I think somebody is giving the swordfish water or something

We're still here -- and a good damn thing, too, since the project I had lined up to start yesterday fell through. We were still doing nothing yesterday, but today some of us have been selected for a special project. It just means the other people will get to keep sitting around thumb up, surfing the internet while we work. They'll probably turn off our internet access, too. Oh, well. Not sure how long this "special project" will last, or what happens to the project after that. Guess we'll find out.

It is . . . ALIVE!

While I have often compared a project to a swordfish, this project has officially attained Zombie Swordfish status. Way past vibrant and dynamic, this swordfish is past dead, and yet refuses to die. I am grateful for the continued employment. especially since my next project is not firmed up yet (August is a bad time to try and get things done in DC). With a little luck, I can squeeze a few more days out of this, get a couple days off, then start my next gig. That would be perfect, which means it won't happen that way. In the meantime, I give you this: