In contrast to previous reports, the official suggested an attack was not imminent, saying the suspects had not yet purchased any airline tickets. In fact, some did not even have passports... The official shed light on other aspects of the case, saying that while the investigation into the bombing plot began "months ago," some suspects were known to the security services even before the London subway bombings last year.

In short, Big Brother appears to have the situation well in hand.

These clamp-downs do nothing to promote security just the air of security while inconveniencing you, gentle reader. It's positively specious to believe that catching terrorists at the last minute while being searched by the DHS/TSA thugs at Gate 12.

If Akbar and Jeff haven't been under surveillience before this point and got this far with their nefarious schemes, everyone is fucked harder than a park rat whore in Acacia Park. The failure lay in big government and its policy to engeder the parent/child relationship with its citizens to maintain the status quo.

Seriously, everyone who believes what they see on CNN, Fox and other news outlets would feel just as safe if they bought magic rocks that keep terrorists away. Tigers too!

After all this time, I'm still trying to undermine my plans. I can't find any joy.

Since my day was mostly work, almost everything happened at work. I discovered a time-saving technique and fussed over sharing it with the other processors. Advocatus diaboli argued against it, everyone's slow and I'm unable or unwilling to interface with them. It's like giving fire to humankind and I don't have the time to be chained to a rock while birds peck at my liver.

I tried to argue with myself that I ought to share it because it'd garner some brownie points and maybe some extra cash. I compromised with myself and told it to one of the younger managers who passed it along to the department manager who shared the idea with the general manager. Ends up the verdict was "Don't tell anyone else" because it's dealing in areas that aren't our domain but the computer support department's domain.

My little trick doesn't require any code. One right-clicks on a field and selects filter from field and three minutes of scrolling and searching is reduced to a couple seconds of review. If the department wasn't supposed to right click on stuff then the interface had damned well better disabled the feature.

Disappointment. I've grown to no longer believe in myself and not trust my own instincts.

Near the end of the day, I took my final ten minute break. When I left the bathroom, there was a spider the size of a quarter on the floor. The cleaning guys were looming around it and I said, "Please don't kill it." They looked at me like I was insane. "It's alive. It has every right to live." I tried to coax it onto a paper towel so I could shake it off into the bushes. No dice. I went back in the office, grabbed an empty paper bag but when I came back to the hallway they were already picking up the crushed carcass for disposal. I crumpled the bag and tossed it into the dumpster. When I came back, they were going out as I was coming in where I said "There was no purpose in killing the spider."

They looked at me like I was insane. When I got back in the office I started up the anxiety treadmill that these assholes will tell the landlord who will tell the general manager who will tell the department manager who will admonish me for whatever the dorks decided to put in my mouth.

Like an idiot, I shot off an email stating my side regardless of the fact if the cleaning guys said anything or not. I only acknowledged my concern for the spider was stupid because I knew I was dealing with people who do not respect animals and consider them lesser beings.

Honestly, I'm hoping I get fired. I'm sick of this shit and would prefer receiving unemployment for a few months instead of walking out and being broke.

Back home, I took Spot for a walk. She nosed around the backyard, nibbling grass and dandelion greens. I told her about my day since she's the only one who pretends to listen to me. Now I'm waiting for dinner to cook and just want to be left the fuck alone.

Fuck you all.