Celebrating 18 Years as an “IT Hero”

My 17th year as a member of Information Technology for the law firm that currently employs me went out with somewhat of a bang last night.  I won’t share the details here to protect the innocent (take that with a grain of salt!), but I will share this apropos video and leave you wondering about my true feelings.

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I’ll crack open a new bottle of wine tonight to inaugurate my 18th year and pray that my smartphone doesn’t beep off my end table in the middle of the night and remains quiet until Monday morning.

Here’s to just 17 more years until I’m allowed to retire (according to Social Security).  Let’s hope I don’t go insane before then.

Happy Friday!

My First Hugo Awards Voting Adventure – Best Novels 2014 and 1939

I took the plunge this year and decided to buy a supporting membership to WorldCon so I could vote in the Hugo Awards. What pushed me over the edge?  The Best Novel (or Series) nomination for Ancillary Justice and the entire Wheel of Time series.  I could not let this opportunity pass me by without making my meager voice heard.

I spent (or wasted, depending on your point of view) over two decades reading (and re-reading) and waiting to read the Wheel of Time series.  At one point, upon Robert Jordan’s death, I gave up hope of ever being able to complete the series.  I made my peace with that, prayed for his family, and went on with my reading life. 
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