Raq, you are going to do very well - the kind of people who really get found out as incompetant are the ones who don't care enough to have these worries. Good luck on the childcare hunt.

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Hey, Dylan, if you're lurking, I hope Susan's interview went well.

Me too!

I'm hoping the knowledge is still stored somewhere, and I just need to rebuild my mental FATs to find it. Oddly, the technical part of the job (building databases) doesn't worry me; it's the wacky government stuff that I've forgotten.

By the way, what is it? Can you tell us anything about the job? Are you excited too?

Beyond saying that it's mostly databasing at the embassy, I'm not sure what else I can say, as that whole classified thing rears its head. So I think I'll err on the side of caution and leave it at that. I am excited, and glad the waiting is over!

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Health ~ma to meara's dad.

Congratulations, Raq! I bet vw's right -- it'll come back. Good luck with the nanny issue, too.

It's too early. When do the kids start getting up and getting themselves off to school on their own?

Signed, Eternally Hopeful

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Much health~ma for the dad of meara.

Yay Raq! You'll be back in the swing of it instantly. I have to say that the extra heaping of stress that comes from working outside the home is balanced by the comfort of adult interaction on a daily basis. Unexpectedly the best part of going back to the office for me is having to get dressed every day. I had been at the point where I never wore shoes and lived in gym shorts and tank tops.

Now on a daily basis I am happy to get to the office, then happy to get back home. (of course I never get enough done at either place)

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Congrats on the new job, Raq!

And much health~ma to Meara's dad.

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Once you've quit doing something, do you jettison knowledge of it? Or do you worry that you have?

Like falling off a bike... I mean, I worry about it constantly but always seem to manage just fine. Of course, I also usually sell myself into jobs with software that I need to learn still, so I have a pretty good idea of how quickly I can ramp up on most things.

Been up for two hours, must try to catch another hour or three of sleep now.

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Once you've quit doing something, do you jettison knowledge of it?

Sometimes I feel that I do. Once upon a time I could spell. And punctuate. It was a lovely time, especially for those who had to read my writing. Alas, those skills seem to have gone the way of my size 12 hips and will likely take a similar effort to recover.

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Thanks, Raq, but I had to send it off yesterday.

Timelies everyone. I'm very sleepy this morning.

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I know I'm a fast learner, but what bugs me is my memory loss. I mean, back when I played cello ( refuses to look at cello sitting reproachfully in corner ), I had to memorize recital pieces. And I would, and a week after the recital I couldn't remember them.

That's what this feels like.

ION, I may have found this week's winner of the Ugly-Ass Shoe award: [link]

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Oh dear Raq! Those are horrible!

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