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Spike's Bitches 24: I'm Very Seldom Naughty.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
vw bug - May 23, 2005 1:57:55 pm PDT #740 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
EpicTangent - May 23, 2005 2:08:39 pm PDT #741 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
So, the pastor of the church I've been semi-sporadically going to was on 60 minutes yesterday. The church was shown, mentioned by name, and mentioned as located in San Diego. I'm thinking I'm not gonna be able to get in the door next week.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2005 2:29:26 pm PDT #742 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Bitches, I need you to talk me down. I went to one of my project leads and told him I was going, and how much I respected his team. His response was all about how he understood that I had had a limited amount of time available and he knew I'd done the best I could to get something out of the door in a timely fashion.
Now I know, I know, that I should have, could have, done more on the book, but I feel like I left a bad impression behind me. But it wasn't my department's top priority, as indicated by the fact they handed it off to India as soon as possible.
EpicTangent - May 23, 2005 2:35:34 pm PDT #743 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I feel like I left a bad impression behind me.
Does not gibe with
he knew I'd done the best I could
Sounds like you did good work, and you're getting some survivors guilt for escaping, maybe.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2005 2:36:12 pm PDT #744 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Well, "you did the best you could under the circumstances" isn't exactly a glowing endorsement.
DavidS - May 23, 2005 2:38:38 pm PDT #745 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, "you did the best you could under the circumstances" isn't exactly a glowing endorsement.
Is this like when your daughter got upset for getting an A minus?
-t - May 23, 2005 2:39:26 pm PDT #746 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Betsy, I'm guessing he probably wasn't even thinking specifically of you and your work when composing his comments, just the project and how it's been going in general for the whole team. And it sounds like he appreciated having your contribution. So I'm not seeing much of a downside for you.
EpicTangent - May 23, 2005 2:41:54 pm PDT #747 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
But the circumstances weren't of your making, right? You said it wasn't the dept's top priority, so you did the best you could to squeeze him in without getting burned by your own people, right? So it's not the best you could have done if you didn't goof off, or paint your nails, or gossip at the watercooler so much - it's the best you could do for him while fulfilling your responsibilities to however many other people you had throwing assignments at you.
While not precisely glowing, sounds like you did the best you could in circumstances that were not of your creation.
Aims - May 23, 2005 2:43:15 pm PDT #748 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Betsy, what everyone else said.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2005 2:43:56 pm PDT #749 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Thanks, guys. ::tries to dial down the guilt-o-meter to simmer::