I'll admit, I was curious to see how "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" would fare. I didn't expect them to take home best director or picture (although I wouldn't have complained if it had won), but I was gratified that Howard Shore won for best score. Cirque de Soleil was quite possibly the highlight of the event; I should have quit while I was ahead and gone to bed after Cirque had finished their performance.
And yes, Allimom - I did see Hugh Jackman on television. And yes, he is quite a hunk, isn't he?
The Professor has an interview for a full time, tenure track position at a local college next week. It sounds very promising, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him. I just need to find a polite way to con him into buying a pair of dress shoes, now. Adolescent Cat from Hell has pretty much destroyed his current pair. Don't ask. Maybe this time I can talk him into sinking a reasonable amount of money into a pair, so that they actually fit him!
Finally - to trebora. I've been careful to keep the exact nature of my job out of my open entries on this journal. I've a couple of reasons for this. One is simply confidentiality considerations. If I avoid mentioning my specific job, then I don't have to worry about accidentally mentioning something that I shouldn't be talking about. Another reason is, as petty as this sounds, I've seen some of the bickerings on this site erupt into open warfare. There have been threats by some parties to contact another person's school or place of business. I'm not willing to risk someone deciding to make me target of the day. Finally, I really don't want to have to get into any ethics debates with animal-rights people or agricultural people or scientifically oriented people over different aspects of my responsibilities. The subject is far too volatile, and that discussion is not what this diary is about.
For what it's worth, my job does have me working directly with animals, though, and I have a lot of contact with the government, though I do not work for them. If you want a category for my job, stick me into "Public Health, Private Industry" and you won't be far off. Sorry to be so cryptic about it.