(((((Aims))))) I'm sorry you've had so much to deal with lately. Health-ma for your sister and let it be nothing-ma for you.

Also, is everyone in Hollywood friends with porn stars? I think there's been someone with a porn star friend in every celebrity reality show I've ever seen.

Putting "friends with porn stars" under "special skills" on your realtity show application is probably a smart move.

{{{Aims and family}}} ~ma to you and yours and fingers crossed that your results are nothing serious.

~ma to vw, P-C, Matt and anyone else I may have forgotten.

Lengthy first world problem:

We have a line of credit for remodeling our house that we opened about two years ago. We used some of it to remodel a bathroom last year. We have almost paid that off (we pay way over the minimum payment each month). The bank sent us a letter a few months ago saying they were reviewing all accounts and our account was suspended pending review. We decided that we want to remodel our other bathroom since we'll be here at least another year and it has to be done should we want to sell or rent this place out in the future. So we call the bank to find out the status of our account. Are told that we can use it to do remodeling but we have to provide an invoice of what we plan to do. Call today to say we have the invoice/floor plan. Are told that they will not fund it, even though they have a record of our conversation with the person who said we could if we send an invoice. WTF man? Now we've had this contractor putting in work and travel time to our house for nothing. We have excellent credit, pay more than the minimum on the account each month (balance is pretty low now), and are both employed. Banks are the problem with the economy!!!! Pissed.

{{Aims and sister}}

Interview~ma to Matt! I can't imagine 10 interviews! I had one day of five or six.

Putting "friends with porn stars" under "special skills" on your realtity show application is probably a smart move.

Great, now I'm imagining what a porn star would put under "special skills".

Great, now I'm imagining what a porn star would put under "special skills".

"Friends with myself - if you know what I mean."

"Posses large library of waka-chika music."

Porn stars have posses? I suppose some of them do.

waits for it...

Oh, Aims. Hang in there, love. Sending lots of nothing-too-hard-to-handle~ma!

So, thank you for all the ~ma guys. My meeting went probably as well as it possibly could have. I was basically told that I was right on every level, and we are working towards solutions. Actually, my direct boss had already been working on some of the issues that she had seen when she substituted for me a few weeks ago. SO, YAY! And, YAY for being able to breathe again.

Since it went so well, I asked if she would be willing to be a reference for me when I start job hunting. She said, "You send 'em to me! I'll tell them that you walk on water."

I am SO relieved; I just cannot even express the relief, really.

That's great, vw! It's nice to be validated.