Worth waiting for, I hope.

Definitely. It makes me feel a little ridiculous about how stressed I got.

That's fantastic, Steph. It makes a big difference, having that buffer there.

It makes me feel a little ridiculous about how stressed I got.

No, you didn't know. That uncertainty? Stressful. Crazy stressful.

Wonderful news, Teppy! Re: Severance.

Other wonderful news, Pix! Re: Roxy's forever home.

Boo Hiss, Grr Argh, bonny. Wanna put me on the phone with that delightful personage, so I can very carefully explain why when there is a behavioral problem the first step is a physical exam? I got it from both human care and other species care angles.

I doubt anyone will be surprised that my annual evaluation went quite well. New supervisor guy who nominated me for that award gave me a "superior" overall. There is a raise that goes along with it. Not a huge one, but at this point any time they don't have to reduce wages due to reduced state funding, I am thankful.

I'm so relieved for you, Teppy. And don't feel foolish for worrying - although the end result is a very good one, the fact that they waited so long to communicate it to you was certainly worthy of a lot of stress.

So this means you can come to New Orleans for my birthday, yes?

It's...much more than I even hoped.

That's GREAT! And yet still, not a reason to have not been stressed--they weren't great about the communication, and left little reason to have a ton of faith! But glad it can end on a pretty good note, at least, and hope that it helps avoid future stress, even if there was already stress while waiting for it. Yay.

Are the taxes already taken out of it?

I'm going to ask that, Connie. (Hey, look who's awake with insomnia. Woo hoo.) The legal-ese letter said it would be included in the W-2 we receive next year, so I want to assume yes, but they weren't clear. But if taxes aren't taken out, I'll just set aside the appropriate amount.

Oh, Steph, that's great news. I'm really happy for you.

I feel better in knowing why I'm so tired

Take it from someone who lives in the Middle East: heat it exhausting. Siestas exist for a reason.

I'm so glad that the numbers are better than expected, Teppy.

We wined and then were able to meet up with Juliana and M for an unplanned dinner in North Beach. Then we drove around town a bit, showing off a few sites we hadn't made it to yesterday. We watched the dancing lights on the Bay Bridge. Tomorrow we hit up the East Bay.

The trip has been great but one bummer is that our timing has made it difficult to meet up with my Bay Area friends. Dinner tonight fell into place maybe an hour before we met up. I have non-b.org friends who I'm not going to be able to see but K and I have been on the go each day.

Someone asked about which wines we got. I'll have to look tomorrow, I'm headed to bed now.