Monday, July 25, 2005

July Blogger Happy Hour Our two lovely hosts, Zenchick and Broadsheet, have planned another Happy Hour for tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 July 2005.  An excellent prediction of what may occur tomorrow can be found here.  The details are below: When: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Time: 5:30pm to whenever Where: Nick's Fish House, 2600 Insulator Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Come by, have some drinks, and maybe poke fun at some of us geeks!.  If you have never been, I cannot say enough as to how fun they are.  See you tomorrow at Nick's!  8:14:43 PM    comment []  trackback []

Big News I hinted about an announcement of sorts both today and just over one week ago.  My resignation will be officially handed in tomorrow, but the news is unofficially official.  I will be ending my time at the University of Maryland in just four weeks time.  I have been presented with an opportunity that is truly one I cannot turn down.  I have accepted the offer of Directory of Technology Risk Management at SB & Company, LLC.  The title sounds a bit more important that what the position will initially entail, but I will "grow" into the title.  I must admit that I am excited and nervous about this opportunity.  It is my first venture into the private sector, as I have worked in various capacities at the University since my time at the School of Public Policy.  Even though my job at the University was sometimes challenging, I will miss both the people and experiences.  I have met a lot of wonderful people who I am fortunate enough to call my colleagues, and I am even luckier to count some of them as my friends.  Nonetheless, I am looking forward to my new job and the new challenges that will come with it.  The people there have all been quite personable.  I look forward to working with them and doing my part in contributing to the growth of the firm.  8:05:11 PM    comment []  trackback []

Playing Catch-Up I returned from Provo, Utah, on Saturday afternoon, and it was nice to come home.  So, as I catch up this morning, just a smattering of my thoughts before the day gets underway.  The Paper Moon Diner has to single-handedly be the worst brunch experience I have ever had in Charm City.  Fool and I went with a couple of out-of-towners, and we had a nice hour-long wait for our food.  My omelette arrived cold, and the service decided to sort of ignore us as everyone around us was tended to with food and drink.  No one came by to explain to us the delay in our food, offer us drinks, or merely check in on us.  The food was decent, but the poor service blighted the whole experience.  I completely understand if you are "slammed," but that is no excuse for forgetting that we existed.  The manager at least made up for it by picking up our tab.  Nonetheless, this establishment is permanently removed from my rather extensive list of brunch locations.  Paper Moon Diner: CRAP! Damn the Orioles!  Please get rid of Sir Fatty McFatFat, and please start hitting the ball again.  This weekend and last week was embarrassing, and I am hanging my head in shame.  Swept by the Devil Rays?!?!?  Pathetic.  Apparently, my luck with jury duty in Baltimore continues.  I received a summons, but I forgot to check in last night to see if I would be called.  Since the city calls about 8 trillion potential jurors, the chance I would be part of the pool was quite high.  I, of course, forgot until my calendar at the office blared at me.  A quick call to the Jury Office and completing my summons form will put me back in the pool.  Stupid absent-minded me!  I am still annoyed by the fact that I have been summoned three times for jury duty since moving back to this city in 1999.  I have known people who have lived here as long as I have, and they have yet to be summoned.  I do not object to the process, but I do find my luck to be somewhat perverse.  There will be a separate post as I shill for the upcoming Happy Hour later today.  In short, come and enjoy watching blogger geeks drink multiple adult beverages, while talking smack.  Some interesting news coming later, so watch this space.  10:17:57 AM    comment []  trackback []