sj, did I wish you a Happy Birthday yesterday? I was barely online, and I don't remember. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!
Tep, I wish you lots of luck looking for new work--not that I think you'll need it.
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Pix - Jul 04, 2008 9:32:23 am PDT #5879 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
WindSparrow - Jul 04, 2008 9:36:38 am PDT #5880 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Their "expectations" are so fuzzy and contradictory that I suspect you're not Christian enough or conservative enough for them. The people making these decisions usually don't have the foggiest idea what's actually involved in putting out a publication. It has absolutely nothing to do with your competence or worth.
What are the chances that it is a coincidence that this push happens not too long after they start their little at work prayer time?
brenda m - Jul 04, 2008 9:42:50 am PDT #5881 of 10001
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
Also, I was worried about current place giving me a bad reference, and then I remembered that I do goddamn freelance work on the side -- for NUNS. Who better to give a reference than NUNS???
Hee, indeed.
Honestly, you're not in a bad position at all as far as that goes. "I'm not able to give you references from my current employer because I'm not comfortable letting them know I'm hunting, but I think my long tenure there gives testimony to my quality as an employee. Here, have some nuns."
beth b - Jul 04, 2008 9:48:34 am PDT #5882 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I saw nuns as nuts. So then I saw Teppy pouring little peanut sized nuns out of a glass jar into a open waiting hand...
SuziQ - Jul 04, 2008 9:52:03 am PDT #5883 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Tip? No Tip? Tip on load? Tip on unpack?
I was a total space cadet during the load - didn't have water or tip for the 3 guys who hauled butt and took good care of my stuff. I wish I had. I did have water and tip for the guys who unloaded - $20 each. All the guys who loaded and unloaded were fantastic. FANTASTIC. I am not fully unpacked yet, but I have not found any damage (I haven't unpacked the kitchen stuff yet, though).
Teppy, as another who is "starting over", I was terrified of stepping outside the things I felt were trapping me, from multiple directions. I'm still in the middle of it, but I feel so much lighter. A couple of months from now, when the dust has settled, I know I'll be all "why did I wait so long".
As for being "pegged" for what you do - talk to some of the folks you have freelanced for and pick their brains. That is how I ended up with my new job. I wouldn't have tried for this without the guidance of some fantastic co-workers.
hippocampus - Jul 04, 2008 10:41:04 am PDT #5884 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
What are the chances that it is a coincidence that this push happens not too long after they start their little at work prayer time?
this was something I wondered too.
sj - Jul 04, 2008 10:43:15 am PDT #5885 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Kristin! My birthday was wonderful! We went out for a nice dinner with my family and went back to the beach house and had ice cream cake. It's been a nice vacation so far.
Jessica - Jul 04, 2008 10:54:36 am PDT #5886 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Glamcookie - Jul 04, 2008 11:25:39 am PDT #5887 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I think I forgot to say happy birthday to the sweet and lovely sj! I hope it was great and that you have a wonderful year.
Hil R. - Jul 04, 2008 11:49:15 am PDT #5888 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
America is fun. I just walked to the 7-11 to pick up a few things. On the way (about three blocks) I passed families speaking at least three languages other than English -- Spanish, Arabic, and something that I think was Hindi. The Arabic-speaking family had a little tiny girl with super-long curly hair in pigtails tied with sparkly red and blue ribbons, a red shirt with a blue heart with sparkly white stars on it, and white socks with sparkly red hearts. Cutest thing ever.