Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.

'Hell Bound'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Rick - Apr 11, 2014 8:32:14 am PDT #24926 of 30000

any job can end at any time. I'm not ignoring that

I've been in the same office at the same desk for 26 years now. The guy next door has been in the same office since 1973, but he did get a new desk in the early 80's.

We realize that this is practically unamerican at this point. Probably shows a lack of imagination on our part as well.


Connie Neil - Apr 11, 2014 8:36:01 am PDT #24927 of 30000
brillig

I've had a productive, onerous morning.

Went to H&R Block to hear about taxes. Turns out you have 120 days to pay after you file, so long as you warn them. So I'm going in next Friday to have the nice tax lady help with that call. We were going through an insolvency worksheet to see if we could tell the IRS that we were too poor to have to pay the extra tax, but the 401K I've been diligently paying into was sitting there with a nice bright "You can tap me for money!" sign on it. Plus we would have to contact every doctor to find out how much we still owe them. No, I'll take the hit, it's not worth it to scramble to get that information and to take the penalty on withdrawing from my 401K.

I'm also going to up my withholding at work, taxlady said I'm not having enough kept out, especially when a third of the lease payment is going to have to go to taxes. It's kind of horrifiying how much I resent having to give up chunks of unexpected money.

After that, to the bank to notorize the legal forms, to the Post Office to mail it off, then the doctor's office to drop off the state's annual "She's competent to drive even though she's a sickie" form.

And it's not even noon yet.


P.M. Marc - Apr 11, 2014 9:07:42 am PDT #24928 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I wonder what this can mean for trans* bottom surgery. Amazing what it meant for those girls.

Possibly not much for the women, as a friend of Jilli's and mine has spoken to since her transition, with joyous TMI. Using the existing bits and bobs, the newly constructed bits and bobs are apparently pleasurably functional.


Ginger - Apr 11, 2014 9:11:35 am PDT #24929 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Amazing things are on the way, whether we are ethically and emotionally prepared for them or not.

Hell, we're still not ethically and emotionally prepared for gunpowder.


Steph L. - Apr 11, 2014 9:12:46 am PDT #24930 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

You won't have to print pdfs and rescan? Ok, only "bright side" I can think of.

This is true. Well, I get to do it for 3 months. By July I might be thanking my lucky stars that it's ending.


Burrell - Apr 11, 2014 9:17:24 am PDT #24931 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Damn, I friggin' love science!

I'm sorry to hear the bad news, Steph. I hope it all works itself out to your good.


Dana - Apr 11, 2014 9:21:38 am PDT #24932 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Steph, in searching for work-at-home stuff for myself, medical editors are in really high demand. Hopefully you won't have a hard time finding something else.


Steph L. - Apr 11, 2014 9:23:26 am PDT #24933 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I'm sorry to hear the bad news, Steph. I hope it all works itself out to your good.

Thanks. I'm just reminding myself that it's 3 months of work, which is good, and in the meantime the AMA gig is ongoing and steady (if not full time), and I can keep looking for other stuff and/or figure out if I want to go back to a 9-5 office job.

Steph, in searching for work-at-home stuff for myself, medical editors are in really high demand.

Can I ask -- what places are you looking? I may be looking in the wrong places.


Dana - Apr 11, 2014 9:47:31 am PDT #24934 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I actually signed up for a month at a site called FlexJobs, which focuses on telecommuting jobs and jobs with flexible schedules. I found a coupon that made the month $5, and I figured it was worth it. They basically curate the job listings and weed out the spam.

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Obviously I don't know any details about your experience, so all of these job listings might not be relevant. If you decide you want to sign up for the site, let me know and I'll dig up that coupon code I used.


Steph L. - Apr 11, 2014 9:49:43 am PDT #24935 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I have a feeling I will. I'm about to run out the door, but I'll check this out when I get back, and then I may shoot you an email. Thank you so much!