Beware the Madness of March

I tried to think of something I really liked to put up as a picture since I seem to be very text based as of late. So, I give you one of my fave John Singer Sargent paintings. I had the chance to see the actual work at the National Gallery of Scotland (one of the best museums I've ever been to by the by) years ago.

Here are some quick bits:

I'm disappointed that Duke lost to Carolina...again...but they played better than at their first meeting. It's been rough watching Greg Paulus' playing time diminish, but Williams has been pulling his weight and looks to be someone who will be very strong for Duke's future. Bring on the tourney!! Sadly this year I won't be able to take time off to watch the opening weekend of play at home. My sales rep is taking next week off for vacation (EEK!) so I can't go anywhere. I'm trying to figure out if I can sneak in a tv...and a converter box...and an antennae?

I was a bit frightened to hear one of the many conservative Republicans I work with utter the "ironically stating the obvious" phrase of the day..."I'm not a racist, but..." Nothing good comes after that phrase. He was seriously upset the Oprah is putting Michelle Obama on the cover of "O" magazine and hadn't done the same for a white first lady. ACK!

I had my 6th month review 8th months into my time at work. I attempted to ask for a raise, but was told they come with the 1 yr. review. The review itself was fine so I'm fairly confident that I'll get my raise in a few months, presuming I don't screw something up.

Life on Mars (the Brit original) is finally coming out on DVD this summer. YEAH! And, one last bit on a TV show. I was watching 24 last night (yes I do know it's started already this evening) and realized that I hope this is the last season. This year is an improvement, but we were told that the show was going to look at things from a different perspective given the real world outlook on torture. Great! I'd always just watched 24 from an entertainment perspective, but knew that there were plenty of people who looked to Mr. Bauer as a real person. Or someone who should be real, someone who should get to do whatever he wants to get answers. And while one of my favorite 24 moments ever was in season 2 or 3 (I think) when Jack tells someone that "we're gonna need a hacksaw," I was getting concerned that following Gitmo, etc. the show really needed to address Bauer's behaviour. Preferably in an intellectual way. Nope. Not so much. Instead we get high and mighty grandstanding. I was just hoping for something more. I think it's time to wrap it up.

Okay, gotta see who they're gonna kill to get the President to bend.