Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?

Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2011 1:14:16 pm PST #27056 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Definite yay bonus. After my first ten or so years of working without them, it's kind of weird to be up for them now.

And we pulled off a hell of a migration/upgrade/implementation last year. I hope some of the other people on the team are getting hella big bucks.


Sue - Mar 08, 2011 1:22:06 pm PST #27057 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Yay bonus.

My onerous task day is pretty much a wash, thanks to PMS nausea/migraine. I also travelled back from my parent's plae today, and took a gravol to keep me from throwoing up. Now, I am too drowsy to move. I'll be lucky to get the trash out.

Also, I really want to go to Ireland.


Liese S. - Mar 08, 2011 1:24:49 pm PST #27058 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, I'm declaring fail on my original onerous tasks. But I did things that were, in fact, onerous, so oh well. It's just that I still have the original tasks to do.

I want to go to Ireland. At one point in my fantasy vacation planning, I bought Ireland by Rail kinda guidebooks and stuff. But that was when I worked for the Man and had money. Funny, that.

Now the Biscuit has climbed up into my lap (all 55 pounds of him) to inform me that it is six minutes until his dinnertime, and do I feel adequately prepared to provide for his needs at that hour? Okay, dog, I'll go feed us both.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2011 1:25:24 pm PST #27059 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Matt Smith to play Christopher Isherwood. Apparently "vigorous, naked gay-sex scenes" are in the offing. Hokay.


JZ - Mar 08, 2011 1:29:27 pm PST #27060 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Okay, cold letter and follow-up letter written. One more follow up, PR query letter, and financial counselor letter, and then I think I'm done for the day.

I am so envious of ita's bonus.

And yep, Tep, Hec was right--it's a lovely place full of lovely people, but I'm still in the same division with the same title; they played musical chairs with us without giving anyone a boost, and made it clear that no raises would be forthcoming for the next, well, ever.

megan... uhhhh, Merfolk of the Mountains? I truly suck at titles.

Cash, kill him. Kill him a lot.


Steph L. - Mar 08, 2011 1:35:16 pm PST #27061 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

And yep, Tep, Hec was right--it's a lovely place full of lovely people, but I'm still in the same division with the same title; they played musical chairs with us without giving anyone a boost, and made it clear that no raises would be forthcoming for the next, well, ever.

Well, getting away from Rage Nurse had to be good for your mental health, but getting a higher salary and more edit-y stuff would be good for you and more in line with what you want to do. Good luck!


beekaytee - Mar 08, 2011 1:44:34 pm PST #27062 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

Fingers crossed for JZ's new venture.

Yay for ita's bonus. May it be enjoyably big.

When I worked for Physicians for Social Responsibility (working to keep us all safe from nuclear dangers), a new accountant came on board wearing really nice suits. A few months later, the FBI showed up. Apparently, this gem had stolen multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Blind Veterans of America. Not just vets who sacrificed for their country, but vets who lost their vision as a result.

Special circle, Dude. Special circle.


sumi - Mar 08, 2011 1:56:39 pm PST #27063 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

60 year old albatross is a mother.


Polter-Cow - Mar 08, 2011 2:05:14 pm PST #27064 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Special circle, Dude. Special circle.

Fuck circle, that guy gets the Octagon of Sharp Corners.


javachik - Mar 08, 2011 2:09:14 pm PST #27065 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Well, I just wrote an embarrassing email to my IT director (thank Dog we have an excellent relationship) explaining that I lied* to him earlier today about my progress. That was fun.

(*I sat here staring at the word "lied" in my composed email for a long time and finally changed it to "misrepresented".)

ETA: "embarrassing" is one of those words that looks incorrectly spelled no matter what I do.