Food libel laws, the precursor to the AETA.

Maybe I should allow the human gods to shit directly into my head.

Asma and I celebrated the new year with a bunch of vegan friends down in Fresno. It was a grand time, and I'm glad to have friends like them.

Next Monday, I will start work with Acquity Group on a project here in the bay. It's short (6 weeks, possibility of extending a few weeks longer), but it pays much better than AARP. So I finally get to try out this contractor lifestyle. If VarLabs doesn't get funding at some point in the next few weeks, I will (hopefully) have another project lined up, which will most likely involve traveling half the time. Not sure how I'll react to that situation, but worth a try. I can't believe I'm breaking free of AARP. I will probably work with them on limited engagements in the future, but definitely not again as a half-employee situation.

As a result of this breaking free, I have to return my 15.4" MacBook Pro (which is a little over three years old now). I've ordered a 17" MacBook Pro and am eagerly waiting for Apple to ship the damn thing. I could use this laptop for another two years no problem. It's that good. So the much more powerful machine I'll be getting by the weekend will serve me well for several years hopefully.

Um, what else... I'm way behind on my woodworking aspirations. But I've finished The Golden Compass, and that was enjoyable. Might start The Subtle Knife tonight.

All the babies are doing good. Papaya's been sneezing a lot, but shows no signs of sickness, so it may just be some sort of allergy, or something, that we haven't pinpointed. She started sneezing after we got the boys, so maybe she does have a chronic illness. If that's the case, hopefully it's just an annoyance and nothing more for her.

So much to do. Always. But it's all good. I am lucky/blessed to have the family I have. Legs are slowly getting better with barefoot running. Iodine supplements may be knocking some internals back into place. Life is relatively good.

My goal for this year is to work on my anger. I need to put that energy into shifting the balance.

We live in a fucked up world of humans.