Happy birthday, smonster and Sophia!

A while back I posted about some work frustrations. Well, I met with my manager's boss today and, to condense it all, it really isn't me--it's them. When I get back from vacation next month I'll be moving away from the crazy, with coworkers who think I'm super competent. Such a relief!

Oh, that's superexciting, Calli! What a relief.

I'm seriously having annoyance issues with work lately, and I'm not sure how much is me and how much is work. Partly it's that we're moving into a new part of the project and I"m not familiar with it yet, and I HATE not knowing what I'm doing...and knowing that since I don't know what I"m doing I"m probably messing it up and/or not getting to things I should (which I'll then have to deal with later). Grr.

Amusingly, I keep reading about bipolar and one of the mania symptoms is irritability. And I'm like "yeah, I'd rate myself VERY HIGH on that scale right now..."

They dressed me up as, I think, industrial Goth (that was it, right, Jilli?), and I even danced!

Yes, you were more on the industrial side of the Goth spectrum. It was so fun taking you out! (Even if that is the club and DJ we no longer associate with.)

Oooh, this reminds me, I'm going out dancing tomorrow night. THANK GOODNESS, because I need to.

I want to dress in drapy black and lipstick that looks like blood and club with Jilli.

Oh, that would be so much fun.

Excellent news, Calli!

I think sara should be named official ambassador for her neighborhood. And the good thing is, loving it and being so involved keeps it a place you love. Which is win/win!

ION, it's Stephen King's birthday, and Misery is on Ovation tonight. One of my favorites, both book and movie. Just FYI, for fans.

I have been deemed the drunken New Mexican mayor of Elkader on FB. But we were all pretty far gone at that point. I'm not even sure how NM came up.

And...yeah. After posting about the shooting on fb, a childhood ex-best friend suggested I move back home. I was kinda ...affronted on behalf of my dang town. For one, I fricking love this city. For another, it's all about context-I'm honestly at low risk for the crime scene here. And finally, moving back to my hometown smells of a slow rotten death to me. I love the place, but it ain't me. To go back there would be..awful for me.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch appeal from Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis, allowing the state to proceed with the scheduled execution Wednesday evening of the convicted killer.

So.

Yep.

I need to find a way to express to my 16 year old niece that her FB is a detriment to her getting into a good college, as every other post is about smoking blunts, fucking, and her unsaid aspiration to win a snooki look-alike contest. Here's the thing: She's actually quite bright, and scores all As in her AP classes. She has a good shot at her first choice, Boston College on grades alone. Her internet presence is classless and stupid.

I'm very sorry about your cat, Epic.

My twitter feed is ablaze with SCOTUS news. It all seems too horrible.