{{Karl}} I'm so sorry! Any chance of a severence package of some kind?
I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[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.
SailAweigh - Nov 21, 2008 6:09:02 am PST #2105 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
sj - Nov 21, 2008 6:09:16 am PST #2106 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
(((((Karl))))) I'm so sorry.Best of luck finding something new.
Karl - Nov 21, 2008 6:11:09 am PST #2107 of 10000
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
A few possibilities through former colleagues. Unfortunately, most of these take the form of brilliant schemes without funding, and the startup world of Northern California lives and dies by the whims of the venture capitalists, who are, of course, excreting a collective brick over the current economic asshattery.
I'm thinking it might be time to take a big honking pay cut and try to find something quiet and socially meaningful, like maintaining servers for a progressive non-profit. Startup culture is toxic after a while, anyway. It'd be good to do something that made me feel like I was actually making the world a better place. Doing that and keeping up on the rent ... well, I'm a bright boy. I'll think of something.
ETA: Sail, I'm paid through the end of this month, which, yeah, Thursday and Friday were holidays already. They'll pay my medical premiums for the next two months, but that's about it as far as severance goes. The fact is, they're just plain out of money.
Barb - Nov 21, 2008 6:13:55 am PST #2108 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
{{{Karl}}}
Oh that's just massively sucky-- here's hoping something new turns up.
Fred Pete - Nov 21, 2008 6:22:52 am PST #2109 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, Sparky!
Fred Pete - Nov 21, 2008 6:23:24 am PST #2110 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
And, because the two comments don't belong in the same post,
((((Karl))))
Ginger - Nov 21, 2008 6:37:02 am PST #2111 of 10000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I just made a haircut appointment with a new salon. Hold me.
Seriously, guys, is one kind of drugstore hair color better than another? I'm thinking semipermanent because I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
It's good to see you, Karl, but not for that reason. I hope you find something you really like.
DCJensen - Nov 21, 2008 6:39:27 am PST #2112 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Good luck Karl.
Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Karl - Nov 21, 2008 6:44:33 am PST #2113 of 10000
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Buffista solidarity? Thanks, all of you. It means a lot to me.
DCJensen - Nov 21, 2008 6:45:24 am PST #2114 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
ION: the senate recount in Minnesota is underway. We use optical scanned ballots, so if someone put in any extra marks or crossed out a choice, the machine popped it out as questionable.
They found one ballot where someone had marked a vote for Franken, but also filled in the space (but not the oval) for write-in with "Lizard People."
One of the people commenting on an article about the recount wrote:
As a member of the "nut job cult" that believes that Lizard people rule the earth I am deeply offended by your article. Kiss my tail.