participate in a large trans-European genomic epidemiology project. The main responsibilities will include requirements analysis, system design and development of a data warehouse and data acquisition and access tools.

Qualifications and experience: Applicants should have a degree in computer science or engineering.Experience in systems analysis, database design and development, web-based applications and a willingness to learn new techniques and tools is essential; Experience with large databases would be beneficial. Knowledge of UML, SQL, Java, XML, UNIX and shell scripting is required. Knowledge of Perl, Oracle and understanding of molecular biology basics would be advantageous. Very good communication skills and ability to work on his/her own initiative, as well as being able to work in a team are essential.

It's a longshot, a really big one. I'm qualified for the job, and Shibl tells me I should take it if they offer it to me, but I really don't know what I'd to with McGill if they say yes. I'll cross that bridge if I need to. The upside is that the EMBL is a top-rated place to work, and it'd be only 1h away from Katy :)

We'll see. the job offer closes on the 30th of november. I'll keep y'all aboobie of the situation.

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…a horse eating a banana.

Thanks judyna!

Edit: Added the colour version during my lunch break :D Fear my mad photoshopping skilz.

Fuuuuuuuck.

I just came back from my parents' place in a rush because I'd invited people over to my place for an AD&D night. So what happens? They cancel, without bothering to call me. I had to go online and check my email when they were one hour late.

That, I am sorry to say, is unacceptable. I could have spent a lovely evening with the parental units, instead of being all pressed for time.

Blerhg.

Conversation with my mom:

Me: Which do you think would freak out dad more, if Trading Spaces came knocking, or What not to wear?
Mom: What not to wear. Could you imagine those two coming in and throwing out all the old clothes he lives in?

… and then both of us burst out laughing, with images of shotguns being used on those poor hapless fashionistas.

Spent a part of the afternoon watching wood burn in the fireplace, speaking with Katy. Remember sweetie, a horse eating banananananananas.

Off to read a bit, night!

…making users happy, one application at a time.

Just finished installing apps on my dad's computer. He's happy as a clam now that he can do spreadsheets and has a calendar/agenda app. Just doing some finishing touches on the firewall and security settings, and my work here is done. On the flipside, I'm eating mom-baked chocolate cake :D hmmmm, cake!

Something right out of the blue: Tia called. Poor thing was going nuts because her broadband was out. I don't know if I did her a service by pointing out that her laptop had a build-in modem…

Going to take it easy today. It's a perfect day to do nothing. I'm going to go downstairs and stare at the fire. Yup, that's the plan.