To add to Maria's point, of four people I am aware of in my group who had PIPs, two were eventually let go (one of them after multiple PIPs, and I still fought to keep her), one is now doing kick-ass, and one is my boss.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Aug 21, 2013 6:58:37 am PDT #3533 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
DavidS - Aug 21, 2013 6:59:08 am PDT #3534 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Usually, Hec, I'm impressed by your ability to have blended your family so well.Mine certainly did not go like that, but as my mother says, divorce is a strong word, there are definitely not-chill times. But mostly y'all make it look easy.
It's work. It's hard work to keep the friction away from Emmett. And mostly we get along fine and work together and don't indulge in petty bullshit. But it requires so much effort to keep it on keel sometimes.
And like I said, it gets raw in a hurry. And like your mom said, divorce is a strong word.
Aims - Aug 21, 2013 7:24:48 am PDT #3535 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
"You have to be really sure this is what you want to do, we don't make it easy for tech writers here, are you sure you want to do this?"
What the .... ?
Sean K - Aug 21, 2013 7:37:35 am PDT #3536 of 30002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Hey Aims, I wanted to comment on this from yesterday:
I don't know why, but the last bit is bugging the crap out of me. I know there are lots of Christians who are assholes and do things not even related a teeny bit to Good Works, tolerance, love, charity, etc. But not all of them are and ... I don't know. Maybe I'm just predisposed to being annoyed by them because they poke at me about my Faith all. the. time.
I swear those two just like grinding axes. Did you know that they were one of the bigger reasons I left Michigan? They just like to poke, and I was tired of it.
Aims - Aug 21, 2013 7:39:25 am PDT #3537 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Preach, brutherman. They are a large part of why we talk about leaving again.
Calli - Aug 21, 2013 8:15:14 am PDT #3538 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
They are a large part of why we talk about leaving again.
Can you tell them to get stuffed without leaving the state? It seems a shame to let "friends" drive you away.
meara - Aug 21, 2013 9:43:15 am PDT #3539 of 30002
Can you tell them to get stuffed without leaving the state? It seems a shame to let "friends" drive you away.
Yeah, no kidding. That's ridiculous.
Laga - Aug 21, 2013 9:57:22 am PDT #3540 of 30002
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
/delurk
On the other hand, Eastern Pennsylvania is beautiful.
Aims - Aug 21, 2013 10:09:21 am PDT #3541 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It's complicated, but for the most part, we aren't hanging out with them as often as we used to.
EpicTangent - Aug 21, 2013 10:37:03 am PDT #3542 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Hey, All.
Just checking in - 2 days in a row, *gasp*!
Funny thing, I received an email this morning with a "Lisa Hardin" in the chain of forwards. I got all excited for Buffista connectedness for a second until I recognized that "d" is not "b".
ETA: lisah, if that is too close to having a RL name up, I'll take it down.