OK, I'm not being fired.
I did call right away and leave a voicemail explaining what had happened and asking how we could expedite this.
And then I decided that since the meeting in question was actually the weekly large group session for our educational program, I'd walk up to the room and see if it was an appropriate moment to break in. I did, it was, and she told me, basically, "I can tell you're upset about this, and I think you've been upset long enough. Just forward me the quote, go home, and don't worry about it anymore."
I think I've been making her too much of a bad guy over the firing incident last week--which actually WAS justified, just badly handled. So the first time something went wrong on my end, I flashed back to the lawyerbeast from my first job and the lab directorbeast from the job before this one. Granted, neither ever fired me, but if I'd made that mistake working for THEM, I would've been treated to a half-hour shouting session, which in the case of the lawyerbeast would've included calling me a fucking incompetent.
Susan, it sounds like it's being handled pretty well.
Today was my last day of teaching for the semester. I want to go out and celebrate. But I can't, because it's Passover, so I really can't eat anything at restaurants, and can't drink anything but cider. Feh. Maybe Sunday or Monday celebrating will work.
No idea on the plate, ND, but I had a conversation today with a guy who's going to get "SUBTEXT" as his plate, because it's an anagram of "BUTT SEX."
I had a conversation today with a guy who's going to get "SUBTEXT" as his plate, because it's an anagram of "BUTT SEX."
Um... there are better things about subtext than that....
Oh, and a friend grew up in a mostly Jewish suburb of Chicago - she once saw a plate that read S DRECK, which is Yiddish for "eat shit." (Or, rather, "es dreck" is.)
Kristin - feel better soon! PS - to Kristin's lungs - pssst pneumonia critters... You took a wrong turn and are in the wrong state! Beaches, check. Palm trees, ditto. Pneumonia? Nope, don't see it on the state flag. GET OUT. Go back to Siberia.
WTF MM?!? That's crap.
The Swarthmore thing was brilliant. Glad I went. Enid Mark ( [link] ) is the bombdigity of small-run hand-crafted books. The writers were great too.
MiracleMan, that really stinks. Job-ma to you.
Health-ma to Kristin and Jilli.
is Allegra going to turn me into a tired zombie or can I take it during the day?
You should be fine, although different bodies react differently to the same drug. But I'm pretty sure that Allegra claims to be non-drowsy.
Oh my god. I SO want these: [link]
But then I'd have to get a shirt with French cuffs, which I, sadly, do not have.
Or, oh Lord, this: [link]
Okay, THIS is amazing, and I'm seriously tempted to buy it: [link]
The Boy would never forgive me, because he works at a metal recycling company, and would tell me that he could make this out of stuff they get in every day. But -- it's SO fucking cool!!!
