I've been at my current job for almost exactly 15 years. I'll make it up to 15-and-a-half altogether, because I was fired over the Christmas holidays, but thanks to our nice European employee-friendly regulations I have six months notice to find something new.
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fiona - Jan 28, 2010 10:18:56 pm PST #4788 of 30001
meara - Jan 28, 2010 10:36:40 pm PST #4789 of 30001
Oh, Fiona, that sucks!! I hope that'll be enough time to find something great?
Lee - Jan 29, 2010 1:00:35 am PST #4790 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That does suck, Fiona!
Dear body,
2:30 wake up time? Seriously?
Calli - Jan 29, 2010 1:11:46 am PST #4791 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Youngest nephew has lost all hearing on the right side, on antiBs and next visit to an ent if it doesn't clear up. Likely cause of his delayed speech (he's had bad colds forever.) SIL very upset.
I'm sorry. If he can retain hearing in his left ear, he should be fine. The same thing happened to me when I was around three. I'm as verbal as anything when I want to be now. I've led English classes, given oral presentations, banter now and then. It's all good.
Theodosia - Jan 29, 2010 2:37:23 am PST #4792 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Poor kid! But yeah, they are quick to adapt and there should be plenty of help for him.
Sue - Jan 29, 2010 2:54:56 am PST #4793 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Aw, Fiona I'm sorry. I hope something great comes along.
msbelle - Jan 29, 2010 3:51:28 am PST #4794 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse and I are the same job wise. I don't think I have ever had a job more than 3 years. This distresses my parents a great deal. Still, I don't see the pattern changing, since I'll be leaving this job at 2.5 years.
Jesse - Jan 29, 2010 3:51:47 am PST #4795 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh no, Fiona! Good luck.
And ditto to your neph and his parents, Sara. I know several people who are deaf in one ear and do fine. Except for not waking up for anything when they sleep on the good ear and turning their head to hear better sometimes. And that's the worst-case scenario, right?
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2010 3:58:20 am PST #4796 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fiona, I hope you work an upgrade.
I'm awake too early today, with a migraine. But not as early as you, Perkins. I hope you got back to sleep.
I pissed around for half an hour and I shouldn't have. Too late to bother lying down again properly.
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2010 4:01:00 am PST #4797 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.