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?

Well, I have an ear infection, and now I have antibiotics. I may wait to start taking them until Monday when I get back from this trip, though, because the LAST thing I need is the inevitable diarrhea during this 2-day conference.

I don't know if our eval policy is that strict, but all the managers do get a stern "Not all of your employees are above expectations" email every year.

I suspect that my company has a similar policy, given that the ratings we get seem to make no sense and have little to do with what we actually accomplish.

So for the chance to sit on my couch in my PJs while working, I'll put up with a lot.

This is my policy also.

Shocking new school lice policies

That makes sense to me, with the disclaimer that I don't have kids and have never had lice.

I've heard, though I don't know, that henna kills lice.

Frank, lots of coping~ma for your friend. That's so horrible.

There was a Krystal Rivers on my recent ballot. That sounds like a stripper with a nature gimmick.

There's a newsperson on msnbc named Krystal Ball. She ran for office here in Virginia a while back. My BF and I made ALL the jokes.

Well, on the work front, I've been given the explicit ok by my boss to basically say 'so in order to meet this 40% quota, you are encouraging managers to lie to the detriment of the employee's record?' She's going to ask if they flatly are refusing to even do COLA for people who *just* do their jobs.

When I said this to my boss, she said they'd been so busy fighting the stupid quota system that they'd never put it in those terms. I told her flatly that unless they could *document* me not meeting my goals, I would not sign a performance eval that stated such. Her response 'well now I'm going to tell everyone to do that.'

Basically, the same conversation has been had by our local mgmt. Everyone is pretty pissed and just wishes they'd spin us off to the main contract. But we're a cheap feather in their hat.

I don't relish being a problem child, but quite frankly, we're all getting treated worse and worse over the years by this company as our peers on the main contract get better deals. I'm not going to be the only one.

Also, I couldn't refrain from having another go at the damned post.

I am laughing painfully and ironically at Jilli's post.

I just got home from rehearsal and am way too keyed up to sleep. Turns out that singing "You Can't Stop the Beat" with an orchestra is incredibly fucking fun. Along with the rest of the program.

She's going to ask if they flatly are refusing to even do COLA for people who *just* do their jobs.

What's COLA?