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This is a test to see how posting to the blog from my phone will actually work. I want to see if I can get more than 160 characters in a post and how does it look with and without photos attached.

Here is a new paragraph.

And another.

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A. wins 309-304

A. wins 309-304
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Low scoring game today. Found a great coffeeshop in Brookfield, Loca Mocha.

A. wins 387-304

A. wins 387-304
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

R. had a bingo: lotoses (she cheated to find it) but it didn't help tonight. We were back at Prisco's Next Door, and are starting to question the quality of the lattes here.

A. wins 338-268

A. wins 338-268
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Last night's game was at a new-to-us coffeeshop called Prisco's Next Door. Nice place. We'll be back

R. wins 371-369

R. wins 371-369
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Today's game was played at a coffee shop in Schaumburg with an Asian flair. Renae came from be hind to win even though I had all the S tiles. 3 bingos today: ravings, outings and Renae's bingo: rezoned for 106 points.

A. wins 399-366!

A. wins 399-366!
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

One bingo tonight on Renae's new delux board: salTies.

File this under Job Hunt Woes

So today (unless I don't get this posted in the next five minutes, as it is 11:55 pm right now) marked the end of my time at my first institution when I turned in my keys to the division office. I was really glad, in retrospect, that a very friendly colleague was around at the end of the day and we walked out of the department together. I barely even noticed shutting the door to my office for the last time.

The end of my stay didn't come without some indignities, however. Yesterday I was checking my email midmorning when I noticed that no email was getting through either coming in or going out. I was able to resolve the issue, thankfully. I know I'm not entitled to email there anymore, since I suppose my last official day on the payroll was July 31, but since no one told me the email would be shut off, I was a little surprised to not be able to reply to the people at my future institution.

In addition to moving and trying to transition to the new school, I'm keeping my eyes out for advertisements for teaching positions for the Fall of 2009. They just started to come out, so it's time to start getting excited again!

R. wins 298-272

R. wins 298-272
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

No bingos tonight.

Link spew

I've been dragging around a bunch of interesting sites that I wanted to save/share, but didn't really want to put in my del.icio.us account. So here, in no order whatsoever, is a bunch of random pages that caught my eye in the last couple of weeks:

Futuristic Materials: really cool modern materials that all have interesting and useful properties. This is the real stuff of modern high-tech.

The Beige Site: answers the all important question - What is an old person? Hilarious!

Pac-man shirt by Errorwear: Just awesome.

Cupcakes vs. Muffins: answers the age-old question. (Or does it?)

100 Web Tools for Writers

The Three Laws of Great Graphs: Humorous and true.

Tips for Better Blogging: I'm probably not following any of these.

10 Hot Musics Sites: some interesting sites I hadn't heard of.

Scrabbling for Legal Rationalism: Nice write-up on why the lawsuit against the Scrabulous makers probably has little chance of winning in court.

No power for you!

No power for you!
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Don't you dare plug in your laptop at the Barnes and Noble in Plainfield, IL.

R. wins 318-305

R. wins 318-305
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

No bingos tonight.

I previously posted a link about why twitter is useful (and fun!), but I recently heard an interview on NPR with one of the founders of twitter. This was one of the most succinct explanations of why twitter is more than just a "micro-blogging" tool.

After you've listened to the twitter piece, check out this one on getting and getting rid of earworms (the musical kind).

My first ever Google chart

My first ever comic strip.

Tonight we watched the fireworks from the McLean County EMA garage. Was awesome! Had great food and a great view. Saw the sun set followed by a crescent moon.

A wins 306-271

A wins 306-271
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Only coffee shop open tonight was *Bucks. No bingos tonight.

R. wins 423-397

R. wins 423-397
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

We had quite a game today. Actually, R. had quite a game today. She got three bingos: dieters, grunted, and bonkers. I was only able to come up with one bingo: sluices.

A. wins over the family

A. wins over the family
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Friday night scrabble with the family.

Skype with the sister.

Skype with the sister.
Originally uploaded by achmorrison.

Renae's computer has a built in camera so we can video chat with Jennette.

All the cool kids are doing it, so here's my personality mosaic:



1. Castle Ruins - St Andrews Scotland, 2. Lunch, 3. ic0452.JPG, 4. oh... the blues, 5. Danica McKellar at Microsoft, 6. cup of coffee, 7. Istanbul Train Station, 8. pie ala mode on laptop on irc channel #sf-raves - dscf0334, 9. Covering Third, 10. HAVING FUN BEING A KID AGAIN !!!, 11. Uncertain Future, 12. at The Beat Museum, San Francisco: Hunky Jim Morrison of the DOORS band

Now you go get one!!