My mom was born and raised in Escanaba and we have our family reunions there every few years.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Scrappy - Aug 01, 2012 7:04:48 am PDT #18190 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
SailAweigh - Aug 01, 2012 7:38:27 am PDT #18191 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm far enough behind, I'm not sure who needs hugs besides Calli and Sumi. {{{}}} to you both.
Escanaba was always the first stopping point on our annual camping migration through the UP and down into lower Michigan, ending eventually in Detroit where all the rest of the family settled. I miss those trips; there was always lots of state parks and awesome waterfalls.
Scariest time I came close to losing a body part was working in a yarn mill on the spinning machines. A loop of yarn tangled around my little finger and cut in pretty deep. If I hadn't gotten my knife up to cut the thread really fast, it very might well have torn the finger right off. Those spindles move fucking fast (60mph). I knew of two women who lost fingers that way. There isn't even a scar left at this point, since it was right in the crease at the top joint. I still get chills thinking about it though.
Atropa - Aug 01, 2012 9:44:52 am PDT #18192 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Today our BigBoss sat in on the doc team meeting and made a point of praising how I handled a problem last week, and told the rest of my team to follow my example. Work still sucks, is chaotic, and stressful, but that was nice.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2012 9:50:29 am PDT #18193 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and told the rest of my team to follow my example.
Is everybody getting fitted for vampire teeth?
Atropa - Aug 01, 2012 10:03:28 am PDT #18194 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Is everybody getting fitted for vampire teeth?
That would be delightful, but I suspect not.
omnis_audis - Aug 01, 2012 10:06:04 am PDT #18195 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
how about wearing cool clothing? Or the bouncy ball desk chair thingy? We want to know how much trend setting you will set!!!
Calli - Aug 01, 2012 10:11:45 am PDT #18196 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Today our BigBoss sat in on the doc team meeting and made a point of praising how I handled a problem last week, and told the rest of my team to follow my example.
All right--go you!
Atropa - Aug 01, 2012 10:15:49 am PDT #18197 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
We want to know how much trend setting you will set!!!
Right now, I think it's setting the trend of emailing MANY MANY people and saying "You have to tell me when you change things. If you don't, then the docs will reflect your old work, and we'll all look ridiculous. TELL ME THINGS."
I mean, it would be awesome if people at work dressed fancier and had bouncy ball chairs, but I'll take whatever I can get right now.
omnis_audis - Aug 01, 2012 11:31:00 am PDT #18198 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
For the record, I really hate collection agencies. I'm not in the wrong. I am not trying to dodge you. I am trying to resolve the problem. Stop treating me like a deadbeat. My insurance is working with the hospital. The original biller. So. Bugger off!
Think of the productivity that would be increased if I didn't have to deal with this crap while at work! And why is single payer health system so wrong???
t /vent
Calli - Aug 01, 2012 12:35:58 pm PDT #18199 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I just got my first headhunting call, ever. Thanks, Strix!
It was for a position that called for better PHP chops than I currently have, but still. I was able to give the headhunter a tip on a local place that made its tech employees unhappy (and thus likely to jump) and he said he'd put me down as interested in any eLearning stuff that might come up. (Who knows if he meant it. Still, I figured it couldn't hurt to let him know what I was looking for.)
Anyway, it totally made my day to have someone call me up out of the blue to see if I might suit some job openings they had. This has never happened before. Let's hear it for shiny, new resumes.