So all of the items on my list of Things to Experience in California are complete, having been through a minor earthquake on Monday night. It was a mild one, only a 2.7, and it almost felt natural -- kind of like I was sitting in a massage chair. If the people I was staying with hadn't brought it to my attention, I probably wouldn't have even realized that's what it was.

The interview took only 15 minutes -- I can't believe I trekked all the way across the country and back for a 15 minute interview, though the lunch was productive so I can't complain -- and I thought I kind of stumbled through it. I've never worked in civil service before, so my answers based on my private-sector experience probably were not what they were looking for.

So I'm back in my parents' house in Connecticut for a little while, using a measly 28.8k dialup to check my e-mail and surf the web. Argh. Bad cable, too. Man, broadband spoiled me. Either way, I'm still fairly sick, so I'm going to crash in front of the TV and watch the episodes of "Sports Night" that I taped while I was away. More after these commercials...