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I am alive, sorta. The rotting corpse smell is from some socks Doqz left here over the con.

So, to answer everyone, I am officially back to work as of Monday. The last two days have been reading many bids, feeling my eyeballs falling out, and trying to remind what the fuck business writing actually is. On the plus side, the rust is grinding off the gears and my headmeat is starting to ooze around this material.

I am now officially a business writer for HRG Inc, a travel and expense management firm, based in England. My job is to draft proposals and materials for North American and Global bids for travel services to major companies. Included are proposals for Rolls-Royce, FIFA and ING Financial. I'm being used as the new US/Global specialist, due to my experience in both business solutions and US markets. Not surprisingly, I was hired as the number two on the team, which is quite nice. I have a cubicle and everything.

Now, the bad is I'm horribly broke until my first paycheck, gleefully scrounging from overly generous friends to maintain the lifestyle I've grown accustomed to living (you know, more than one meal a day). Overall, I think this job is going to be a good fit for a couple of years at least.

However, I am a little pressured for time now, and not on-line 16 hours a day, I'm sad to report. If you want to talk to me, grab me when you see me. Tonight, however, I'm off to watch the Midterm results and listen to the band, which is a strange enough combination.

Election Results

Because people have asked and I like being wrong.

House: Democratics will retake the House with a margin of 12-16 seats. There are too many competative races and I don't buy the all-power of the GOP GOTV this year. They will pick up somewhere between 25-30 seats, possibly more, and unlikely to be more than a couple less.

Senate: I see the knifefight here. The Democrats will hold NJ with Menendez, picking up RI with Whitehorse, OH with Brown, PA with Casey, MT with Tester and VA with Webb. They will finish almost statistically tied in MO, leading the next big conspiracy theory as McCaskill and Talent duke it out over the courts. The Republicans will not pick up a seat, but fend of strong challenges in TN and AR. I have a gut feel that Lamont might sneak through based on a superior GOTV effort, but if pressed, I'd say Lieberman by three points. 50-48-2 Senate for the GOP, with Lieberman as the ultimate X factor.

Bonus prediction: If the GOP holds the Senate, or the Democrats take the Senate, at least one member (or former member) of the minority party will cross the floor to sit with the majority in less than six months.