Fronte where are you?

I miss Fronte.

Winter music

Here is the pitchfork guide to the next few months music releases. What am I looking forward to hearing? Vampire Weekend, Clem Snide (probably will be real hit and miss on that one), Shout Out Louds, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Broken Bells, Ted Leo, and Interpol are the top ones for me. We'll see how it goes this year.

Back to work

Holy Jamoly work was boring today. We still haven't been assigned a new project and I felt like I was the only one in our lab block. What is my prediction for the new year? A slow descent into insanity from mind-numbing boredom. It's like solitary confinement with an occasional person to talk to, the internet, and the ability to come and go as I please. But other than those things, it's exactly like being in the hole.

Welcome to 2010

An entire decade will be all in the past in 13 short hours. Years from now when I'm hanging out with Fronte at the barbershop, we will be able to say, "Remember back in ought 9 when we invented lab ball? Those were simpler times."

Did everyone have a good Christmas and by good I mean, did anyone get good presents? I made a pretty good haul. Eight books, a couple movies, a couple games, a USB radio, a wallet, some toys, some candy, and my new record player. YES!

Is today the last day of Kwanzaa? I think so, and I completely forgot to get out my candles. Damn.

Happy New Year's Rockin' Eve, be careful out there.

Merry Christmas Eve and so long Fronte

It's hard to believe that it's already the 24th. I don't think it's really hit the boys yet either that tomorrow they get to open loads of presents and see what Santa brought. A few weeks ago, Lindy let me open my new record player, but there are a lot of other gifts under the tree and yes, I do get very excited about presents. I can't help it.

Also, today is Fronte's last day as a chemist. He is retiring after being with the company since just before the Great War. I've told him this many a time over the past few weeks, but he will be missed very, very much. He helped me stay sane through long days in the lab. He understands my sense of humor, liked my music (for the most part), and was really the only person at work I could completely be myself around. Hell, we invented lab ball together! Who else is going to kick a parafilm coated wad of paper towels and latex gloves back and forth with me? So to Fronte, thank you for being a great teacher, co-inventor of dangerous laboratory sports, listener, and most importantly, friend. Work will not be the same without you.

Extras

Over the past two weeks, I have watched the full series of Extras with Ricky Gervais (thanks Netflix!) and it is fantastic. The first season is hilarious. The second season and the finale are very funny too, but they have a more serious side to them. All in all, it's only 12 episodes plus the finale special. So if you have time during all the Kwanzaa madness this time of year, try and watch it. Highly, highly recommended.

New planets

Scientists say that in the next few years, tons of new, possibly earth-like planets will be found. This is all really cool, but this quote was in the story:

"A 'dry hole' would be a very, very interesting result," Borucki said. "You will have dramatically affected mankind's future. ... There'd be no 'Star Trek' in that case, no place to go."

Man's future is always affected by a dry hole.