Yeah,I know I've got a backlog. Trust me, after Friday (when I'll be officially unemployed) I'll be able to write up and post my Hiptop review, and the next Focus Group Voyeurism chapter.

Watching this shockwave music video, with a tear welling up in my eye, I nevertheless kept secretly hoping for something really violent to happen...

Busy busy busy... I actually got to sleep before midnight for the first time that I can remember, and I was startled that I woke up before my alarm clock went off this morning. That used to happen every day, but not since I started this 4-5 hours of sleep a night regimen.

I may (or may not) have jury duty tomorrow. If you're super-curious, call (510) 268-7626 after 5pm today. My group # is "L-3001".

Because of the aforementioned jury duty, I pushed my last day to Friday instead of Thursday.

Oh yeah, and I have my last two Spanish classes tonight and Thursday. I haven't even touched the textbook, but it'll all be okay...

I've been having a lot of 'Job as Relationship'-driven anxiety the past couple days, but realizing it for what it is has helped a lot.

...but I could use your help.

I'm participating in Ernie's latest webgame: Blind Date Blog. Out of 22 singles, it's now down to two couples, Me and a woman named Lauren, and two others. The audience gets to vote on which couple wins and gets to meet each other in person, and voting is open from today 'till Friday-noon.

So, if you'd like to see a train-wreck in action, take a look at the site, and sign up for the Yahoo group so you can vote in the final poll. I promise to blog the date just as thoroughly as Ernie does.

The most visited web page on the planet gets a facelift.

Check out the public beta!

Apple has a new advertising campaign focused on converting folks from Windows to Mac.

My favorite of the TV spots is definitely Aaron Adams. All the stories are true, from real people, and this guy's last comment is a real zinger.

"The Girls" are coming back tomorrow from a two-week trip in Thailand. I've missed them both terribly and I'm really looking forward to seeing them. I tend to worry when they're away because of the radio silence they usually keep when on one of their trips.

This trip was financed in part by the partial refund of their Egypt non-trip, which was planned for just a few weeks after September 11. Though the Thai populace is 95% Buddhist, I still worried for them in my own slightly irrational way, as Thailand would be in the fallout profile of an India-Pakistan nuclear exchange.

Anyhow, they're probably in the air right now, flying to Tokyo and from there to San Francisco. In fact, since the great circle linking Tokyo to San Francisco parallels monday's eclpise path, they might get the longest eclipse experience of us all!

So my last day at Yahoo! is this Thursday, right around the corner. I have so much to do that I'm working today and tonight to wrap up as much as possible.

So I got this jury summons a few weeks ago, for what day? June 12th, Wednesday. My second-to-last day at Yahoo. I meant to postpone it, either until July, when I'd have plenty of time to sit in a box with my peers, or push it off until after August, at which point I'd be a Penn resident, and would therefore not have to serve on the jury anyhow.

I put the envelope and summons in my backpack, taking them to work along with my other outgoing mail, or so I thought. I'd left the summons at home, bringing only the envelope. Anyhow, I've found the summons a few days ago and now I know that it had to have been sent in 14 days before the appearance date.

Oops. Shit.

So now, Tuesday night I have to call in and find out if they need me to come in, because dodging it is punishable by arrest and contempt of court.

The last two times I've been called up on jury duty I didn't even have to come in, so hopefully I won't this time either. If I am, I won't get picked for a multi-day trial, since I already have airline tickets leaving on Monday. Still, taking Wednesday out isn't any fun, as I still have so much to finish, and I haven't even started packing my cube yet...

Girls, use it to help plan activities, clothes, and 'important dates.' Guys, use it to know when to treat your girl extra-nice.

Witness the System Tray PMS Alert Indicator for Windows

Err, um, yeah. Anyhow:

There's a solar eclipse on Monday! The western half of the US will be treated to a partial eclipse in the evening hours, with Los Angeles seeing 80% of totality and San Francisco seeing a 68% occlusion maxing out around 6:20 PM.

For more details on viewing conditions and times in your neck of the woods (including the total (well, annular) eclipse for those in the south tip of Baja or the Mexican mainland), check out NASA's full eclipse info page.