I have a friend who leaves next month for PC service in Africa. What was complicated, if you don't mind my asking?

NOW YOU ALL KNOW HIS FULL NAME,

It occurs to me that you have used it before, because it didn't surprise me.

Man, I don't want to go to the work dinner thing tonight. Even though I was already leaving the dinner early, I was going to leave early to try the life drawing thing.

WTF was I thinking? Where would I get all that energy? Sheeit.

I know who these people are,

I SHOULD HOPE SO!

but it took me a minute to figure out which one was which.

Oh. Is KR's middle initial also L?

What was complicated, if you don't mind my asking?

Oh, man. Honestly, that is probably easiest covered in a phone conversation, just b/c it's complicated and rambly. Some of it's to do with PC, some with Moldova, and some with my personality and how I dealt with being in PC.

Really leaving now, I swears.

Of course, this may be a knee jerk reaction to people telling me to smile, because it enrages me.

"You don't tell me when to smile, and I won't tell you when to fuck yourself, okay?"

Matilda is still fairly charming in her statement of wants: "I wish to have..."

Oh. Is KR's middle initial also L?

It's not that, it's that I never use her middle initial for anything. It's my mom's middle name as well (she used to think it was after my mother), but it's the one that she goes by, so it's less confusing in my brain if it's just associated with one side of the family.

I didn't notice anyone post it--Maury Chaykin, RIP, on his 61st birthday.

From the Chicago Tribune's weather forcast:

A hot pattern coming together early next week could set the stage for organized thunderstorms.

What are "organized thunderstorms"? I picture a group of thunderstorms marching together and chanting, "Thunderstorms united will never be defeated!"

I've been watching too much Criminal Minds, because I'm thinking "An organized thunderstorm plans ahead, gathering up its energy and then striking in a planned fashion. A disorganized thunderstorm just swoops up whatever energy it can find in the atmosphere and descending in a blitz attack."

Actually, that's not too far off. Someone call the BAU--there's a serial weather system loose in the heartland!

Timelies all!

Annoying day. Got to work and found that my computer mouse wasn't working. Called IT, and they sent someone over with a replacement, which works fine.

My car is due for emissions inspection(deadline is next Wed.) so I went over to the station nearest to home. They had no power. I'll have to try again Saturday, which means I have to get myself going reasonably early.(Hours are 7 am-1pm on Saturdays.)

Thanks lisah and Vortex. I have simmered down considerably, and I also talked to former boss who gave me some good talking points to move forward with. Basically, here's the line in the sand; don't cross it. I thought I had made it clear in a previous discussion, but obviously not. ION, tommyrot's organized thunderstorm rallying cry made me laugh out loud.