Brian got a job!!!!

It's a dream job for him -- he's getting paid to watch TV. Seriously. He just accepted a position with Viacom's legal department to review TV for copyright infringement. (Viacom is the parent company of Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, etc.)

It's a temporary position, though. Full time for 6-8 weeks, with a possibility that the project might get extended. But maybe that's a blessing -- it will be an interesting experiment to see what that much TV will actually do to a person. Wish me luck.

And that brings me to the selfish aspect of all this ... I've been very lucky that since we became parents he has always had a schedule that allowed him to help with the kids at pick-up time, dinner, bath, etc. And since my job often keeps me working past 6, that's been a lifesaver. But with this new position, he will probably not get home before 7pm. That's doable -- he'll still be here in time for baths and bedtime. But it will definitely be an adjustment for me. At least if I plop the kids in front of a cartoon I can justify it by saying that they're connecting with daddy's professional life.