Congratulations Kat!! That's awesome and very well deserved.
Ginger, I'm sorry about the tree.
It was grandparents' day here. yup. I think I am going to lose it completely.
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
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.
hippocampus - May 16, 2014 2:36:21 pm PDT #27897 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Scrappy - May 16, 2014 2:56:09 pm PDT #27898 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That sounds like teasing to me, Juliebird. Like he was trying to seem cool and funny in front of the crowd.
Jessica - May 16, 2014 3:14:29 pm PDT #27899 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You guys, the two-family townhouse next door to my building is for sale. Anyone want to loan me a million bucks?
Jesse - May 16, 2014 4:02:17 pm PDT #27900 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesus, is that listing suggesting it could be a teardown? With the language about the buildable square feet?
ION, if you've forgotten about the horrors of the Bush administration, do watch this week's Frontline.
-t - May 16, 2014 4:46:33 pm PDT #27901 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Whew, I made it through my 6 mile run for a total of 19 this week. Walter suggested we lay down on the grass after mile 2, but he rallied. Tired now. Legs already sore, usually that hits the next day. Have burned more calories than I have eaten today, should probably do something about that.
Liese S. - May 16, 2014 4:53:42 pm PDT #27902 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Wow, -t, that's great. I totally should start zombies this summer, huh?
-t - May 16, 2014 4:56:46 pm PDT #27903 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They are very motivating! I'm almost through Season 1, and pretty darn happy I don't have to wait for Season 2 to start. Come to think of it, I was not chased once during this run; maybe they knew I needed to conserve my strength.
meara - May 16, 2014 5:00:41 pm PDT #27904 of 30000
Six mile run?? Wow, go you, t! That's a 10K!
...I am supposed to do a 10 in two weeks. I am so not ready at all.
sarameg - May 16, 2014 5:08:53 pm PDT #27905 of 30000
Congrats, Kat! Well deserved.
Jesse, US of Secrets? Yeah, I saw part of that. Uhg.
t TL;DR So there's been drama brewing at the pool. 3 weeks ago, they fired the aquatics director. Right before camp and summer season. Baaaaad. I'd been getting a lot of scuttlebutt from him and various staff (pool and other) that he was trying to hire more guard staff for the summer, a much needed lessons coordinator and was getting major pushback from the director and a couple of gym floor managers on all his candidates for the past 6 months (I think the latter feared their positions would be cut because they aren't qualified to guard, and this is an issue when only one guard is on site. Also, that number of positions unfilled that long? WTF? He was only getting the ok on entry-level-guards who turnover fast.) I suspect that was a major factor, because he did keep everything running smoothly and was well liked.
Needless to say, it has not been smooth since. All the guards and swim instructors are pissed and confused. The director is trying to fill in, but is discovering it is a PITA at the end of the semester when he has guards that are leaving, guards needing time off for vacation, guards taking second summer jobs now that classes are over... Well, DUH.
Tonight, the floor manager actually caved drove out and picked up a guard at home (who just came home from college last week and hasn't worked here since last fall and figured she was the last # on the list) because the guard scheduled didn't show. Oh and I found out the one that didn't show? It wasn't his usual shift, so good chance he didn't know since he's super-part-time and they haven't had an inservice since this all went down. (DUH!)
People tell me all this shit, it's funny. (I got all the last para from the child watch manager tonight while waiting for the manager and guard to arrive.) But holy shit, talk about a mess of their own making. I'm tempted next time I see the director (I do often) to be a knowitall bitch and be all 'you know you really need a pool director AND coordinator AND more than one guard-certified on-site AND you know 3 of you guards are graduating and going to college this summer AND summers usually require 2 guards per shift, right??!! Because I know this by observation from the past 5 years.'
t /TL;DR
The pool regulars are getting CRANKY with random closures (this was the first one I hit and I only had to wait half an hour) and the parents are getting pissed that the front desk is giving them wrong info about lessons and....
Also, I've been trying to find a way to get a hold of the ex-pool director because I think we might have a position at work opening up that's right up his alley (we'd talked jobs before) except he has a damn common name, even knowing he lives in Catonsville. I think I can get his info from someone, though.
-t - May 16, 2014 5:20:28 pm PDT #27906 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Goodness, sarameg, you sure lead an exciting life.
Thanks guys. I'm pretty amazed that I could do it - that's over two hours of running for me, and in January half an hour of running was REALLY HARD. Of course, I did have to stop now and then to give Walter water, or convince him to stop rolling in the grass, or wait for a traffic light, but still. It's some really obvious progress and that is super gratifying.