I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.

Tara ,'Get It Done'


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.


-t - May 31, 2013 1:34:07 pm PDT #24376 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, I was told today that the company wants to move forward with hiring me as a Business Analyst. I still need to finish out my however many hours as a temp that Office Team requires for conversion-to-permanent-witout-penalty, my manager thought that'll happen June 5th, and then HR can start running the background check and apparently there's some kind of blood work involved (I assume it's a drug test and not, like, magic, but we shall see) and that all usually takes a week or so, and then I will be a permanent employee! For the first time in my life, salaried even, I believe.

And then I will almost immediately go on vacation, but I told her the dates (and I am taking the whole week) and she said it's fine although there's a good chance it will be unpaid time off, which is what I was expecting.

And somewhere in there I will find out about compensation and benefits because, yeah, I never asked about any of that.

This has been a really weird six months, employment-wise.


DavidS - May 31, 2013 1:35:05 pm PDT #24377 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Good news, though, -t!


Amy - May 31, 2013 1:35:51 pm PDT #24378 of 30001
Because books.

That's awesome, -t!


Lee - May 31, 2013 1:46:03 pm PDT #24379 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

YAY -t

what are folks doing this weekend?

Work, dog stuff, cat stuff, work, work, cleaning, dog stuff, sleep.


-t - May 31, 2013 1:47:42 pm PDT #24380 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks! I don't think I've really taken it in properly.


Jesse - May 31, 2013 1:48:24 pm PDT #24381 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That's great, -t! And also ita!

And YAY meara kitties!

I got this idea to add fresh cranberries to a blueberry muffin mix I have, except holy shit, my apartment is hot enough as it is.


amych - May 31, 2013 1:55:04 pm PDT #24382 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

what are folks doing this weekend?

Fencing, beer, farmers' market, socializing with lady programmers, messing with computers, work.

A lot like the week, only with socializing.


Burrell - May 31, 2013 1:57:02 pm PDT #24383 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Great news, ~t!


Scrappy - May 31, 2013 2:02:42 pm PDT #24384 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Hooray, t!

Tonight, going to my friend H's house to watch Matt Damon be gay. Tomorrow, Pilates class, brunch with DH, then to se "Now You See Me." Sunday, DH gets ready to go away for a week and I loiter around.


Burrell - May 31, 2013 2:06:10 pm PDT #24385 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh yeah, the weekend: baseball game and team picnic Saturday, stretch class Sat & Sun, lots of neglected yardwork, and mayhaps a glass of wine of Sunday to celebrate the end of my abstemious diet as I'm finally all better.