For people who couldn't get a good view of the Oscar's In Memoriam segment.

That was lovely. I had missed the beginning, so thank you, ita. Queen Latifah did such a great job with the song, too.

Mona did pretty okay at school today.

Aced figure eights, but still won't stay, or stand for examination. Still nips at strangers who try to pet her.

Good at heeling, and still ridiculously funny.

Got resumes out to SpaceX and JPL, and some of the bigger physics blogs are sending out an APB to see if anyone needs a departmental secretary.

I still feel enormously stupid, and angry that my dream job went to a pinhead who knows nothing of science but is more "Hollywood" than I am.

Though, they never called Tim and David for references. I mean, shit. I had two pretty well-known (in the industry) television producers who offered their home numbers up to give me a reference, and NAS never called.

And at the end of March, I'm unemployed, and I have too little in savings to sustain myself for more than a month.

This is NO GOOD. And gah, I feel stupid and betrayed and scared.

But my dog can heel. So that's good.

My BiL and SiL have an LG w/d all-in-one (they're pretty common in teeny London apartments) and they never use it as a dryer because it's faster to hang everything up and let it air-dry.

We have a HE Bosch set (separate washer/dryer) and the dryer is okay. Our issue is that because we have nowhere to vent, we had to get the electric condensation model, which just doesn't work as well as one with a vent would. Our clothes get dry, but it does take about 2 hours.

Allyson, please tell that nasty little voice at the back of your brain to shut up, because really, you do rock, and getting personal references/networking is going to work for you, for sure.

Allyson, I am *furious* that you were screwed over like this. The universe owes you one hell of a favor.

The universe owes you one hell of a favor.

Indeed it does. I'm astonished and outraged on your behalf. Karma is going to bite them in the ass, but hard, I'm sure of it.

My plan is that you will find this fabulous well paying job -- and then they will realizes they made a horrible mistake, but they can't have you .

meanwhile for those that miss puppycam, my sister sent me another link to an eskie video

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I just...I have to accept responsibility that a promise isn't a hiring letter. I should have had it in hand before saying anything to my current employer.

The director of the program is trying very hard to find me a position somewhere, since she feels terribly responsible for this.

It's heartbreaking because I would have rocked this job.

Tim keeps saying, "you aren't an assistant, you're a writer, and you're going to eventually make a living writing books."

It's sweet, he doesn't really get the publishing industry and that fewer and fewer people make a living at it, but it helps to think of whatever job I do as a living and not a life, you know?

Snow! [link]

Not a snowpocalypse, thank goodness. Good timing, too -- it has 41 hours to melt before I have to drive anywhere.