{{JZ}} Three weeks will be restless-making. Hec, if there's anything she needs/wants, let us know, 'kay?
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 31: We're Motivated Go-getters.
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ChiKat - Aug 08, 2006 9:47:37 am PDT #7487 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?
lisah - Aug 08, 2006 9:49:11 am PDT #7488 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
but don't forget that this time off does NOT count against her 12 weeks leave AFTER the baby is born
My best friend spent most of her almost 3 weeks of bedrest before the twins were born on the phone with her HR department trying to work out what the time off was and how she'd be getting paid and etc. I don't recommend that! She wasn't on totally strict no getting up at all bedrest either but had to spend most of the day not just reclined but on reclining on her left side. That got old quickly.
But in the end healthy babies and healthy best friend so it was totally worth it!
Trudy Booth - Aug 08, 2006 9:50:56 am PDT #7489 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
HALLOWEENIE, STAY PUT!
We want you big and fat and healthy.
And Labor Dayoweenie is a dumb name.
P.M. Marc - Aug 08, 2006 9:57:51 am PDT #7490 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Seriously, a laptop is a life saver. I spent several weeks on bedrest, and I'd have gone insane without one.
JZ - Aug 08, 2006 10:04:45 am PDT #7491 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.
H'rm. I bet there are several extraneous and borrowable laptops in the family. Time to answer the calls from relatives saying, "What can we do for you?" with "Well, now that you mention it..."
Now, to the couch.
Emily - Aug 08, 2006 10:12:11 am PDT #7492 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Well, you won't be borrowing my laptop, as she is an ex-laptop. This is pretty distressing, and will require lots of doing things that I don't quite know how to do. Like figuring out who to talk to to see about retrieving information from it, and choosing a new computer, which I can ill afford.
Lee - Aug 08, 2006 10:29:33 am PDT #7493 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jeez, JZ. Three weeks? A laptop is definitely needed. Also, insent shortly.
Sparky1 - Aug 08, 2006 10:50:16 am PDT #7494 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Three weeks on bedrest and I'd probably eat the couch. I suspect JZ has a better approach/attitude towards these things than I do.
We finished interviewing candidates for one of our positions yesterday. Today my department met to see if we had a consensus (we did -- an overwhelming one, shared by all of the staff that has expressed an opinion) and then the Head of the department basically told us what we had to say wouldn't matter -- the candidate who was last on our list was probably going to get the nod. Oy.
ChiKat - Aug 08, 2006 10:55:24 am PDT #7495 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?
Geez, Sparky. Why doesn't the Head take your opinions and factor them into the mix? It seems odd that the whole staff liked A and Head would choose B. Did Head at least explain why B is a better choice?
Sparky1 - Aug 08, 2006 11:01:23 am PDT #7496 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
B adds to diversity around here. All things being equal, I absolutely agree. However, I was part of the two groups that took B out to dinner and lunch while B was here, and she never asked any of us one question. Not one. She didn't want to know where she might live, what rents were like, how we made our commute, where I got my fabulous shoes, etc. Nothing. We work in a bullpen type arrangement, so having someone we like having around is pretty important to us.