I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.  

[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.


Daisy Jane - Sep 14, 2006 8:10:32 pm PDT #3247 of 10000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Depending on the job, shouldn't be much past 10 right? Maybe I have a hang up with work stuff happening after 8.


DavidS - Sep 14, 2006 9:26:41 pm PDT #3248 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Huh. I didn't know you could have vampires in Sims. That looks fun. "Bleh!"


Steph L. - Sep 14, 2006 10:37:54 pm PDT #3249 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Steph, if you get a chance could you email me? It may seem an odd request, but I have some questions, and I think you're the best person to ask.

Me Steph? Or one of the other Stephs?


Jars - Sep 15, 2006 12:05:10 am PDT #3250 of 10000

So it looks like we'll be getting married on Friday the 13th. How utterly brilliant is that? VERY.


Laura - Sep 15, 2006 1:13:10 am PDT #3251 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

Sounds like it was meant to be Jars!


esse - Sep 15, 2006 1:40:51 am PDT #3252 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Congrats, Jars! Yay!

So the company I've been temping for the last three weeks has just hired the long-term receptionist, I guess yesterday, and brought her in today to show her around. Now, when I went on this assignment, I was told that it would be until the 29th of September, and while I appreciate that temp work can and does change very quickly, it would have been nice to know this, say, yesterday when they hired her so that I could at least try to line up work for next week. Actually, they haven't really told me yet--I overheard that she was starting on Monday when the HR person was introducing her to everyone. So I called my recruiter and she said she would find out what's going on. Maybe it's supposed to be a training period, and I'm being kept on while she's training? But it's not like this stuff takes a rocket scientist to figure out; I had the majority of it down in about a day and a half. So I'm kind of ticked off that they didn't tell me, and that I might not have work next week, at least not for a couple of days. Argh.

Also, it's really different way you're treated as a temp as oppposed to a full-time employee. I mean, it's not like I expect to be awash in greetings, and everyone's friendly; but they just gave her more information about the company, the people, and office policy in about ten minutes than they gave me at all. And it's stuff I should have known, not had to pick up on my own. Strange, this temping thing.


esse - Sep 15, 2006 2:12:35 am PDT #3253 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

And as follow up, yeah. Last day today. I probably shouldn't have gotten as attached to this job as I did; it's not anything special. But it was a good place to work. I wish I'd had two more weeks. Looks like there's a gig at a hospital down in Dun Laoghaire, though, that I can start on Monday so at least there's no break in my paycheck.


Laura - Sep 15, 2006 2:49:54 am PDT #3254 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

I loved working temp. It was always new and different and by the time people start to get on your nerves it is on to the next place. I hope the hospital has nice people SA.


Laura - Sep 15, 2006 2:54:11 am PDT #3255 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

ION, no spinach omelette for me this morning. This spinach thing really has bothered me. I ate spinach salad in 2 different restaurants the last 2 days. I eat the stuff all the time. The 50 cases in 8 states haven't included Florida, but still, E. coli - ick!

If you haven't seen the FDA warning it is here: [link]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an alert to consumers about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in multiple states that may be associated with the consumption of produce. To date, preliminary epidemiological evidence suggests that bagged fresh spinach may be a possible cause of this outbreak.

eta: I really can't spell at this hour


brenda m - Sep 15, 2006 2:59:23 am PDT #3256 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

You are invisible in an odd way though, sometimes.