I've been so busy with life and work and school and such, I haven't really updated the site at all.

In the mean time, I've launched a World of Warcraft Trading Card Game related website, InfoGathering.com.

I've also gotten really into the groove at work, and started reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

[16:29] <@jeek> http://www.google.com/trends?q=Oral+Sex%2C+Anal+Sex%2C+Vaginal+Sex&ctab=...
[16:30] < PsychoCid> that link looks totally SFW.
[16:40] <@[Klep]> it is. it's a google trends link
[16:40] <@[Klep]> i wonder what caused that large, sustained spike in searches for "anal sex" starting in early 2006
[16:41] <@Legrow> rick santorum being voted out of office

Well, I was supposed to take off a few days to help out but plans changed and I'm just taking the week off for Christmas break.

My parents left before the big day for South Carolina to see my brother, sister-in-law, and niece.

Living in one of the nicer parts of urban Philadelphia, between Rittenhouse Square and University City, I see bits of the best and worst of a city on a near-daily basis. I have to slide my money under bulletproof glass at the gas station next door; I try to carry bills smaller than $20s because it's annoying to the clerk who just did a money drop. But I also see people talking to, asking help from, and just generally getting along with strangers.

I called up Isaac Newton's (the restaurant right next to the office) today to see what their daily soups were. They had their usual French Onion, as well as seasonal Red Bean and Sausage, and special Cream of Spinach and Blue Cheese soup.

It sounded horrific to me, but I asked for a free sample of it and actually liked it.