Oh Steph, that is wonderful news. I'm so glad for you!
Hopefully, that will take some of the sting out of the job search while giving you a tiny bit of "Lady of Leisure" time to refresh from your 18 year routine.
Woot!
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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beekaytee - Aug 02, 2013 3:32:53 am PDT #2604 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2013 3:36:10 am PDT #2605 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks for the supportive thoughts about the Basset y'all.
Not sure what more I can do, but I'll keep trying.
Sue - Aug 02, 2013 4:23:36 am PDT #2606 of 30002
hip deep in pie
Hooray for a good severance Steph.
JZ - Aug 02, 2013 5:19:58 am PDT #2607 of 30002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Yay Tep! So happy! I know you've been juggling so many giant stressors for the last few months -- so very, very glad one big one just vanished and transmogrified itself into a giant Good Thing.
bonny, WTF? Can they even begin to explain what they mean by "fixed"? Did they somehow think that you'd apparate in, wave a wand and shout, "SUBMISSUS!" disapparate, and their dog would henceforth and forever be perfect?
Makes me specially sad because I know both your boys have had Basset in them and have been sweethearts, and I know that the handful of Basset mixes in our neighborhood have been unfailingly charming and delightful with Matilda even back when she was a grabby-hands toddler (as well as with other kids, grown-up humans, and a variety of other dogs). If this dog isn't "fixed," whatever the hell they mean by that, that's 100% on them, not the dog. Assholes.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2013 7:09:56 am PDT #2608 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It makes me feel a little ridiculous about how stressed I got.
You were stressed because you didn't know how much (And did they not know? How good is that management?) not because of the amount you were going to get.
Scrappy - Aug 02, 2013 7:41:33 am PDT #2609 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
What ita said. Also, glad it's a goodly sum!
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2013 7:50:21 am PDT #2610 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
bonny, WTF? Can they even begin to explain what they mean by "fixed"? Did they somehow think that you'd apparate in, wave a wand and shout, "SUBMISSUS!" disapparate, and their dog would henceforth and forever be perfect?
Makes me specially sad because I know both your boys have had Basset in them and have been sweethearts, and I know that the handful of Basset mixes in our neighborhood have been unfailingly charming and delightful with Matilda even back when she was a grabby-hands toddler (as well as with other kids, grown-up humans, and a variety of other dogs). If this dog isn't "fixed," whatever the hell they mean by that, that's 100% on them, not the dog. Assholes.
Yes, to both, JZ.
Basically, they just want him to stop being himself and never cause them another problem.
And, I _do_ feel for the pooch. He's the sweetest, calmest dude with, I might add,the BIGGEST feet I've ever seen on a dog.
He's massively overweight...they _DO_ feed him...gets zero exercise...doesn't get much attention and no leadership.
I wish I could help him.
erikaj - Aug 02, 2013 7:51:46 am PDT #2611 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
I know from "My Cat From Hell" that sometimes pets end up being proxies for their owners' problems. Also, that guy is the opposite of sensitive. Yay, Teppy!
Shir - Aug 02, 2013 7:56:53 am PDT #2612 of 30002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh, just saw your post - thanks, ita.
Hil R. - Aug 02, 2013 8:26:33 am PDT #2613 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just looked at my student evaluations from last semester. Overall, pretty good. I'm somewhat puzzled at the one student who says that I need to be more friendly, because it's intimidating to approach me. I don't think I've ever gotten that one before.