There is a mildly malevolent character in The Peace War called Roberto Richardson. I find this hilarious. Also the fact that in one or two passages the protagonist silently calls him Señor Loudmouth.

My job interviews went well, I think. I'll find out more in a few days. In other news, never drive. I wish I'd taken public transit to San Jose. Three transfers among buses and BART …

Yup, to hell with it. I'm not going to try much harder to find a carless way to get from my house to my interview in San Jose today. TripPlanner has spoiled me when it …

Huh? I hope Steve gets better soon, and Leonard is almost well again. I wish that the aforementioned Steve and Alexei would write more in their journals, because said journals are so entertaining. Steve's has …

Yesterday night I stayed up too late reading Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, the first in the Sally Lockhart trilogy of mysteries. Today I finished Vernor Vinge's The Peace War. Early on in …

"Which Side Are You On" is one of the very few things about which Leonard and I conversed on the ride home. I started it with my accidental mix-up of the (false?) dichotomies: "They say …

Back in NorCal, after a bad drive: lots of traffic and a passenger (Leonard) who couldn't talk because his stomach hurt. Now to start packing for my impending move...

For some reason it's more satisfying to meet someone who dislikes the same widely-liked thing that I dislike than to meet someone who likes the same widely-disliked thing that I like. I found this out …

Leonard is still ill. On the up side, he's almost finished Mark Twain's wonderful The Innocents Abroad, I finished Mikahil Bulgakov's off-the-rails The Master and Margarita, Adam and Kim came over for a short personal …

Leonard and I went to a wedding yesterday, a short but moving ceremony in which his friends Adam and Kim got married. Congratulations and best wishes! Unfortunately, Leonard and I had to leave the reception …