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Have I mentioned how much I absolutely adore our clients? Have I?

Client: "So, this project has a due date of today. What's the status, Rob?"

Me: "Well, I meant to tell you about that. See, you haven't sent me any content or information on this project, so while all the basic programming is done, I don't have anything specific to work with. Some details would be great. Thanks."

Another client sprung a surprise twist on us by thinking something that wasn't in the contract he signed was on the contract, so we've got about 6 to 8 additional hours of programming to do for him. Oh, and did we mention the project is due on Friday, and we still don't have all the content we need for it?

Yes, I do love my job, really, but the clients are a pain in the ass.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Got to see this on cable again last night, and I must say it's one of my favorite movies. It's got such a gentle, quirky wit about it, and so many great scenes and vignettes. The characters and circumstances are funny, the look is wonderful, and the soundtrack is perfectly suited to the film. Also, there's a deeper thread running through the story, a tale of grace and redemption, of what was lost being found, of beating the Devil in the end.

And yet, I'm going through IMDb, and while there are a lot of people who love the film, there are quite a few who absolutely can't stand it, who thought it was boring and/or utterly terrible, and I wonder -- did they watch the same film I did?

But then, there are people in this world who liked Josie and the Pussycats, so I guess there's no accounting for taste. :)