I made a pot of rice of the kind you brown and simmer tonight, and threw in a chopped onion and chopped orange bell pepper. Kind of bland, but it's healthy and I got 3 meals worth of food without having to brave the rain outside.
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2013 5:54:48 pm PST #12761 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Pix - Feb 25, 2013 5:57:18 pm PST #12762 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Yeah, if you've got what you need for tonight dealt with, then try the improvements tomorrow. You had a big day, even if Grace was a trooper. Get some rest.
This. I'm sorry it was such a rough day and wish you rest tonight.
So that job I thought I was up for? Doesn't exist. The Head at the nearby school apparently hired a new teacher for next year already without informing or consulting the English department. The friend who got me to apply in the first place feels awful, considering I spent hours on resume and such and got three people to write me letters of rec on short notice.
I'm feeling like I've been on a roller coaster. I hate roller coasters. Ah well.
Kat - Feb 25, 2013 6:01:10 pm PST #12763 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh, Pix, that's awful. I'm really sorry.
Pix - Feb 25, 2013 6:06:10 pm PST #12764 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Thanks. I don't know for sure what would have happened, of course, but I'd just let myself start thinking about a world where I didn't have to spend ten plus hours a week in my car and where I'd be making at least $10K more than I am currently. I'm trying to be philosophical about it and convince myself that I didn't really want to leave--and you know I had mixed feelings--but it was so exciting and out of the blue, and now it's just...flat. And my current admin knows I was ready to think about leaving, which is never a comfortable place to be.
Blah.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2013 6:07:16 pm PST #12765 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
That's rough, Pix. At least it was nice of your friend to try and get you a foot in the door?
Pix - Feb 25, 2013 6:07:45 pm PST #12766 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Absolutely. Diamond shoes and all. I'm very grateful to be gainfully employed.
DavidS - Feb 25, 2013 6:15:08 pm PST #12767 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That sucks, Pix. But the situation does have the virtue of clarifying your feelings about your current job and willingness to go. So that could be helpful.
le nubian - Feb 25, 2013 6:57:24 pm PST #12768 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Pix,
all that prep will be worth it. You will be ready for the next opportunity.
Burrell - Feb 25, 2013 7:15:35 pm PST #12769 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm sorry Pix.
I am so damn tired, and given that I don't have any grading tonight, I think I should go to bed soon.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2013 7:20:00 pm PST #12770 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think we don't prepare to interview enough--it's something I think I'd find value in doing even if I'm not looking to move--just to take stock and assess. Like a self-eval, but useful. However, you can't wave a wand and make what-if go away with no scar.
I bought a muffin (hell, two muffins, idiotic me) for $4.75 a piece at the training I attended. Hotel muffins. So the next nice thing you go to at a hotel that gives you free muffins--those are GOLDEN. I got another muffin (never mind the gazillion at home) in the Paseo mall, a giant one, for $2.25. The hotel ones are pretty level across the cupcake liner. I actually want to go back to the restaurant and wave the big muffin in their face.