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Two interviews down. Not to sound over-optimistic, but I think I grabbed them by the balls. Strangely, the consulting income is rolling in faster than I expected it would, wwhich means I can confidently be pickier than I expected to be able to be with whichever job I choose… It feels good, and I think [...]

MurderingMouth got a temp-to-hire job. It’s a stop-gap measure so that I can keep up the mad pace of my expensive cheese-intensive lifestyle. It pays better than I expected I’d start out with. It’s at a trucking ccompany, which may or may not mean I’ll be coming home to hubby very horney every evening (I [...]

The job offer turned out to be a fraud. After offering a “temp to hire at 14/hr”, they called back later today to say that during the “temp” part of the scenario (during which time the agency would be taking their cut from the fee paid by the employer), it would only be at 10/hr. [...]

What happens when four illiterate fags and a fag hag pool their trust funds and start a magazine? You end up with this.
Achingly, horribly bad. And on top of that, it’s bland and overdramatized. That’s how I knew they were fags.

Happy Birthday to David. Next year I hope to get you something which you can use to decorate or accent the house I hope to have for you by then.
Also birthday wishes out to Amber, and a belated HBD to Dan.

So the past week I’ve “sort of” had a job: it’s one of those deals where the employer has had so many bad candidates through the door that they are only hiring people on a “long-term probation” basis, with no real promise that it’s a done deal or permanent employment. However, I think I’ve been [...]

I’ve worked for a week now, but I’m still adjusting (badly) to the new schedule. Insomnia is the norm rather than the exception. Needless to say my enthusiasm for going out tonight waned and I stayed home hoping to get to sleep early. It didn’t work.

It’s nice having some routine time. I’ve said before that the most enjoyable thing in my life is boredom. I like having a nice routine, with no drama or excitement. Even when I go out seeking social interaction and stimulation, it’s usually to a very quiet setting where I’m in little danger of encountering anything [...]

Just thought I’d mention, though, that there’s one routine I enjoy above all others, and I’ll “keep” him as long as he needs… I hope you find work, too, baby, but that’s just coz I hope to see you cheer up. You know you can be my kept boy forever, seeing as I love you more than [...]

The weekend: lots of time in the car. We spent some time in Ashville (which I found rather overrated and useless) and drove through Hendersonville (which I wished we’d have had more time to explore). We’ve both been on the moody side lately, David due to his job-hunt frustrations, though I’m not sure what my [...]

The pictures from ground zero so far are very depressing. It truly makes me wish we’d spent more time in the sinking city when we visited in June. Hopefully something will be left should we return…

The raw (pre-tax, pre-regulation) price of a commodity is determined by Supply and Demand
Gasoline reserves, oil mining, and refining capacity for the US market have been reduced by between 10-12% over the next 3-6 months (though relatively unchanged for the past 3-5 days, since nearly all of the gasoline at stations was produced and refined [...]

After work I will drive my 3/4-filled petrol-powered auto home to spend an evening with my traveling partner. I’ve shared a home with him for 3 years now. Two homes, actually. The first was a tiny old apartment in San Francisco’s SoMa ghetto. The next was a spacious new apartment in the ‘burbs of Charlotte.

 
They’ve [...]