Brown M&M's? I'm trashing the room.

OK, thanks to The Smoking Gun the world now knows the traveling requirements of both the Vice President and the who should have been President (in my opinion, anyway.) These sort of things are normally known as "riders" in the trade.

Which made me wonder.. what would your riders be? You're a rock star, or political figure, or some figure who travels frequently and has the clout to make demands. What do you ask for from the hotels you are booked into?

( Mr. Berry requires... )

Life, don't talk to me about life.

I spent the weekend being pretty sedentary. A bad case of the blahs combined with fairly icky weather to keep me soggy and hard to light.

Today I had to rouse myself from my torpor and sally forth into the Big Blue Room. I had to head out to a staffing agency to fill out paperwork for the driving job johno had clued me in on. On that subject, why isn't everyone using online applications? so much easier (especially when you consider my penmanship) and you can print out a new copy of my vitals when needed. Ah, well. I should be hearing from the owner sometime this week about an interview.

This gig is one where I'd be going places and driving a van up and down streets. Inside the van is a sensor package that detects cell phone repeaters. It rates the power of the signal, and maps it. All I have to do is sign in and follow the directions of the GPS unit. Decent pay, and a good per diem. Only drawback is I'd be away from my Kiri for weeks at a time.

This morning the weather was lovely when I left the house. The weather report said we could expect a storm arriving this evening. Well, the storm didn't listen to the weathermen. When I left the agency, it was already gray and ugly. By the time I made it back to the light rail stop, the wind was picking up and rain was starting to spit. All I had was my Giants windbreaker, so the wait for my two trains was not pleasant in the least.

Finally get home and check Ultracorps. Lost one world, but Ckat paid dearly for it. I'm still building up for Operation: Viper, my big offensive. Another four turns, I think.

Have an interview Thursday at 1330 for a dispatcher position.

Tonight, we go to BASFA - assuming Kiri wakes up and I don't fall asleep.