Ouch, Gud. I hope you're just about over it.

Sorry about the water heater, GC. I have (knock wood) never had one leak, but I did have to have an emergency water heater replacement when mine blew the steam valve and filled my house with steam. That was unnerving, but not messy.

I got a decent amount of sleep last night, but even after three cups of coffee, all your gronk are belong to me. I keep nodding off at the keyboard.

Also with the feh feelings about today. So far.

Is it time to go home yet?

vw, did your mom say how her interview went?

I made a discovery this morning. In the past I have always set my alarm clock to and earlier time in the morning so I could hit snooze a few times before getting up (but this usually makes me hit it so many times that it actually stops going off - then I get up late and have to rush). This morning, however, I set the alarm later, only hit the snooze twice (instead of the normal 6 or 7), I woke up more refreshed than usual.

Yeah for that and coffee.

vw, did your mom say how her interview went?

Yeah. It went really well. She was really pleased. It's going to be a slow process, because it's a job for the state. So, we'll see what happens. She'll certainly keep looking in the meantime.

Hec, or anyone with any California employment law knowledge, I'm asking the following for a friend: What is the legal definition of a hostile work environment (in CA)? Thanks.

I'm back among the living after having the flu with a pneumonia chaser. Sorry about the bad start gc.

I was wondering about you last night, Gud. How are you doing? Did your wife and children catch it, too?

I dreamed that everyone on this thread ( and this is going back to the Salon days) named Susan was pregnant. and all at the same hospital. Durring a beerfest. that wasat some location that was BARTable from my house. But I can't think of any German castles on a hil that are near my house.

What is with the Bitch pregnancy dreams? I would be afraid, but I am too preoccupied laughing at myself. It's the relieved laughter of a woman who was feeling sorry for herself over her tragic timing, in falling to the communists just as she was recovering from the stomach virus from hell.

I'm currently trying to mantra my way to a better day.

GC, I'm sorry your day started out with suckage.

Mine's sloooooowly getting better. But that's just by sheer will and by ignoring shit that is bothering me at the moment.

Cashmere, GC, somedays the only mantra that works for me is, "It's only a movie."

It went really well.

Yay! Thinking good thoughts for her.

What is with the Bitch pregnancy dreams?

I haven't had one in a while. All my dreams last night were porny. That rarely happens.

So you're the one knocking up all the dream Bitches then, Teppy?

Hec, or anyone with any California employment law knowledge, I'm asking the following for a friend: What is the legal definition of a hostile work environment (in CA)? Thanks.

There are a bunch of tests that need to be satisfied to qualify. The most obvious stuff would be quid pro quo "you give me sex and I'll give you a bonus" type, or Inappropriate Touching. Beyond that you need a consistant behavior which is tolerated by management which creates the hostile work environment. Examples being: constant racist or sexist jokes or comments, allowing blatantly sexual posters or calendars up. Things like that.

However, this is a pretty difficult standard to prove in court - you almost need to get it read in the minutes of official meetings. Or you need wide corroboration and documentation - which is difficult unless it's a group of individuals making the charge.

It's mostly the documentation issue that's tough.

Is it all sexual harassment related?