'Time Bomb'
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.
le n, I am not sure how you feel about religiously connected donations, but UMCOR [link] is where I give. From their website: "UMCOR spends 100 percent of designated donations on the projects our donors specify."
This is their disaster response page: [link]
They did not have a link up for OK, but I assume it will be up today.
ION - work is about to get real. Someone left a pile of invoices on my desk. Also the woman who does my job at another location will be here shortly to start training me.
I am looking forward to being productive and a help, I am also about to be overwhelmed. the good/bad balance of a new job.
Go msbelle! Conquer that new job.
A salesperson who just cold called me called me "kiddo" so I hung up on her.
Apparently, I have no patience today.
I actually love new jobs-- I am good at learning.
I am too tired for this catering nonsense. I have to get approval from the Dean to have a lunch when a national consultant is coming in to meet with faculty. It looks like she is not going to give it, because the lunch is for faculty to meet her and informally talk about plans, so it is not a "working" lunch. Oy vey!
Love that Sparky!
A salesperson who just cold called me called me "kiddo" so I hung up on her.
Seriously? WTF. That is not someone who understands how sales work. Rule 1: do not piss off the person you want to buy something.
Good luck on the new job, msbelle! I hope you rock at it.
I feel old today: I did a 7-minute workout yesterday morning, and this morning my back is killing me. Couldn't even run our usual 3 miles.
ita !, I love that dongli shop on Etsy, thanks for the link. I suspect there's a new dress or skirt in my near future.
You're not old, Consuela, but you are under a lot of stress. I know stress makes my back and shoulders seize up. Just do some gentle back stretches today.
Somehow I didn't quite realize the scale of the destruction in Oklahoma last night, but reading the reports this morning, it's hard not to cry at my desk. 91 people confirmed dead so far, and that number is likely to rise. It's so awful.
I'm sure there are hundreds of organizations that will be taking donations in the coming days and weeks, but one I know of right now is the Cimarron Alliance, "central Oklahoma's preeminent LGBT advocacy and education organization": [link] Though now that I read through their last few posts, it looks like they're mostly taking food/clothing donations, as well as checks made out to the American Red Cross. So if you're looking to send money right now, the Red Cross is probably a good place to send it. I will let you all know if I hear of other local orgs that are accepting donations.