Dear Aims' Asshat Boss,

Pppppffffffttttttttbbbbbb.

No love,

Me.

I'm betting that the reason you haven't got good low-carb ice cream is because of where you are. At least here in the States, some of the best low-carb and/or no-sugar-added ice creams are as good or better than the regular versions of crap brand ones.

Oh, certainly - I didn't mean to imply otherwise. It is almost impossible to buy sugarfree things here. Almost. Hell, Thais like to throw sugar into savoury stuff any chance they get. Recently the range of sugar-free soft beverages available in town has expanded beyond Diet Coke/Pepsi Max to now include Sprite Zero - oh, the excitement! Happily I mostly drink soda water anyway, but you get the idea? Still, there's a chocolatier in town that does sugar-free chocolate in milk, white and dark, and there's also one place that does a few flavours of sugar-free icecream/sorbet. And they're better than nothing - but they're not all that. I know in the states you can get low carb alternatives to all kinds of stuff, you jammy buggers. Here - well, mostly I'm going to have to make my own. (Thus the stab of icecream-lust!)

or a follow-up, Aims' boss will have her tagged with RFID and a GPS transponder. Later there will come an implanted shock device connected to a mood monitor. Should her work satisfaction index drop below a certain point, she will receive a low-amperage high-voltage shock to her central nervous system.

See, really, if you wanted to increase someone's work satisfaction you'd be better off implanting the device in a Highly Personal location. You could remotely buzz them into a better mood in no time!

So I screwed my courage to the sticking post and called up the local recycling people to ask them to come and speak to my students (per the "We love to give presentations! Totally! Call us!"), and the woman got testy with me. I told her what time the class was, but said anytime during the day was fine, and that I didn't have a particular date in mind, and she said, "Well, I really need you to give me an idea of what you're looking for..." Look, lady, I've never scheduled an outside speaker before, I don't know anything about your schedule, and ours is almost totally open!

I do understand that she expected less wishy-washiness, but there you go. I am w-w. I don't know what I'm doing! Cut me some slack!

Mind you, this being the place it is, I was actually talking to the head of recycling, rather than a public-relations person or peon of some sort. I can understand her being a little impatient. Just, I hate calling people!

is anyone around who could take a quick pass at my resume? I met a couple people on Friday who want to see it and I'm overthinking this.

also? loves jessica.

is anyone around who could take a quick pass at my resume? I met a couple people on Friday who want to see it and I'm overthinking this.

Sox. I can take a quick look at it. Profile addy is good.

thanks sj! insent.

So Jessica tells us in Natter that it's free cone day at Ben & Jerry's. Precisely two days after I rededicated myself to eliminating wheat and corn from my diet. When I do that, weight falls right off me and I have so much extra weight right now, I can scarsely fit in my clothes.

No wheat and corn means pretty much no processed food. Especially yummy ice cream.

I'm wondering if I could sustain a 'special events are okay' policy for fudging the regime.

Probably not.

Interesting Emily. I would have imagined she has some restrictions on her schedule- how odd. Even our library branch that is open 6 days a week has better or worse times for group visits

Aims, I am guessing you sometimes need something off the internet. Send /ask for written permission everytime.

looking for ma~~. Matt's mom is in the hospital, with an infection. This is never easy on her.

Aims, I hope you find a new job quick. We need you on the internet.

I went to a wedding last night for a friend. It was the best wedding I went to in a while. We had a great time, although I needed a sign that said, "We're going to elope", because everyone asked us about a wedding date.