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Could I get some good karma and car~ma for friends of mine (and Nora's)? Their tale of woe is long and spans years; last week they packed the van to move to CA and regroup, only their car broke down before they even crossed the state line and they're stuck in a highway motel for probably another week while their insurance and warranty play hot potato with paying for repairs. Just in the last month there have been ER visits (yes, plural) and now the house they're selling here was broken into and some things taken.
So please, direct what extra good thoughts you can summon towards Lake Charles. Thanks.
I will be in San Francisco Wednesday, August 28th through Monday, Sept. 2nd (though my flight on Monday leaves at 7 am.)
No real set plans. I'm available for wandering during the day and in the evening on Wednesday and Thursday. This is a time for me to get rid of a lot of negative crap and reset for the next chapter. I'd love to see as many of you as I can. My apologies for the short notice.
edit: Discussion in F2F.
Dear Buffistas who are participating in the Great FATFC, I've sent out another email with an update, so please check your SPAM folders.
And if you're wondering what the Great FATFC is, feel free to drop me a line using my profile address and I shall fill you in. Thanks!
I could use some job-ma in my general direction. I just sent my resume off for a copy editor position for a big old medical journal. Also to a company that provides editing services for academic articles written by ESL authors.
I'll be walking in a Relay for Life next Sunday at 4am, sponsored by my company, because Fuck Cancer. If anyone wants to donate to the American Cancer Society by way of this event, you can do so here: [link] Don't feel any obligation, please, the deal is that employees do the walking and the company does the fundraising, but I wanted to give y'all the option.
I'm going to Memphis to take my cousin out for her 89th birthday dinner today. Coincidentally, I found out that the place I recently bought a half-price gift certificate for is where she used to go for her birthday dinners for many years, so score!
Tomorrow evening I fly to London for my family vacation. Wi-Fi willing, I'll be able to check my e-mail regularly. Otherwise, I'll be dark.
More specific job-ma requested: I have a phone interview at 7:30 a.m. board time (I think? 10:30 Eastern) for the aforementioned freelance editing job with a big medical publisher. All good vibes welcome.
Interview went well, and the editorial coordinator is going to send me a copy-editing test to make sure I can do what I claim to be able to do. So, either I REALLY fooled her, or I have a damn good shot at this.
If I could have calm~ma and keeping it together~ma around 4pm PST, that would be great. That's when the meeting with the manager and HR is.
