Calli, I've always (or, okay, long) known that baby teeth were deciduous

I read it as delicious teeth.

Scary part is that I didn't even give it much of a second thought other than, "Huh."

ugh I just got (sort of) reprimanded for venting too vehemently at work. My boss loves me and claims to understand and not care but somebody else (who I was not complaining about and who, evidently because I don't know who the person is) was upset that I had gotten so mad. I don't scream or throw things, I was just, you know, growling loudly. Now I'm all embarrassed and pissed off at myself because it's not the first time it's happened. I know I'm better able to control my emotions now but it's a character flaw and I don't really know how to fix it. Also, I wish the person who was upset had just come to me and been like, "Take a chill pill!" And I wish my boss had an office so I could just bitch to him about stuff and not expose other people to me when i'm that toxic.

I've had that happen to me, and it sucks. 'specially when it was around someone who was, shall we say, litigious, and tried to blame her totally sucktastic poor performance (which got her dismissed) on that ONE INCIDENT.

Suuuuuuuuuuucked.

But, I'm here, she ain't and my boss had my back at least. As does yours, it sounds like.

But, I'm here, she ain't and my boss had my back at least. As does yours, it sounds like.

He totally does. I'm mostly just mad at myself. (but..but...it was a really irritating project where nobody was giving me all the information I needed to write the document and then they were getting shirty with me for asking for more information and it had to be done RIGHT AWAY etc. etc. excuses)

I know, I hate being called on being out of control. Also, hate being out of control. ugh.

This year's good thing: I finished editing the latest edition of a textbook I write (and the extra income is very welcome) and got Perkins to agree to help the next time around.

lisah, if you must be mad at yourself, be mad for the right reasons. Asking for information you need to do your part is justifed.

Nora, GO YOU GRAD SCHOOL BABE!

I get the most emotional or frustrated at work when I'm in charge of a project and I'm either not completely sure of how to accomplish the project or when FUCKOS that I have to depend on to get me information AREN'T DOING THEIR JOB!

lisah, I hope your situation is resolved easily enough without an assload of further stress.

lisah, I hope your situation is resolved easily enough without an assload of further stress.

Thanks. The resolution is me being better able to control my emotions I guess. My boss told me that if I need to vent just tell him and we can go to a closed room and I can yell all I want. It's remembering to do that when I'm in UTTERLY IRRITATED mode that's the problem for me.

YAY NORA! You are my grad school hero. "I want to be just like Nora when I grow up."

Good things about 2005: I have good health, a person to share my life with, a great home, and a job that I actually enjoy. Also, making the decision to go back to school. It's already stimulating my brain.

{{{lisah}}} I've so been there.