Today I did my taxes, went to the bank to get the cashier's check to close on the purchase of my new home, and then bought a bubble tea. I am the best adult ever.

[theater] turns out mamet actually does write full, interesting women. you just have to bend his roles for men to find them.

[cw: suicide] despite the scary tag, this is mostly just a dull question about insurance logistics.

[robots] the stuff of nightmares... Testing Robustness

finally! the tabletop accessory i've always needed.

[werk] i'm glad i have the kind of boss where i can plainly tell him "every part of your plan is misguided and involves us spending grossly more for this project than necessary"

hey chicago. i'm gonna come see you tomorrow

friend: eugh, you actually like 'arsenic and old lace'?
me: of course, it's 'Sweeney Todd' meets 'golden girls'. precisely what is there not to love?

walking into work this morning i caught up with a student in the alley that leads to the back door. there was a fuck-tonne of crows crowded around a dumpster that scattered as we walked past and recongealed after. she commented on how weird it was seeing so many crows at once, to which i responded "yeah, i wasn't expecting to see a murder in the alley today"

got to work early, skipped lunch bc giant broken robot laser had to be fixed ASAP, somehow staying 15 minutes late. how did i do this?