I just realized my problem! No matter how objectively great my boss is being (and she is being great), this is way worse than the thing I actually got fired over, years ago.

OK, deep breathing and ACTION. Lack of action is how I got into this mess in the first place. Also I keep finding ancient emails that make it other people's fault as well.

Good luck, Jesse.

Action is the only way. Yes.

I am finally through with my year-end reports. Just in time to start putting together the weeklies for next week. The only thing I have not been able to address this week has been my stuff. I really hope to get some of it done today.

eta - omg so many typos. my quality of work must be ass right now.

This xkcd made me laugh and laugh (don't skip the mouseover text): [link]

Yeah, I love that one.

Many years ago I imagined building a Pope detector. It would just be a little black box with a light that lights up when the Pope is in town. It essentially would be a clock with the date of the Pope's next visit programmed into it.

This would actually be easy to do now, with a Arduino or whatnot.

Hope things turn out OK, Jesse.

Good luck, Jesse.

Man, it is freezing in the office today. I thought yesterday was bad - today is much worse.

Also, Jesse, keep an eye out for snail mail next week.

Yikes, Jesse.

But yes, action. The best thing to do is own up, and have a plan for addressing it.

I kind of have to do that too. I rather misread a politically-sensitive situation, shot off a letter, and now have a rather angry letter from a set of lawyers in response. I'm going to have to bring in our lawyers and figure out a response that doesn't make matters worse. Bah.

I should have known better, but my boss was all, "Get shit done," and, well. I'm the subject-matter expert, I should have made more of an effort up front.

Good luck Jesse!

Ah! Definitely someone else's fault! I mean, also my fault, but definitely someone else's as well.

Phew.