I don't know. I think by Buffista standards even the harder ones aren't more than middling.

Things I love about living here: My dad just stopped over out of the blue, and I made him a bologna sandwich (his request). Nice. Happy.

Amy, I'm glad the move is working out.

Except now I want a fried bologna sandwich (one of my Dad's favorite lunches).

Timelies!

I was raised in a fairly devout Catholic household but the tone was set by my liberal Catholic father and it was post-Vatican II. When I went to public school, I had CCD every Sunday. After 6th grade I was sent to Catholic schools.

I can't remember when I learned the term "transubstantiate". I remember laughing when I heard and recognized it in "The Vatican Rag" so I must have learned it in my early double digits. However, I guess I never paid a lot of attention to it supposedly being the literal body and blood of Christ. To me it was so clear it was symbolic that I didn't care what the doctrine was. My Catholicism was full of that cognitive dissonance until I could dissone no more around age 16. Then I just kept up appearances for my family until I went to college.

I learned about Judaism in a very light way via Judaism being the foundation for Christianity. I wasn't aware that certain surnames were Jewish or anything until my mid-teens. I found out a classmate of mine was Jewish when I was working on a youth employment program and was hired to clean her parents' house. I remember being "Oh. That's different." I didn't learn more details about the practice of Judaism including the various Reform, Conservative, etc. until college. Not in a class but just by meeting people and talking.

I started learning about some of the basic concepts of Islam in high school as part of my history class as well as a class on world religions

the dress rehearsal is precisely the one where you're doing your damnedest to rock it like there's a paying audience.

More than other rehearsals, yes. More than opening night? I never experienced that, although I was only offstage involved.

Nice, Amy.

I got an e-mail from my manager (the guy who got shoved into this position without knowing his responsibilities or what authority he has). He has approved my grade change, done all he needs to do with HR, but it is now in the hands of upper manangement for approval.

Good news? I guess. If I had any confidence that he was strongly advocating for me, I'd feel better. He has made no effort to get to know any of the people he manages. Our history with the company, our skill sets, our goals...

I'm happy to have a job and I'm not dusting off my resume to look for something different. It is just so frustrating that our group seems to be falling between the cracks.

Oh, and I think msbelle should totally call up ita's doctor's office and TCB.

Anything that implies to me that it's okay my body's ugly/doesn't work because I'm closer to god. "But you have such a pretty face." "Everyone's disabled, in some way. I wear glasses and can't be an airline pilot, etc.etc." There is a social worker out there who tried to lay a meaning-of-Christmas trip on me that should thank her narrowminded God that a. I can't drive. and 2. She's not in front of my car.

But usually, opening night doesn't require the effort dress rehearsal does. Opening, you're running on adrenaline and feedback and NEW! It's like (to switch metaphors) gunning down a straightaway, opening up the throttle all the way. Dress, you're consumed with making sure everything is perfect and precise, like dealing with switchback upon switchback. You're thinking/worrying/working a lot more.

Omg, I thought I would whizz through my work today, so I went to the grocery after dropping off mac this morning and then took a long shower. Welln everything with work took forever and then people kept emailing needing new things RIGHT NOW. Grr. I did not eat lunch, did not get anything I needed to do in my personal life done and in reality I should do more work when I get back home but my guess is mac is going to want at least an hour of one-on-one play. At least the weather is nice, maybe I can convince to play outside with me rather than with pokemon.