Update: the basics

Social calendar: After several phone calls tonight either canceling or confirming plans, I find my week astonishingly busy for someone who is unemployed.

Weather: Tonight I'll be adding a blanket to my bed. It's chilly, even with all the windows closed. Not turning on the heat yet; I know how to keep warm. But tonight's sudden thunderstorm and downpour has embedded the chill a little more firmly in the air and the building. The time for heat is coming soon...but not yet.

Entertainment: Caught up with Mad Men and Project Runway the last couple of days. Is it me, or is this season's Runway cast a little more competitive and nasty than previous seasons? I think there's real talent in the group, but they've all got an edge. Mad Men is juicy and quite fine. Poor Don, having to face commitment at last.

Books: Currently reading jaylake's Green. At Foolscap, I picked up a copy of Shanna Abe's Queen of Dragons and pulled a copy of Joan Vinge's The Snow Queen from the Magic Book Box. My To-Read pile is so huge it almost doesn't matter if I add more. It's all goodness. But another purge is coming soon, methinks.

Kitties: I think Spanky and Sophie have reached detente. There is occasional mutual grooming, though Sophie still attacks his tail and the spots on his back legs. The three of us napped on the couch a bit today, Sophie on my chest and Spanky on my lap. I'm shared territory now. I hope it will continue.

Job hunt: I've had a couple of nibbles, but nothing completely substantial yet. More applications to go out tomorrow.

Cool stuff:
1) I've been scheduled to do voice-over recording for both Lineage II and Exteel for NCsoft. I'm very excited at the prospect. I'm to record on Thursday, so I'll be reading through the scripts and rehearsing over the next couple of days. I promise a report when it's done.
2) Courtesy of e_bourne: Nero's revolving banquet hall, referenced in ancient biographies of the emperor, has been uncovered in Rome atop the Palatine Hill. This is exciting archeological news. What technology for ancient Rome! Makes me wonder (again) how far we would have come had Rome not fallen.
3) Where culture and heritage collide and synergize--Jewish Bluegrass: Lovers of the banjo, fiddle and mandolin blend cultural identity and religious faith to create a uniquely American sound. (If only dochyel were here to see this!)