At the moment, I'm looking forward to the end of the world.
First of all, 'Posse?' Passé
Cordelia ,'Potential'
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.
Ginger - Dec 19, 2012 2:46:12 pm PST #5139 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
le nubian - Dec 19, 2012 2:47:25 pm PST #5140 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Okay, so I am grading papers. Which I absolutely cannot fucking stand. Hate it.
Anyway, you know what puts me in a REALLY good mood? A student, a graduate student, getting her master's degree, citing the History Channel as a citation in a paper. Not a published article. Not a book. And *not* related directly to our field.
Dana - Dec 19, 2012 3:00:49 pm PST #5141 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So the ABQ job, which made an initial offer of around 20% less than the husband was making at his previous job, came back with another offer. A whole $2,000 more. So I guess we're not going to ABQ.
Consuela - Dec 19, 2012 3:03:38 pm PST #5142 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
the US government apology to Native peoples was read aloud today
Liese! Was it really? That's fabulous.
A student, a graduate student, getting her master's degree, citing the History Channel as a citation in a paper
Pfffft. Amazing.
A whole $2,000 more
Well, that's ridiculous.
Typo Boy - Dec 19, 2012 3:19:08 pm PST #5143 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah, at this point even if they offer a match you should turn it down. Anytime a place ends up hiring for more than they intended to pay their expectations become unreasonably high and usually you start out with enemies. So yeah ABQ is out even if they come up with yet another offer.
Dana - Dec 19, 2012 3:19:59 pm PST #5144 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't think there will be another offer. I can't even believe it was worth anyone's time to raise it by $2,000, including theirs.
le nubian - Dec 19, 2012 3:21:00 pm PST #5145 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dang Dana. I'm sorry. I hope the other places in the hopper work out.
-t - Dec 19, 2012 3:48:24 pm PST #5146 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's, like, a dollar an hour. Weird. Hope something better comes along soon, Dana, and in a good location.
Amy - Dec 19, 2012 3:50:12 pm PST #5147 of 30001
Because books.
God, Dana, that's absurd. I'm sorry.
Liese S. - Dec 19, 2012 3:52:53 pm PST #5148 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Liese! Was it really? That's fabulous.
We did it, Suela, since the government wouldn't. Mark Charles, a Navajo activist, organized the event. Native folks read the appropriations bill it was buried in, and then the apology was read in English, Ojibwe, and Navajo. (My buddy read the Navajo, and he got some really nice compliments from Elmer Yazzie, the artist who did part of the banner for the event.)
It went well. There were probably about a hundred people there. No major news and no politicians or officials. Native Net News was there. A few things were said that I squirmed at, but on the whole, it was a really good event, done really well. It was streamed, and they're going to edit the video and post. I'll be in all the footage, 'cause it was so windy I ended up holding the artwork up the entire time. So I didn't get video or photos myself.