Well, my life's gotten ... interesting.

We're working on getting a new website up and running. It's been in the works for months - originally, it was supposed to go live at the end of May - a soft launch to be followed by a public announcement. oops! couldn't get it done! Then rescheduled for June 17. oops! couldn't get it done! Then re-rescheduled for June 29. oops! couldn't get it done! Then re-re-rescheduled for June 8. oopsie!

Now, in theory, it's supposed to go live tomorrow evening.

I am, in theory, the point person, responsible for getting shit done. Only EVERYONE in the office has access to make changes. And make changes they do. I'll fix something and then, an hour later, someone's gone in and gotten cute ... weird font stuff, links to URLs that don't have anything there, crappy images that are so big they force text off the screen ... and factual errors, misspellings, grammatical errors, weird punctuation ...

Now I'm doing what's supposed to be the "final" proofreading ... and people are still going in and putting in junk.

We've got one young guy who's our "social media specialist" ... who keeps deleting stuff that we need (like a search function on one page). We've got the people who have to have red type, in case someone misses the IMPORTANT INFORMATION they've put up.

I got them to get the last version of the Adobe creative suite, since the computer that had the up to date version (two versions out of date, but mine's THREE versions out of date) had died. I'd hoped they'd install it on my computer ... but they installed it on the empty computer that had the more up to date version. Then, a few days later, when I tried to use it, it turned out the contractor who'd done the installation hadn't completed it. You need to sign in within seven days of installation, or it'll stop working ... and suddenly I became responsible for getting that taken care of.

And my good!boss has left - told me Monday he was leaving, officially Friday ... and then, this afternoon, left - he had some vacation time and took it for his last two days.

I'm about to crash - actually, this morning, I couldn't get out of bed. Between physical exhaustion and depression, I'm not doing well.

Now I'm doing what's supposed to be the "final" proofreading ... and people are still going in and putting in junk.

Can you have them assassinated? I would offer, if I were in the area.

Holy crap, Todd. I got tense just reading that description of the situation, let alone living it. Dayum. Good luck, so much calm-ma.

Assassination sounds like a good option. Or some smiting! I'd like to do some smiting ... as long as I don't mess up the carpet ....

On the brighter side, I found a nerdy love song. There's some "bad words" so I'd advise using ear buds.

Toddson, that sounds so incredibly stressful. So much calm~ma headed your way.

Oh Todd, that's so stressful! Can you give yourself some kind of treat? Pedicure? Massage?

I'm having a weirdly stressful week given how good things are overall. I'm really bummed that I injured my knee in last week's 10K race, and my doc has told me I'm not allowed to run for a couple of weeks. I had to cancel my SD half marathon registration, which I've been training for for months. Very sad. I've already signed up for a late October half marathon, so at least I know I have that to work towards, but it's a big disappointment. I also today learned that Bank of America has well and truly screwed us over for the last time on this loan application (remember the one I initially started back last year in October?), and unless a miracle happens, it's not going to happen. I'm very disappointed and sad about that since it means years more indentured servitude to the credit card companies.

And my good!boss has left

For good?? Yikes Todd! That is an incredibly awful way to complete a project.

Pix, I'm sorry you're having a difficult week. I hope you heal quickly and can get back to running soon because I know how happy it is making you.

It rained here again tonight. Apparently our town is in a weird little weather area, where it won't rain in the city next door, but it will still rain here. That at least explains why my back is completely freaking out again.

TCG is currently roasting vegetables for me so that I can stick to my diet better, while I just finished editing his cover letter and resume again. He is applying for a job a step up from his current position, which would be considerably closer to home, so any spare job~ma that is lying around would be much appreciated.

Holy Crap, Todd! what would they do if you called in sick...for a week?

but planning this wedding SUCKS BALLS.

This is why I always planned to elope, back in the days of yore when the idea of me getting married seemed like a possibility.

Tep, I validate your stress. Muchly.

Toddson, that is some sheer fuckery right there. I'd have been in the fetal position crying for a few days already, if it were me.

Pix, love, I know it sucks to have that momentum broken, but take it from someone who will pay the rest of her life for playing through pain and not doing rehab - take it easy and don't push it.

Continued ~ma to Maria and askye, and job~ma to TCG as well.

Planning a wedding is totally stressful. It involves people.

HAAAAAA.

I just had dinner and a drink with StW (yeah, you read that right). It was even at the same place as our first date, for a bit of symmetry. Anyway, it was lots of fun to catch up and he's still totes adorbs. It was interesting to compare interacting with him to D. He's moving to Portland this Saturday (Cass and erin, cute doc coming to your town, get sick with something interesting!). I'm not bemoaning that we didn't work out; it actually gave me a bit of hope that maybe I'll find a good match. Or maybe that's the margarita talking, who knows. Whatevs, I'm just glad he got in touch. I thought he'd left already and was a little cranky that he didn't say goodbye as he'd said he would. But he did.