Damn, Nora, that turbo sucks donkey dick.
I further add ~ma and whatnot.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
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Miracleman - Aug 11, 2008 9:24:19 am PDT #1009 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Barb - Aug 11, 2008 9:24:27 am PDT #1010 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Crapola, Nora-- that sucks. Much ~ma to you and to Tom.
WindSparrow - Aug 11, 2008 9:26:25 am PDT #1011 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.
That's crappy news, Nora. Best job~ma to Tom.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 11, 2008 9:27:02 am PDT #1012 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Heh, there is a Cambridge office in Tech Square (which is near where I work). Will add to list of links for Tom to investigate.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 11, 2008 9:32:42 am PDT #1013 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
cereal to add: Thanks for all the ~ma and good wishes. I know Tom's certainly not the only one around these parts to be affected by the crap-ass economy so really, I just want ~ma for everyone!
Nora Deirdre - Aug 11, 2008 9:35:36 am PDT #1014 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
cereal again (I'm so scattered right now)
Is he all right?
He seems OK. I don't think that this was a surprise to him since the last round of layoffs. The three month severence window sort of seems to insure against instant panic.
We'll see how things go when I get home. I think it will be a hard week.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2008 9:36:01 am PDT #1015 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Shit, Nora, that sucks!! Give Tom my sympathies, and I hope the gut-punch feeling goes away quickly (that's how it's always felt to me when I lost a job, even ones I loathed).
Vortex - Aug 11, 2008 9:46:39 am PDT #1016 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Ugh sorry, Nora.
On a sort of related note, I saw an advertisement for a job at the same university where my dream job that I didn't get was located. I called the guy I knew, said "Hi, this is [real name] from [place of work], we spoke a few months ago" He immediately said "yes! I remember you" we chatted about the new job, he said "I don't remember your resume as well, but from personality, you'd be great" So, I'm going to apply. Not exactly what I want to do, but decently close. And, gets me back into the law school arena.
hippocampus - Aug 11, 2008 9:49:10 am PDT #1017 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
oh Nora - that sucks ass. I am glad they did the right thing with severance. But still. Sucks. Ass.
Barb - Aug 11, 2008 9:49:51 am PDT #1018 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
In totally unrelated news, I just got two new cookbooks and I'm dying to cook, but I want to cook in large numbers.
Who wants to visit so I can cook?