Finger Food

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More finger foods in the news:

Stowers, who did not immediately return calls Monday from The Associated Press, told the station: "I thought it was candy because they put candy in your ice cream ... to make it a treat. So I said, 'OK, well, I'll just put it in my mouth and get the ice cream off of it and see what it is.'"

Stowers said he spit the object out, but still couldn't identify it. So he went to his kitchen, rinsed it off with water -- and "just started screaming."

At least this one appears to be legitimate, since there's an employee missing the finger. Though it begs the question, what kind of idiot loses his finger in the food processor but still adds the ingredients to the mix?

Gizmo

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We've named our new cat, here's a picture: Gizmo

For the record, my wife made that cheesy thing, not me. He's a blotched tabby that we got from the Humane Society.

He's in that awkward kitten phase where his limbs are longer than he is, and he's also aggressively affectionate. He purrs for hours on end and can't stand to not be in physical contact with a human for more than 30 seconds. That sounds great, but at night the only thing exposed is your head and he wants to lick you and nuzzle you with his wet nose, it's not endearing.

Off Probation

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I had my annual review yesterday, and I'm no longer a "probationary" employee. My status is now "continuing service", which really doesn't mean a whole lot, other than that if my position was eliminated, and there was an identical position open elsewhere on campus (there isn't) I'd have some right to go after it. Or something. In any case, now the real screwing around can begin... :)