Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[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.
Eeeewwww. I've worked with people like that, and they make my skin crawl.
LA!Boss: Blonde country club Republican.
Recruiting (not good) boss: Blonde country club Republican.
New (good) boss: Blonde country club Republican.
Recruiting Asst: Perky young Blonde with conservative leanings and mininal HR experience previously.
New coworker: Perky Southern Californian (brunette) with no previous HR experience.
When I started here I was the only fair haired person. Our unit looked like: gay black man, mexican american, funky brunette (good boss) and me.
It's very Stepfordy really.
Cass, I have to warn you that if you and my brother do get together, you'll have to whitefont any porny talk about how it's going. All I ever want to know about my brother and girls is that he holds their hands when they're walking down the street together and opens doors for them. Anything more intimate than that and I will have to run screaming from the internets.
No worries, when there is an actual boy? I don't chat it up. Though the opening doors is nice. I might mention that.
I have always wanted to go to the ice cream parlor on a date. Alas, when I knew where to find an ice cream parlor, I was dateless.
Your workplace is really pissing me off, Hec. If people are going to be mean, they should at least have non-stupid reasons. Or maybe I should be grateful that they are making it so easy and guilt-free to hate them.
Hec, that whole deal just sucks. Grrrrr.
That's awful, Hec. Cnet had aspects of that at times. Just as a disclaimer: Not all LA people are like that. Really.
I can lead simple East Coast Swing. I can lead polka, waltz, simple American style tango, foxtrot, etc. But I like to get a chance to follow too. It makes me feel unfeminine when I get stuck leading just 'cause I'm the tall chick.
I just packed up my Promethea cold cast statuette to take home from work. It's kinda sad.
Hec, absolutely call in sick for your extra month of health care. As others have said, the worst case scenario is you still don't go to work for two days.
I *finally* managed to get into the NYC Trader Joe's and go shopping! The shelves were pretty picked over, but I still brought home a few simmer sauces, and some frozen prepared things to take to work for lunches.
I also snagged a spiffy new pair of shoes at Payless for $15. Score!
Many happy returns of the day, Raq! (The day's not quite over, at least not here.)
Tons o' job ~ma for the Bay Area.
Hec, I'm sorry about how this is working out, but I must admit that I'm having a blast reading about it. I would never have the gumption to follow through on the sick leave and consulting fees, etc., but it's great to read about. Of course, better yet would be good!boss with no bad!boss.
I already told boss that I'm coming in tomorrow morning briefly to take care of stuff and then taking a sick day. She was fine with that.
Whew, I caught up!
Happy birthday Raq, happy late birthdays to Mal and to Pete. Yay for Nora being back!
Plus they're totally shooting themselves in the foot.
Hec, much jobma. I'm so glad they're screwing themselves so well. I'm vindictive that way.
Yay for Cass! I'm glad the move went (though I can't say well, since the breakage), and yay for fireplaces and races on cable and Indy swag.
(Belated) interview ma for Katie. I'm so glad it went well and that you had the sparkly blanket of power.
Finance-ma for Mr. Sparky, however it works out.
'Hey, I'm fabulous'
I absolutely agree. Fay is fabulous. Kara is right now checking out starfall dot com and loving it. Yay!
I apparently have a boy.
Yay for SA boyage and Tep's umfriendedness. I'm very happy for the recent Wallybee reports.
ION, the bond was approved on our house and the closing is on the 30th. We will be moving in to our very own new home in a week. About a week and a half later, my parents will be showing up. They're bringing us a rat terrier that was abandoned by one of our relatives who used to live in their area. My mom is going to test drive my sewing machine and make purses, capes and sundresses for Kara. Dad is going to fix the wonky house-wiring and build a playhouse with a swing and a slide attached, and fence the backyard. I'm going to build a sand box and put all Aidan's big trucks in it, and we're all going to have fun. I can't wait.
I can lead simple East Coast Swing. I can lead polka, waltz, simple American style tango, foxtrot, etc. But I like to get a chance to follow too. It makes me feel unfeminine when I get stuck leading just 'cause I'm the tall chick.
Well, I'm up for Swing or Waltz, and I bet I could Polka with minimal coaching. Wish I could offer to trade off lead/follow duties, but I really can't. Not only am I the short chick, but I'm so bad about anticipating that I decided early in that I'm not allowed to lead Swing - so I can't go "aha! I recognize move X!" And take off doing it when he was in fact leading move Q.
Maybe we could train some of our boys in a simple East Coast?
