See that tent over there with the mailbox? It's mine.

Today I escaped the building and mailed off my materials for POST. In addition to registering for the Open Studio Tour, there is also have the option of submitting work to be considered for an exhibition sponsored by the Center For Emerging Visual Artists. Here's a smattering of what I shoved in that envelope (ok, you know I didn't "shove" it in - I slid it in like it was made of that soap paper stuff that they used to have in public bathrooms.):

I also sent in the cards that for with Lenny, Charice and Faruk. Here's Faruks card:

I spent way too much money doing this - between getting the slides duplicated and the registration fee it came to over $150. This $150 will now not being going to our MASSIVE natural gas bill, or our rent or any of the other insaley expensice things we have to pay for in order to get by as "civilized" human being. Dude, tents and vacant lots are so underrated.

Yesterday the gossip mill was abuzz with the news that a hottie bicyclist is applying for the technician job that is open. Yes, I said it: hottie.* The talk yesterday wasn't so much about the fact that he was (is) goodlooking, but rather a concern over whether his "personality" will be too overbearing. What a crock of bullshit! As a group, we are the most unwelcoming, hard headed people in this whole institution - and there is a concern that he might be too opinionated? No. I think the ladies here a little intimidated at the idea of a) yet another man penetrating the estrogen barrier, and b) that the brave soldier is about 6'7", young, and definitely not a science nerd. And, let's not forget that he is actually qualified. He knows what he's doing, and definitely has me beat in terms of lab technique. We'll see what happens with this soon enough, but I have a feeling that we might be having a spike in the number of single women coming in to use our equipment.

*Sorry Kid. You know I love you - it's just that this siuation required some "objective" analysis.