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.

closure is good, smonster. I'm glad you got to see him before he left.

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.

That's awesome! Go you.

I am finally home, and glad of it--between gone for work, pride, gone for work, gone for vacation, gone for work, I haven't had a chance to relax at home in over two weeks, and I need it! Do things like make sure my bills have been paid. Also do some work I can't easily do on the road. Eesh.

I hate apartment hunting. There were five or six new listings in my price range since I checked last night. Three are scams, one is subtle until you look at one of the other listings that uses the almost the exact same description and the description doesn't match the pictures (newly updated kitchen! And the pictures are of a kitchen from the 80s). One was totally a scam - 1 bed room condo in Burlington for $450. With stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, and amenities including pool and bridges. I'm sure there are little fairies the came out while you are away and clean everything and make your bed.

I'm sure there are little fairies the came out while you are away and clean everything and make your bed.

I would believe this of Vermont out of all the states in the union. IJS.

ION, I don't want to just whine, and I intend to not just whine, but I need whine a little right now. I am fighting a migraine (mostly the vertigo part, which is disconcerting and weird, because I'm used to migraine pain, but not vertigo) and also have IBS horrible badness of the be-near-a-bathroom way.

My body is trying so hard to offload all the stress that it's entered Code Blackwatch Plaid. t /Harvey Birdman reference

Sheesh, askye, that is rotten. I hope genuine listings for something that works for you come up soon.

Teppy, whine away, dear one. I hope the migraine decides to not be painful.

Teppy, whine away.

askye, I hope you find something soon.

So, interview is the 25th. They want me to fly in the night before. This is not really an interview though; it's a fucking marathon. I got the schedule. I am meeting with a total of 10 people, starting at 9 am and finishing at 5 pm. Lunch is even a meeting. I get one 15 minute break. Some of the people I'm meeting with? CEO and the two owners of the company.

Commence freakout now. I will be relying on you all to keep me off the ledge.

(And Steph, if this is triggery for you, please let me know.)

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(And Steph, if this is triggery for you, please let me know.)

No, I'm excited to hear about it! It helps me to get in the mindset that there are other, better jobs out there that are a good match for the people who have the skills and the passion to do them. And seeing my friends experience that is reminding me that I am not an unemployable talentless deadbeat hack. (I think my body image demons managed to transmogrify into Productive Adulthood demons.)

This sounds like a great opportunity for you, and I will be thrilled when you get to give notice at your current job, because they don't appreciate you or your skills.

I will be thrilled when you get to give notice at your current job, because they don't appreciate you or your skills.

You should let us know ahead of time when this will happen so we can do a champagne toast.

(I think my body image demons managed to transmogrify into Productive Adulthood demons.)

Yup. Been down this road before.