I generally talk to my parents once a week (almost always on Sunday morning). That's been our pattern (and my sisters) since we all went to college. In between phone calls we email as much as we need/want to - sometimes that's every day, sometimes less.

When my DH's mother was alive, he'd talk to her every day. It was difficult to actually have a conversation because she wasn't a get-up-and-go sort, and didn't have a lot to say. Mostly, she wanted to hear what we'd done all day. While I understood that she was lonely, and really looked forward to the calls, you'd finish telling her what you wanted to share, and she'd say, "What else?" There wasn't any actual conversation. It drove me up a wall and I finally told the DH not to put me on the phone with her.

New Ryan milestone: today, he grabbed my glasses for the first time. I am certain it won't be the last.

Oh, and he had his first meal of solid food too. Unrelated.

Oh, baby milestones. Hope your glasses are the flexible ones, bt. Otherwise, make sure you have a spare pair about.

I have come to crank. I worked 9 hrs last weekend, including taking a 10 pm phone call that resulted in me going in at 6 am Saturday morning. I assumed I was earning comp time.

What I forgot is that you have to work 40 hrs in a week to get comp time, and Monday was Labor Day, so for all that work I get ONE hour comp time.

I was going to use that time to take off on my birthday next Monday.

Excuse me while I have a rage blackout.

That is so not right. By overtime rules, back when I got such a thing, the eight hours of the holiday counted into your 40. Comp time is less regulated, so they can probably do what they want, but it's still pretty shitty.

the eight hours of the holiday counted into your 40

Yeah, it's the same for Lewis. Man, smonster, that is seriously craptastic.

Oh, smonster, that sucks. I hope that your understanding supervisor has a sudden, acute case of blindness one day when you're not there.

I wish you could come work for me, since I would. You could teach these (mostly) children of privilege to recycle and use double sided printing! And if you can convince the Dean that it's a bad idea to continue to give them unlimited free printing I'd appreciate that, too. Lordy knows I haven't been able to get through to her.

Smonster, that is ridiculous. I'm sorry.

I hope that your understanding supervisor has a sudden, acute case of blindness one day when you're not there.

I just talked to her and that may be a possibility. Did I mention that she's awesome? My rage has subsided, somewhat. It's just that it was a frustrating and stressful weekend overall, and to not even get any compensation for it besides "Thanks" chaps my hide a bit.

Yes, first world problems. I know lots of people have to work much longer hours on a regular basis, but I think they are generally better compensated than I am. State job and all that.

Sparky, I hear you on the recycling thing. Our school implemented a printing cap a few years ago, and I think it's generally worked. There's no printing cap for staff, though.

Things that are chapping my ass today:

Being up until 3:30 last night working and dragging my ass out of bed for a 6:30 conference call. Am now trying to caffeinate myself enough to face going into work and starting off what looks to be a grueling day.

Confirming with my lender that my property taxes were double paid last year, which means I have to go down to the city assessors office and file for a refund.

Notice this morning that we're being switched from the 15th and last of the month pay schedule to every two weeks. I am so seriously pissed about that. Under the current, I have my mortgage autopay on the first and everything else on the fifteenth and then on payday whatever's leftover from the prior check gets kicked into savings. Now I'm going to either have to keep a lot more money in checking or be constantly monitoring and shifting when things go out, most likely both. Feh.

Actually, the other two are minor annoyances. It's that last that's seriously pissing me off.