i9 i have a new job. it's the same as the old job. yeah i know i'm repeating myself. but there's a point to it. bear with me. since i have a new job. i need to fill out a form i9 before i can get paid. that's the form where you prove you have the right to work in this country. hrm. lessee... i just had a job. and now i have a new job. which is exactly the same job. with pretty much exactly the same company. not quite. it's legally a completely different company. hence the paperwork. this is actually the third time i've done this. my first job was with rearden. then it was with onlive, a delaware corporation. then it was with onlive, a california corporation. now it's with new-onlive (not its real name), a delaware corporation. one wonders how long it will take until i have to do this again with new-onlive, a california corporation. anywho. it was relatively painless before. i don't remember doing i9 bullshit before. it's easy if you have a passport. a valid passport. mine expired a month ago. wee. so much for list A. now i have to produce something from list B and from list C. list B is easy, driver's license. list C is your social security card. which i lost about 5 minutes after my mother gave it to me when i was 9. i'm sure i put it in a safe place. it's probably still there. 4500 km away. not very useful. birth certificate is on list C. fortunately, i happen to have that. i have no idea why. might have needed it to get married. or get my original passport. or something. apparently, the beautiful and talented alisa put it in a safe place. which is good. cause a co-worker/buddy of mine also has an expired passport and no social security card. it's not clear he'll get paid this month. or be able to early exercise options at pennies instead of dollars. hrm. perhaps i should renew my passport. just in case.  ¶ 8:00 AM