You know what I hate? When a supposedly good friend does something thoughtless and/or shitty and when you call them out on it, they say "oh, I'm sorry, I knew you were upset with me, but I had no idea why". This is bullshit. The last time we communicated, I called you on your crap, you said 'oh, i'm a bad friend' and that's supposed to make everything okay?
Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
Lorne ,'Smile Time'
Spike's Bitches 31: We're Motivated Go-getters.
[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.
Vortex - Jun 19, 2006 12:09:58 pm PDT #659 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
JZ - Jun 19, 2006 12:21:43 pm PDT #660 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Much coping and getting-through-it-ma to both you and your grandma, Kristin.
Bleah, Vortex. Even without specifics, that's still plenty enough to offer an informed opinion that it does indeed suck.
Sparky1 - Jun 19, 2006 12:26:34 pm PDT #661 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Yay for exciting apartment happenings!
Vortex, that does suck. I suspect that your friend is trying to avoid the issue because s/he knows it.
Cashmere - Jun 19, 2006 12:32:45 pm PDT #662 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
{{Kristin}} Much -ma for your grandma.
vw, I got the cookbook today! Yay! I had no idea they were so adorable.
Kids have finally conked out on me and I should be sweeping up the piles of dog hair on my floor.
Amy - Jun 19, 2006 12:37:27 pm PDT #663 of 10001
Because books.
Much ~ma for you this week, Kristin, and extra ~ma for your grandmother.
Good luck, vw!
Kids have finally conked out on me and I should be sweeping up the piles of dog hair on my floor.
I could vacuum daily right now, Lucy is shedding so much.
vw bug - Jun 19, 2006 12:41:18 pm PDT #664 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
vw, I got the cookbook today! Yay! I had no idea they were so adorable.
Oh, I'm so glad you like! And that you finally got it!
ChiKat - Jun 19, 2006 1:03:29 pm PDT #665 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Happy Birthday, Plei!
{{Kristin & Family}}
Today is a Monday. Rant ahead, feel free to skip.
I am so fucking tired of my job. I'm on deadline for installment #4 of Big Project. I keep getting nibbled to death by little projects for coworkers. I took care of every single little project last week so I could devote 90-95% of my time this week to Big Project, which is due the 26th.
I come in this morning and get hit with something else for the chairman. The CEO says, it looks pretty quick. Ummm..nope. I've spent all day on half of it and I'm still not done. I will finish it probably tomorrow late afternoon which means I've now lost 2 full days off of Big Project. Which also means that a planned 65 hour week just turned into a 75-80 hour week.
I honestly don't know how much longer I can cope with this kind of workload. I've been working full tilt since February (meaning anywhere from 55-95 hours per week and working HARD during those hours) and I just can't do it anymore. I've broken down twice today (er, make that 3 times since I'm sitting here crying now). I'm just totally spent and it's mainly due to other people not getting their shit together and forcing extreme deadlines on top of my existing deadlines.
JZ - Jun 19, 2006 1:07:32 pm PDT #666 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, fuck, ChiKat. That sounds completely impossible, with the crazy hours month after month and the deadlines and the dependence on hopelessly undependable people. And the crying at work on top of it all. That's just fucked. I wish I had some advice to offer besides get out get out GET OUT.
-t - Jun 19, 2006 1:31:17 pm PDT #667 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's awful, ChiKat. I guess you can't tell these people no if they are charmen and whatnot, but that's just ridiculous. No one should have to work those kinds of hours that consistently, and that it's cause by little projects being shunted your way taht take you away from Big Project is just so wrong.
Bah.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2006 1:33:53 pm PDT #668 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Shit, ChiKat. And I thought I had it bad. Is there no one you can go to to say, "Hey, I can't do everyone else's work for them! Get someone else!" Do you get paid overtime? You can tell them it would be cheaper for them to hire a temp to do the extra grunt work.