I'm debating whether or not to head into work (well, to the campus that's closer to my house than the place that houses my actual desk) or not. I've got shitloads of work to do, and my connection to the work network is kind of iffy from home.

Plus, if I try to work at home, I will find laundry, etc. far more interesting than actual work.

Schools are closed up here in every direction south, west, and east of us, but even though it's snowing like mad, our town did not close schools. I'm willing to bet they're going to have close early, though. We're supposed to get 10 to 14 inches before it stops.

Also, my uncle just friended me on Facebook. Um.

Thanks, Sparky! I'll let you know.

We're supposed to get 10 to 14 inches before it stops.

See, now that's SNOW! We've got like a dusting so far, and everything's closed. It's insanity.

Also, my uncle just friended me on Facebook. Um.

Ah, yes! The joys of extended family on FB. I have three aunts, and uncle, etc. One of my mom's cousins friended me the other day. I haven't decided what to do about that one yet.

We're supposed to get 10 to 14 inches before it stops.

See, now that's SNOW!

It'll go so well with the 18 inches already on the ground. ::sobs::

My uncle is really supportive and enthusiastic about my writing, and sometimes Googles me to see if he can find anything new. It's very cute, and he's retired now, so I know he's got time on his hands, but man, I didn't think he even knew what Facebook was.

It'll go so well with the 18 inches already on the ground. ::sobs::

Oh, yes!

I'm hoping we don't get the high estimate of what's forecasted, because there's just no where to park anymore! The piles of snow are taking all the parking places on the street!

I am working from home today for the first time! LOVE IT!

Just south of Sparkyland, it's crusty in the 'hood. Folks are walking down the center of the side streets to avoid the killer sidewalks. Bartleby did me the favor of using the front yard for his necessaries this morning, then ran back to the door, whiped out on the ice and landed on the leg he limped on for nearly 3 weeks last month.

Yeah. We'll be staying in today.

and I'm downloading Kung Fu Panda. Again, Raq - all your fault

Hah. You know my hope is that Iris will battle Mal for the privilege of being Master Tigress, and I won't have to keep calling my son a gender-bending furry.

I was hoping the DH would be able to go into work today, because we're all feeling the strain, but the gov't's on liberal leave, so his training class is cancelled.

OTOH, Hillary has already removed Condi's "I LOVE BUSH" wall.

I think my job is actually trying to kill me.

Because we had Teh Snow (and freezing rain) yesterday, I worked from home. I don't know how many people went in to the office, but I'm assuming that those who *did* go in were told IN PERSON that the office would be closed today.

Nobody called me last night or this morning, so I assumed we were open. We're on a big ugly deadline, so I got ready, spent literally 30 minutes digging out my car, and started out on some very VERY bad roads.

I was already late, so I called work to tell them I *was* on my way in. I get the recording that says "Our office hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. -- if you get this message during those hours, we are CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER."

It was 8:25 when I called and got that message. Using a Venn diagram, if you get that message during office hours, we are closed; I called during office hours and got that message; therefore, we are closed AND NO ONE CALLED TO TELL ME.

So just to be sure, I called Big!Boss's daughter (who is technically our entire HR department) on her cell phone to find out if we were really closed, or if maybe the message was still on because no one had YET made it in but we really were open.

Got her voice mail. WHAT.

In the meantime, I'm still driving through some seriously awful roads, and everything in the world is closed today (even U. Cincy, which NEVER closes).

So I go put gas in my car; getting to BP and fueling up, etc., takes about another 20 minutes (mostly driving time). So I decide that, before I turn around and head for home, I'll call work again, because maybe everyone was running late.

Get the same voice mail about "if you get this message, we're closed."

Decide to call Big!Boss's daughter one more time, to do due diligence (it's about 9 a.m. at this point). Get her voice mail again. I tried to not scream at her voice mail and just said, "Hey, no one called to tell me we were closed; I'm ON THE ROAD, but I'm going back home. Please call me and tell me either way if we're closed or open; if we're open, I'll come back in."

It's 10:00 and I still haven't heard Jack or shit.

I'm annoyed that I could have slept in, sure. I'm sore from digging out my car, but it had to be done at some point.

But I'm PISSED that no one called me to tell me not to DRIVE IN GODDAMN DANGEROUS WEATHER ON GODDAMN DANGEROUS ROADS.

Seriously? They dislike me THAT much?

PISSED.