Oh, man. A friend of mine just found out her job is likely going away in August. She's due to have a baby in September. Uggggh. I said, well at least she could get unemployment if she's laid off, but her company's maternity leave policy is 12 weeks at 100%, and her salary is large. She will be screwed if they can't find another position for her, and somewhat screwed anyway, since it probably will be in a different area of the country if there is another job. In short: think good thoughts for my friend?
So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?
Wesley ,'Chosen'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 18, 2011 2:24:47 pm PDT #8722 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
le nubian - May 18, 2011 2:54:04 pm PDT #8723 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita,
there is a new TED talk on chronic pain. It just showed up in my list of podcasts.
sarameg - May 18, 2011 3:22:06 pm PDT #8724 of 30001
My work is batshit insane. A critical bit of software (database replication) is not working yet. We're still going live with it Tuesday. Which means a frantic scramble to change a lot of the code to update on 2 separate databases simultaneously. Which I found out at one. Guess what I'm doing the next 3 days? Head of the developers is losing his cool with people.
It's just all sorts of fucked up.
And I just noticed something has chewed on the trim of my screened doors. I suspect squirrels. Or rats. Anyway, not amused.
§ ita § - May 18, 2011 3:45:12 pm PDT #8725 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for the heads up, LeN.
Jesse - May 18, 2011 4:11:20 pm PDT #8726 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I guess I'm all packed (I have underwear and my cell phone charger, and what more do you need, really?), so I guess I'll go to bed, since I have to be up at 4. Yikes. See you all nest week!
-t - May 18, 2011 4:15:45 pm PDT #8727 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have fun, Jesse, and good luck to your friend.
And good luck, Sparky.
§ ita § - May 18, 2011 4:18:09 pm PDT #8728 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If all you need is a cellphone charger and underwear, then all you need is nothing. So you're good! Travel well.
I just found an episode of Lie To Me on my TiVo that I hadn't known was there, and sadface! Lightman is a marvellous douche (and I love his threat to destroy the murderer's mind in this episode--homey don't play) and I loved his relationship with Foster.
Jesse - May 18, 2011 4:20:26 pm PDT #8729 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, I also have clothes and shoes and toiletries and something to sleep in, but those are the two things I've ever forgotten to pack.
le nubian - May 18, 2011 4:37:30 pm PDT #8730 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So apparently:
A son fathered by Arnold Schwarzenegger with his housekeeper was born less than a week after Maria Shriver gave birth to another Schwarzenegger son, according to birth records obtained Wednesday by CNN.
Um.
sumi - May 18, 2011 4:40:21 pm PDT #8731 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Sheesh.