My grandpa was named Clayton, and went by Clay. he turned out pretty well.

But his last name wasn't Walls, was it?

I now need to give to ED a list of job tasks that I need fulfilled by a new full time Hort person. I've come to the point that a director is not needed. A data inputter, someone to develop adult ed programs maybe, although I've been doing that, a networker, but above all another pair of hands on the ground. So a part of me is rethinking the whole "department" and thinking full time but part time hort admin, and full time part time grounds crew. And I get stuck with the 6-9pm board meetings and shade tree meetings and master plan meetings. I've come to think that we're too small for the ego of a director.

I'm right to read that sentence, Jilli, as "Shit will hit the fan here for No Good Reason. The ideal candidate will smile when it happens and be prepared to say it's her fault."

The thing is, "Ability to deal with ambiguity and change within a fast-paced environment" is in every job ad now. I mean, it's totally common in library jobs. Which, if I may say, are not what I would consider fast-paced. The ER we are not.

Can't really say how Krystal is doing just from her being on a ballot. A lot of people who did not turn out okay run for office.

She won. I don't remember who did or did not recommend her. I didn't have time to research all the judges this time.

The Honorable Krystal Rivers, then? I forget what's correct.

Tried baking an egg in half an avocado. Left off the bacon because cooking up some bacon is beyond my scope this afternoon. It was okay, not amazing, but this particular avocado got cut in half a while ago and then stuck in the freezer, so probably not the best possible candidate. I may try with a not so ripe one next time.

I'm wearing a new top I got that is sort of a checkerboard pattern but with some optical illusion like perspective trickery going on. The squares up by the neck are much smaller than down by my waist, for one thing. Anyway it occurred to me that I could wear it with a hounds-tooth skirt and a striped blazer (all in black and white) and get kind of a Harley Quinn at the Office kind of effect. Worth trying to turn into a Halloween costume?

Pretty sure something very similar to the ambiguity phrase got said about my job when I was interviewing for it. I remember somebody saying fast-paced, because our department does not really seem fast-paced to me. Sometimes things are urgent, but that isn't the general atmosphere.

Ironically, there was no mention if ambiguity or past paced on my job application for 911. Perhaps it's just a given? But seriously, a huge part of most jobs is making order out of chaos. That is a vital skill. Ambiguity on the job is a friend to no one except lawyers.

But seriously, a huge part of most jobs is making order out of chaos.

This is very true, but when it's mentioned in relation to technical writing or editing, it generally means "We don't write feature specs, our devs don't make any notes about their work, and we may change key UI elements two days before the ship date".

Ran into my first real glitch in the staining: [link]

See that light strip at the bottom? With the drip pattern? Yeah, I have NO IDEA what caused that. I never applied anything in that pattern. So anyway, I'll just do some sanding (have already scrubbed it again) and do over. As you can see, the posts (minus caps) need more than one round of stain (and this one only has one as is.)

Funny part is I wasn't even going to do the post tonight, but just got carried away.

That is what I am thinking of trying, Plei. The treatment we've been using is alcohol-based, not chemical, but it is kinda harsh on the hair. And it turns out to be hard to get. Good combs we have. Do you have to saturate the hair with the silicone product and/or leave it on a long time?

I usually sprayed it on her (this is when she had hair to her butt which tangled like a mofo) after a bath and just combed through. Never bothered with saturating.

I still have the bottle, just in case. For kicks, I added some argon oil to it if I do have to use it again.

Flea, is it possible that the infestations just aren't clearing totally?