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Arriving in California in exactly 15 minutes. It’s about time.

UPDATE: Safe & alive in the O.C.

So the most interesting thing I learned tonight was the concept of BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). The basic idea is if one’s negotiating for something (a job, a spouse, a multilateral trade agreement) then the points being negotiated for must be better than whatever the case will be if one walks away from a negotiation. So if you’ve got more than one potential job offeres lined up you can decide to play hardball with one, as you have a strong BATNA in your back pocket.

What I’m curious about is what role apathy plays in my own personal BATNA calculation. If I legitimately don’t care about the specifics of my career trajectory and am more or less satisfied with the outwardly retarded social status quo we rock in these parts, isn’t my apathy towards improving certain perceived problems functioning like an untrumpable BATNA? Or is that just a gross oversimplification from the fatigued parts of my brain? I’ll sort it out tomorrow.

You would not believe how hard it’s blowing outside. A good night to be safely inside. When I shut the windows they bang so hard in their frames I’m afraid they’ll break. When I open them the wind just howls. I’m just sitting here watching the curtains fly.