a Starfleet officer that James Tiberius Kirk would never dare make a pass at

(Daydreaming provided by wonderful writer MK Hobson)

working smarter

"Work smarter, not harder."

That's the funniest thing my former-former manager ever said to me, especially as she then went on to make a really stupid decision that has led to the sorry state our team is now in.

two treats and other stuff

I gave myself a few treats tonight... First treat, Madeleine Robins's Regency novel "The Heiress Companion", available at Book View Café, purveyor of e*books of qualiy... Second treat, Carrie Vaughn's "Kitty Goes to Washington" at brick&mortar bookstore Barnes&Noble, where I also acquired the DVD of Charlton Heston's "The Omega Man". Heck, it cost only $5.99.