Monday night I augmented the Wikipedia entry for Kobolds Ate My Baby (KAMB) to mention the LARP that Atomic Squash ran at Archon 30. I also added an entry for Atomic Squash. My writing was reverted so fast that my head is still spinning. The wiki admins decided that my KAMB entry was "a vanity post" and that Atomic Squash did not rise to the level of a notable organization verified by reliable sources. I am angry and hugely disappointed.

I had lunch with my boss Tuesday. I was pleased that she promised to find me a teammate for my projects. I have been fortunate to work with some bright and talented coworkers. Other managers, of course, have recognized my teammate’s accomplishments and have lured them away with promises of exciting research projects and their own teams to lead. I couldn’t be happier for their accomplishments, but it represents a brain drain from which I have to recover.

My buddy Raeliste sent me a Halloween card. It really lifted my spirits! After my birthday plans fell through last week, I spent the night dining alone. I have been a little down since then. Getting a card from a lovely woman boosted my self-esteem and libido.

Lucy nee Annie sent me a video of herself clucking like a chicken. It started with a meme that linked to page that would sloganize your name. My slogan: What would you do for a Tom? She responded that she’d cluck like a chicken. I followed up with a message telling her I’d like to see that. She sent me a video a little later. Too funny!

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 is love. Built-in crash recovery and spell checking is a solid improvement!