how are you doing this morning, Hec?

Hec, what reason did they give you for termination?

From last night:

I guess my bite is kind of fucked up, which has lead to some problems getting fillings to fit right. But no dentist has ever mentioned it as a problem. Huh.

When I went in for my 6-month checkup with my new dentist (first time I saw him was last fall), he gave me the standard "You Must Floss" lecture. Then he ran his hands over my cheeks and jaws while I opened and closed my mouth, and he asked about the click that happens when I open my mouth all the way. It's happened for as long as I can remember, but he was the first one to ask about it. He said it wasn't a problem as long as it wasn't a recent development, and wasn't surprised that it happens, because my upper jaw is more U-shaped, but my lower jaw is square. As long as it doesn't lock open or hurt when it clicks, I'm okay.

JZ has today off (Cesar Chavez Day), and since my schedule is free we are going out to have breakfast. I shall eat my bacon in honor of shrift and cheer her escape velocity.

Excellent!

is today Take This Job And Shove It day for shrift?

Yes. I have written my letter of resignation. I just have to print it, sign it, and...

...figure out if I'm going to corner Big Boss and my immediate supervisor boss, or if I should just go with Big Boss.

how are you doing this morning, Hec?

I'm okay. I'm looking at the money and we're not in bad shape. Combined with unemployment, what EM owes me (which she can repay me by covering Emmett's summer camp) and my book advance we can easily go six months or longer.

I'm going to take the time to work on the book, and do some other writing as well. It'd be a good time to try and make the writing career more of an actual pay-the-rent kind of career. Because honestly, I don't really want to go back to another job. I probably need a career change. I should at least find some form of employment where I care about the work. Doing the admin/HR work at a law firm? Not rewarding.

Hec, what reason did they give you for termination?

Tom, my performance was inconsistent.

Go shrift, go!! I'd talk to whoever seems easier first. The news will spread.

David, have a lovely day today and think about The Future later. Sounds like you're in a good position.

I've been saying since the Shuffle came out that it looks like a pregnancy test. The Nano less so -- too wide.

Now I want to go to a churrascaria again, but I'm afraid I don't have any friends left here who would be into Mass Quantities of meat!

I thought they made little blue pills for this now, Hec.(/Beavis)

Tom, my performance was inconsistent.

It hardly seems like firing grounds. WTF?

Does anyone know if Jiasi is a female or male name. I'm guessing female, but I really don't want to go by my assumption.