CONGRATULATIONS TOMBOT

Way to go tombot!

We're basically always hiring, go on www.usajobs.gov and search for DHS -> NPPD -> NCSD / Washington Metro area or whatever

i want 2 b director of butts

I want to be Minister of Optimism.

I believe this dept will be called the Committee of Swooning Bloggers to Re-Elect the President

Don't worry, Crustypants, you get your own department, too.

aw, congratulations, Tom!

So much excitements for the 'bot! Yay!

hoofuckinray for Tombot and his mecha-beavers

you guys will lol at this: today I was complemented by my director for my consistently sunny demeanor.

Hahah. Dr. Tom and Mr. Bot.

Hahahah

TOMBOT PLZ to pass this around to your fellow gubmint techies for amusement:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520213983

ok not to be a dick but we get 40x better "crazy" mail than that every day

although with the amount of trouble I had to go through to get that link to work there was no way I wasn't going to be disappointed

yr alterego, Sonny DeMeanor

Glad to hear yr doing good, Tom.

this dude writes us on the daily:
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2009/03/ask_the_preside.php#comment-1319743

oh ralphpaws

is that the new godspeed you black emperor album?

far out. I'm surprised george hasn't had him on coast to coast yet.

congrats 2 tombot

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/fbi_stop.jpg

I wonder if that guy ever got to the point where he wondered to himself, "How did my life take its turns to where I'm standing here on this corner holding this sign?"

I'm sure in his schizophrenic mind he is HERO

okay maybe I'm not sure but it seems plausible

woah he names a specific guy

I wonder what is going on in yr life where you ponder the question "should I take this concern to the police or make a sign and stand on a street corner" and you choose the street corner

it probably is the point with schizophrenia

Hi, Tombot! Good to hear you're well.

Something somewhere defined the difference between neurosis and psychosis thusly: neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them.

TB, to what do we owe the congratulatin'? Is it newjobnewhoos or generally breaking on through to the other side-related?

toms pregnant!

pause

http://chrissandel.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/juniormovie.jpg

l-r: dan, tom, chaki

http://dic.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/82/RabbitTestEnglishDVD.jpg

jeezus Tombot congrats. Who knew career happiness would make you so pleasant?

His greatest challenge yet.

The sidebar ad says "Having spinal surgery? Do you want cut or uncut?" which is...wrong, terrifyingly wrong. In several ways.

id like to think that toms history of dealing with the rogue states like 77 and the lbzc has helped steel him for attacks from north korea

he's overqualified imo

id like to think that toms history of dealing with the rogue states like 77 and the lbzc has helped steel him for attacks from north korea

never more otm

quoth the raven

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/14/state-department-app.html

State Department apparat asks Clinton to let him use Firefox

Wow, that really IS a lame snipping of the actual answer for lol purposes

stupid fucking question to ask an appointee anyway. reminds me of the Q&A sessions from NSA where people would whine about parking and cafeteria food to Michael Hayden.

oh hey hi dere tom!

I start my fed job on Monday and if I don't get to use Firefox, heads are gonna roll

I should probably call Lisa Jackson and let her know that immediately

lol EPA

I had to start on a tuesday because nobody else is allowed to swear in the same day as the president.

Play Mad Libs with Tombot's professional correspondence:

Gentlemen,

The following quote from the below e-mail has me very confused:
"No one updated the (ACTIVITY) slide last night. I asked (FIRST NAME) about it and he said his shift wasn't doing it. They had to much to do already."

The (PART OF A DAY) shift is staffed by eight people - nine counting their trainee; I understand that two of those people are assigned to (ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE). This leaves Mr. (LAST NAME) with 60 man-hours per shift under (ANOTHER ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE). Why would it take 60 man-hours per night to produce the (COMPOUND NOUN) and the (NOUN), when on (DAY OF THE WEEK) nights, with roughly equivalent (ANOTHER NOUN) volume, it takes one person about 30 minutes?

I spent four hours with the (PART OF A DAY)shift yesterday, and I think I know the answer, but I thought I would raise the question up to my chain of command.

I can only imagine a trip to Malta going down like Final Justice.

http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/67/48/000c4867_medium.jpeg

just in the interests of open, transparent government,

that was fucking exhausting

filed my Trip Report. FOIA it as you wish. CISK is not particularly good beer, but it is generally served cold and only comes it at around 3.3% ABV which is about right for the price and frankly I ought to be thankful for that statistic

So how did meeting up with the one guy from the one country go, if it went?

Oh man didn't you get to do anything fun?

did you see any falcons or templars?

it was hella stressful but I made it and I got a room with an ocean view patio.
The Pub closes early on Thursdays so all we have is a photo of the sign with the shutters down. All told, another amazing adventure for the Tombot and I managed not to get arrested and I still have a job. seriously though, representing a superpower is no fucking joke. I tried to be forthright (no good relationship is ever built on snappy patter) without sharing any official dirty laundry. Literally, because of travel budget cutbacks and previous commitments by people who weren't allowed to travel because of previously noted cutbacks, plus org chart shuffle, I got to play the roles of 5 people that week.

Next year it's in Bangkok.

Fun things I got to do: I smoked lemon shisha (basically a hookah) on a roof underneath a reverse bungee ride in downtown St. Julian's and there was a belly dancer who was highly qualified for her job. This was also while EURO KICKING BALLS 2012 was going on so it was kinda fun observing the hookah-customer conflict of attention-paying between SEXYTIME DANCING and SWEDEN V. ENGLAND

I got to explore the Malta Hilton which is basically a Dragon's Quest VIII town/dungeon level, minus the monster genocide part (but also minus the treasure).

Also I saw some actually really entertaining and edifying presentations by other nerds but those details is reserved for paying nerds

That sounds super awesome aside from the "playing the roles of 5 ppl" part

El Tomboto, I have missed you super much

THIS. But then I miss ILX so much these days. I am trying my VERY BEST (which isn't much) to log on more. BUt I guess lucky for you guys/girls I don't. lol

SEXYTIME DANCING and SWEDEN V. ENGLAND

i'd imagine after 10 minutes or so the choice became clear.. sweden v england was like an animated gif of unenthusiastic dry-humping

England vs Sweden much better from outside England, I am guessing.

Also Hey Tombot!

england-sweden was fuckin awesome from the central square in sopot iirc

*Waves at a TOMBOT*

Malta also holds Caravaggio's 'Beheading of John the Baptist' in its largest cathedral. Easily the best non-modern art I've ever seen IRL.

T'bot, get child ready for Nats' World Series run this fall