Cynical much?

Maybe it's just me, but the people falling all over themselves in some sort of weird "Changegasm" are beginning to wear very thin on me.

I appreciate the historic nature of today's events (and participated in them with my vote). I am moderately hopeful about the new administration. Of course, the events of the weekend with the gay minister's comments being omitted from the We Are One broadcast, and the Gay Men's Choir of DC not being identified on the broadcast has already tempered some of my Hope.

Maybe it's those missteps (I'm still calling them missteps, not a sign of things to come) that have me less than euphoric today.

Maybe I'm just disappointed there won't be a hologram on CNN.

Awkward Silence...

It's been a while since I've actually posted something of myself here, mostly just links and videos. Sorry about that, been a busy and frustrating last couple of months.
It's easier to update my Facebook status, as I'm much more comfortable writing in the single sentence micro-blogging format. I find it difficult to compose a paragraph without my aggravations from one thing bubbling over into the thing I'm writing about. (Or, for English purists, "the thing about which I write.")
So here's the skinny - I'm single again. I'm not cool with it yet, but getting there. Things ended weirder than I expected. It was pretty much always doomed to fail (from the start, we both had no clue where it could go), but I thought it would fail with a bit more grace than it did. It didn't. It ended with a thud. And then a long bit of silence. And then another thud.
I've been trying hard to focus on the highlights - I had a great summer, I learned I'm still capable of being in love, and that I'm capable of being loved. I think about those things often. Usually while printing out pictures. You know - so I have something to throw in the fireplace. ("Leaf by leaf and page by page" and all that)
At least it happened at a good time for me. Hockey and football season takes some of my attention, and those weren't interests that we shared, so I'm not thinking about him when I'm watching the Giants. Well, not that much.
(OK - that's enough about it. I will now revert to my regular self...)

Today's Work Delight

This is the response I received from a user today:

MY VIN # ###.###.#.## WE ARE WONDERING IF WE CAN HAVE (FORMER EMPLOYEE'S NAME) COMPUTER OVER HERE. THERE IS STUFF WE NEED AT 46. FROM HER COMPUTER. I HAVE TAKEN HER JOB. SHE HAS LEFT COMPANY.

All caps and incomplete sentences - it's like heaven.

Freezer Spoon

As if the triple digit heat here hasn't been bad enough, I've woken up the last two mornings with hellacious sore throats. It actually seems that the pain is centered on my right (passenger side) tonsil, which has swollen to the size of Rhode Island.
To combat this, I'm taking some Tylenol products. I've also taken to leaving a spoon in the freezer and applying said Freezer Spoon to the offending tonsil once or twice a day. I can't imagine this has much real clinical value, but it makes me feel better for a half hour or so...