Susan, I'm very sorry about the stress.

Aimee, I hope everything works out with the scary tenant situation.

Laga, I have mixed feelings about the mass apology. You know I don't like the guy and think his apology is all BS anyway, basically damage control because he's realizing that the situation is affecting your sister and therefore now affects him.

In terms of the multiple sendings, though, if he were truly sending an apology to the family (which is how I read it), I guess I wouldn't expect the apologies to be different. I don't think he's dumb enough to think you all wouldn't talk, so I assume that he intended the apology to be general to the family as a whole. I could be on crack, but that's how I interpreted it.

That said, I still think this entire "apology" process is a manipulation.

In happier news, I had to share with all of you a cute email the whole school just got from the student body president:

Have you ever wondered....

What makes [school name] different from other schools?

Where teachers cross dress, perform skits

and we can willingly act like fools?

To discuss how [school name]

is unique in its own way

come to the town hall meeting

in the Rose Room this Friday!

Mr. [teacher name] will be there

to lead the talk.

It will be thought provoking and magical

.............surely it will rock...

The crowds should arrive

at eleven forty five,

so you should all be there

keeping [mascot] PRIDE alive.

It is you we cannot wait to see!

With love from the members of ASB.

KT that rocks!

Laga, give him a chance. Obviously the family feelings has put pressure on your sister, who then put pressure on Asshat. If you dismiss the attempt, it could sway Asshat to say "see, it's them that is the problem". Whereas if you go in (with grain of salt in pocket) and talk with him and accept the apology, then it shows a level of good faith on y'alls part.

Susan, if she's treating you like clerical, is that someone else's duties? Can you step up and help her with the transition, and help 'teach her the ropes'. "O, [person X] takes care of those things, I'll pass it along to them" or something like that??? Either way, {{{hugs}}} transitions are always tough.

ION, while at lunch, SeanK and Mark (co-worker, not on b.org) proceeded to get me the BIGGEST happy b-day balloon I've ever seen. Just as Sean approached the lunch table, the balloon barely rubbed the stone pillar and BURST something fierce. After lunch, they went back to the super market to get it replaced. So then the fun was them tying it to my crutch and walking in the building. Oy vey, as if I don't walk slow enough. Making sure it doesn't rub anything and POP again, and it bopping in my head! Too Frackin' Funny. I love it! Aside from that, I think I've had more sugar in the past 24 hours than I have had in the past 3 months! Last night I got an Oreo Shake for my drive into work @ 9pm. So far I've had (2) cupcakes, plus a fountain drink. O ya. Sugar high BABY! It will not be pretty when I crash ;) But fuck it! It's my Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday omnis!

I hate catching up on all the email and paperwork and such after I've been buried in a project.

what about when you are buried in 10 projects? I bet that makes it easier? ;-)

I hope you got a day off finally! Get some sleep?

Yeah, I took yesterday off, but today it's back to work, I've been on the phone and email about Xmas music in Beverly Hills, and traded some emails with Nickelodeon (Looks like yet another trip to Florida is in the works).

WooHoo! FLA! Think of the fun in the sun! The short days for OBSCENE amounts of cash! O ya, and the awesomeness of the cool kid songs over & over & over & over & over & over again! WoooHoo!!!

(can ya tell I've had too much sugar?)

Susan, if she's treating you like clerical, is that someone else's duties?

Well, that's the thing--we really don't *have* clerical staff. I do a lot of the general logistics/administrative stuff for the entire department, but everyone is supposed to keep their own calendars and make their own copies and so on.

Maybe it's going to be OK. She just asked me to reply to an email about her availability at a certain time and I just sort of lifted my eyebrows, not sure what to say. She asked if I kept her calendar, what I'd done for Acting Director, was that part of my job, etc., and I said it wasn't. So now she wants to see a copy of my job description to have a better idea of my role, so I've printed one off to show her. Fortunately it's pretty clear that I'm supposed to manage/support a PROGRAM as opposed to any one PERSON.

Sigh.

In a "rolls eyes" moment, and a "patrons are stupid too", here is a note from this weekends performance:

A patron in front row end seat right aisle complained of having obstructed seats due to ASL interpreter's placement in front of them. I moved them to open seats in front row middle section.

Mind you, the folks doing the sign language are on the extreme edge of the stage, all the way down and right, so standing on the edge, right next to the wall. Behind them was... yup, you guessed it, a WALL of scenery. Obstructed? :: rolls eyes ::

(maybe I'm just a lil too sensitive to ADA types of things, I dunnno. I just found that a bit ridiculous)

So now she wants to see a copy of my job description to have a better idea of my role

A very good sign! Maybe someone told her "And Susan will be your admin."

That's progress Susan!! At least she's cool enough to sense that she asked something that was a faux pas. And kudos that she wants to figure out what it is you do and stuff! Yay for progress!!!

(OK, I really should be doing work. no... really) :: sips more sugar-ade....er..lemonade ::