I have no idea how to respond to this email from the department head. It's making me all paranoid.
Hello Hillary. I am looking forward to meeting you, and other new instructors, at the welcome event being held in the department tomorrow (Friday) morning.
I am writing now because I heard (via one of those unlikely chains of communication that are only possible in a small town) that you were worried about your teaching schedule. I was sorry to hear this, as I had thought we'd discussed your concerns several weeks back and arrived at a solution that is satisfactory to you.
I certainly understand that it is difficult when you're new to a place, but I do hope that in future you'll feel free to share any concerns directly with [other supervisor] or with me.
The concerns we'd discussed several weeks back was that I had classes fifteen minutes and three blocks apart, which was too far for me to walk in that time. I asked whether I needed to register with Disability Services in order to get something switched, and he reworked the schedule so that any time I had two classes in a row, they were in the same room. I'm not really sure what he's talking about with me being worried about my schedule now.
I'm guessing that, as might be expected, those "unlikely chains of communication that are only possible in a small town" are a little behind, so I'd just say thanks very much for reaching out but you were very helpful and were able to resolve things as of the last time you met, so no need for concern.
Trudy, I'm sorry for your loss, and glad for your good news. Punctuation as needed.
Talking of which, we were meant to complete on our house today (is that a phrase you use in the US too?)
Seska, we usually say "closed".
I'm not really sure what he's talking about with me being worried about my schedule now.
Funny how small town scuttlebutt transmits problems but doesn't keep up with solutions, isn't it?
Andi has been very supportive of me int he recovery of the leg, but we had been seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I hate to have to tell her we have one more.
Don't worry, I'm retreating into denial. Wake me up when September ends when it's time to wrap your leg while pretending not to see any more damn blisters. Tino, getcher ass in here, I'm blaming you!
Seska, tons of house~ma for you and the Girl!
I'm not really sure what he's talking about with me being worried about my schedule now.
You met. You resolved things. A month later, something else reminded him that you were coming, and the voice in his head said, "oh, shit, was there something I was supposed to do that I dropped the ball on?"
O_a, i heard a rumour that John Slauson was headed for Texas. Did Jeff lure him away as well?
One Couchsurfer is here.
The other one, traveling cell-phoneless who is sure he can find his way to my place without any problems, has yet to show. It's a bit of a walk, carrying equipment, from the bus stop to my place in this heat.
The last bus leaves Jerusalem in less than 40 minutes. Given that it is the hottest day recorded this summer, I went out twice trying to see if he's around.
I wondering just how dehydrate he'll show up.
Hospital question for those in the know - when I went to the ER after slicing my thumb open, they also gave me a tetanus booster since it had been over 10 years since my last one. I'm pretty sure it was a full DTaP booster, but given that pertussis is breaking out in ignorant yuppie communities like mine all over the country, I'd really like to be sure. Naturally I can't find the receipt from the ER or the insurance company statement to double-check, and the hospital's website is hopeless. If I call the main number, what department should I be asking for to get this information?
I also have a doctor's appointment coming up on Tuesday, and my OB is attached to the same hospital - would her office have access to those records?
[eta: Wow, for such an unusable website, their phone system is surprisingly helpful! Spoke with Medical Records who said my doctor can fax them a request if I don't want to come in person.]
