Suzi, you are a fucking genius! I am so doing that!
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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.
Strix - Mar 27, 2013 8:59:03 am PDT #28008 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sumi - Mar 27, 2013 9:12:25 am PDT #28009 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
A mocked-up FBI id!
Strix - Mar 27, 2013 9:46:17 am PDT #28010 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Heh, he's already a subcontractor for the govt...I might get his clearance yanked if I did that!
SuziQ - Mar 27, 2013 10:08:21 am PDT #28011 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I was thinking an overly fakey looking FBI ID. Nothing that looks like it is really trying to be passable. Like use crayon or Comic Sans or something.
Cass - Mar 27, 2013 12:22:13 pm PDT #28012 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Go for the Bikini Inspector badge then. No sense in messing with an actual clearance when the same joke can easily be made otherwise.
Apparently she was still on vacation until today, which is why she didn't get back to me earlier. Of course, her cellphone is her work phone, so she probably could have called me back even if she wasn't back yet, and she never changed her voicemail to say when she would be away and the message did say she returns phone calls within 24 hours.
You know, I think that even people who use their cell phone are totally entitled to take every bit of their vacation and are under no obligation to return calls during that time. But having said that, ONLY if you communicate that you are on vacation through certain dates on the voicemail. Change your message, therapist. This is the contract we have!
I saw people, talked to strangers even and am applying for a couple of jobs (those I have to do now) and then I am done for the day.
We're doing Easter next weekend and tiniest nephlet has a something-like-baseball game on Saturday so I am going to that as well. But in planning it out, I sent a questioning email to Mom about what *she* wanted because either option really worked for me and she answered me. Clearly. She's in awful pain and this is going to be hard but I think she's going to get through. She sounds strong considering. I was really grateful. We're all checking up on each other and just in touch more that usual but in a good way.
Okay, I need to figure out exactly what this job is and the best way to get them to hopefully hire me.
SuziQ - Mar 27, 2013 12:51:53 pm PDT #28013 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Go for the Bikini Inspector badge then
Oh, oh, oh, oh - Teddy Bear Doctor!
Burrell - Mar 27, 2013 1:08:55 pm PDT #28014 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You have a *nice* sister, Strix. That's a good gift.
sj, IMO this comment is far more relevant than her failure to change her voicemail message:
She's aggravated that I sounded aggravated on the phone yesterday.
Everyone makes mistakes, although I do think not changing the message to reflect being on vacation is a mistake. But not being able to hide her own aggravation at you for your reaction is a sign. Her job is to be there for you, even when you're mad at her. I also think most therapists would be OK with you asking for a reference for another therapist, or at least they should be.
Zenkitty - Mar 27, 2013 1:15:54 pm PDT #28015 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
sj, everything you've said about this therapist makes me think you would be better served by someone who was more willing and more able to take her professional responsibilities seriously.
It's been my sad experience that getting recommendations from people who aren't good at their jobs doesn't tend to lead to people who are good at their jobs. Is there someone you know who has a therapist they like? Recommendations from other clients might lead you to someone better suited.
Burrell - Mar 27, 2013 1:30:42 pm PDT #28016 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Is there someone you know who has a therapist they like? Recommendations from other clients might lead you to someone better suited.
That's a good point, Zen.
sj - Mar 27, 2013 2:29:40 pm PDT #28017 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It's been my sad experience that getting recommendations from people who aren't good at their jobs doesn't tend to lead to people who are good at their jobs. Is there someone you know who has a therapist they like? Recommendations from other clients might lead you to someone better suited.
I'm not going to ask her for a recommendation. If I want to see a new therapist, I have to call my insurance company anyway. So, I'll call them and ask them for another therapist. Last time I called they asked for criteria, and this time around I was thinking of asking for a therapist who is part of a larger practice with a receptionist. Is that too random? I have honestly never had any luck with therapists that work by themselves. Of course I am talking about a small pool of people. I'm sure there are many fine therapists who work on their own who aren't disorganized messes.
ETA: I don't think I could ever go to a therapist that someone else I knew was going to. Maybe it's just me, but that would make me uncomfortable.