Spidra, what everyone else has said about the F2Fs. You will come (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), you will see, you will conquer. I haven't been to any of the annual F2Fs yet, but I made it out to SF for the NillyTour two years ago having never met any of the Buffistas. I felt like part of the crowd as soon as Deb met me at the airport. People I hadn't even seen pictures of were happy to meet me and it was all good. It's a guaranteed good time.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
SailAweigh - Apr 27, 2006 12:44:14 pm PDT #8931 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Spidra Webster - Apr 27, 2006 12:51:13 pm PDT #8932 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I didn't know the NillyTour stopped here! Bummer that I was stupidly away from Phoenix for so long. Okay, I will put on my brave face for the F2F. Which will hopefully give way very soon to party face.
Trudy Booth - Apr 27, 2006 12:55:26 pm PDT #8933 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The darling Laura Holt sent me a Cafe Press coupon but, alas, I could not use it because I did not order enough stuff. But I wanted to announce publically her darlingness.
I now have five coupons. Let me know if you wnat one.
Toddson - Apr 27, 2006 12:57:34 pm PDT #8934 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
snarl. My workload has become such that I have three major projects which have to be done in the same time period. None can be postponed. None can be contracted out, or at least my employer is unwilling to pay to have someone else do it. My boss is asking me to work late just about every weekday and weekends, and his boss is looking at having me cancel my time off for the F2F. I'm resisting - and the fact that I have a non-refundable plane ticket gives me some leverage ... as well as the huge amount of vacation time I have carried over from last year that they wouldn't let me take then.
Some ~ma, please. Both for being able to get to SF and for not killing anyone to make it happen.
SailAweigh - Apr 27, 2006 1:00:07 pm PDT #8935 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Time off~ma, Toddson! Also, a minor smiting to your stoopid employers who don't understand the all work and no play makes Toddson a dull and stodgy employee.
Vortex - Apr 27, 2006 1:01:08 pm PDT #8936 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
and his boss is looking at having me cancel my time off for the F2F.
oh, HELL no! Do I have to make a call?
Spidra Webster - Apr 27, 2006 1:02:51 pm PDT #8937 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Shit. Even if one is in an "exempt" position, aren't there some legal limits? Much ~ma, Toddson.
Toddson - Apr 27, 2006 1:03:08 pm PDT #8938 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'm taking time out from work to play on the board for a while. The real killer is that there's one department in my office that has first call on any and all resources - their staff spend a lot of time sitting around and chatting, going out for long lunches and cigarette breaks. And I'm consistently putting in nine-hour days (which adds up after a few months), working at least one Sunday a month, and my boss has been trying to get more out of me.
I think I need a new job. Hell, I KNOW I need a new job.
How's the job market in SF?
Spidra Webster - Apr 27, 2006 1:04:40 pm PDT #8939 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
It's been getting better. What kind of work are you in?
Toddson - Apr 27, 2006 1:10:11 pm PDT #8940 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've been in the nonprofit area for a long time, working for small to smallish associations doing graphic design, designing and running the web site, some editing for the monthly journal, and a little low-level tech support (a large portion of it is making sure everything's plugged in and turned on).
I'm also getting tired of DC - the heat, the humidity, the insane costs, the public transit system that seems to be staggering under the load, the stodginess.
I checked the find your spot web site ... they keep telling me I should move to Milwaukee.