This is a good new/bad news kinda post here.

First - the bad news.

The reason why I've been conspicuously absent from Tribe is kinda twofold, but the main reason is that they finally blocked the site from my workplace - for no other reason than that they need my work environment to be a "no fun zone." I'm still taking steps to find better work, but right now they've been derailed by something that I'm going to explain in the next paragraph.

The good news.

I've been admitted into c... read more

Dear Santa/St. Nick/Sinterniklaas/Baby Jesus/Papa Noel/Father Christmas/Old Man of Winter/etc.

What I need more than anything is a better job that respects my desire to continue my education and isn't intimidated by it. I'm tired of interviewing with places and having the response be "Well, we need you to be flexible in your scheduling to meet our needs, so going back to school is probably going to conflict with that."

That's it, that's all.

All the streets are filled with laughter and light
And the music of the season
And the merchants windows are all bright
With the faces of the children
And the families hurrying to their homes
As the sky darkens and freezes
They'll be gathering around the hearths and tales
Giving thanks for all gods graces
And the birth of the rebel Jesus

Well they call him by the Prince of Peace
And they call him by the Savior
And they pray to him upon the seas
And in every bold endeavor
As the... read more

When we think of the word "addiction" we usually have specific images in mind of what that person can be addicted to. In general we usually associate addictions as centering around substances or actions that have some euphoria attached to them. It's easy to see how someone could get addicted to the numbing intoxication of alcohol, the escapism of narcotics, the heart-racing thrill of gambling, and so on. Very rarely do we think of the more subtle processes that one can get addicted to.

Mun... read more