So very proud

This is not the newest news out there, but one simply cannot overlook economist Paul Krugman's Nobel Prize. Besides being a leading voice in economics, Krugman writes a kick-ass opinion column for the NY Times and is generally adorable.

















Even Stephen Colbert felt it was noteworthy:



Congrats, Professor

Boxed in

I haven't posted much in a while. But then, I don't think people read this much, so probably no harm done.

Reasons. There are reasons. We just moved, so the last two weeks have been a time-suck of cleaning, painting, hauling and acquiring. We're almost done, yet nowhere near done. Our old house in Brisbane still needs to be cleaned and painted... and there's still some lingering crap of ours we need to collect. The new house is coming together well - we got the stereo hooked up yesterday, which really makes it feel like home, but we are distinctly lacking of furniture, namely bookcases. There's a hulking mound of boxes taking over our living room which speak to this fact.

We already had a guest, however. My good pal Emily came out for a visit last weekend, which was great except when I came down with a terrible case of consumption. Nonetheless we spent some quality time riding the cable car, drinking yummy Irish coffee, leering at cute pickle-selling hippies at the farmer's market, cavorting on the beach and drinking until we couldn't feel feelings. Sean was a good sport and took her hiking on Mt. Tam last Monday while I stayed at home and coughed up my pleura.

Here's a pretty picture of Emily just before she mounted the cable car. (Yup. I said mounted.)












So, I'm back at work (they were very understanding about my plague) and have to say I'm mighty proud of how much work I accomplished at home when I was sick. Our next project is to wrap up this move, buy some fucking bookcases and really get settled in before we leave over Thanksgiving for Hawai'i with my mom.

And, as if Rachel Maddow, leftist pundit extradonaire, wasn't already Queen of my Universe, the Sunday Times magazine had a little article about her and wouldn't you know it? She too has a Watergate hotel ashtray which she too bought off eBay.

I stand in good company.