How is the better guy better? Is his attack better, so if he gets through my defence I'm done for? Or is his defence better so I'll never land anything? Is he faster than me? Stronger?

If I'm the better one, I'm going for open targets--whatever he leaves. be it jaw, liver, groin, nose, throat. Defence is what you do with your other limbs at the time, and also your footwork. Defence is what I'm using to compensate in case I'm not stronger or faster. Or what I use to hit him twice for his one.

But I'm only betting on the less good fighter if their difference is that they're balls to the wall all or nothing not getting out of this alive, and I'm just fighting to dissuade or perhaps to momentarily disable. If you're holding back like that, your defence might take a lot of damage while you're inflicting relatively little. And no defence is perfect--at best you're so fast he doesn't touch you, but your stamina better be epic too. Most tiring 30 seconds of your life, unless you're Carl Lewis.

Argh, I still don't have the formal offer letter, and no contact saying that there's an issue. I know these things always take longer, but damnit, I want to give my two weeks notice at hellhole today.

That's so annoying, Maria! Waiting is the hardest part, sex Tom Petty, and he's so right.

You WILL get it. Are you boxing tonight? Hit some stuff!

Waiting is the hardest part, sex Tom Petty, and he's so right.

I read this as some sort of order "Maria, go sex Tom Petty". Oh my.

Strix, I am going to hit some stuff. Ditching Zumba and Core tonight for the boxing. I need to, and I will be imagining a certain person's face on the bag.

It's just frustrating. They've given me no indication that I'm not going to get it, but I have a feeling the background check took longer than they thought.

meara, I had to read it twice too. And "oh my" is not strong enough for that....

I feel strongly that if we as a group are going to encourage Maria to sex someone, it should be someone prettier than Tom Petty.

Andi, I love you. That is all.

I am chuckling. Perhaps it is an evil chuckle. Perhaps it is the maniacal chuckle of the sleep-deprived. But I am chuckling and it is good.

Also I may or may not be thinking of nominating Richard Armitage as being pretty enough. Opinions?

Ok, just got an email from new boss, asking me if I have time to talk tonight. I responded back that of course I have time to talk tonight, and also asked if there was an issue. His response? "No issue. We just need to get down to business!"

So send me the damned offer letter! Grr.