Good luck, quester! I get the ambivalence of the not ideal job; I hope it's not too bad, anyway.
Man, I am starving today. Every time I turn around it's to look for something more to eat. I hope that means I'm getting better.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'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.
-t - Jun 04, 2014 5:34:51 pm PDT #29150 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pix - Jun 04, 2014 6:26:20 pm PDT #29151 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I'm so sorry, ita.
Quester, best luck!
Tomorrow is the last day of school for the students. I have some grading and a ton of end of the year stuff to take care of (including packing up my room since they are renovating my whole hallway and I'll be in another classroom next year), so I don't feel remotely done. But still, whee! So ready.
Kat - Jun 04, 2014 6:56:15 pm PDT #29152 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Graduation went well. One of the kids who was speaking used the quote that hangs in my room from T. S. Eliot about beginnings and endings. I never teach it or refer to it, so I can't figure out if it was a shout out or not.
Last day with students tomorrow and then cleaning and then DONE. Sort of. Then Grace has surgery next week and life rolls on.
Tom Scola - Jun 04, 2014 6:57:37 pm PDT #29153 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Jesse for Mayor!!!
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2014 7:22:29 pm PDT #29154 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, guys. I offered all the recruiters I'm connected to on LinkedIn my resume (four grabs so far) as well as sent a goodbye note to my business users who think I'm one of maybe 3 useful people in the whole department, and the manager has agreed to be a reference for me (he was a reference for me for this job too...). Oh, and I tightened up my overlong resume.
I figure that's fair day 1 activity. Tomorrow? I guess I'll click on the LinkedIn job openings and do as much follow through as possible.
Jobma, for you, quester! I feel you about wrong jobs--I'm still the ADA work from home girl. I don't know how I'm going to work around that one--but I am looking at your link, lisah, for sure.
And happy graduation/transitions to all the wee ones.
Consuela - Jun 04, 2014 7:37:14 pm PDT #29155 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm sorry to hear that, ita. You deserve better, but hopefully you will find better.
Me, I managed to soldier right through to happy hour, during which I drank a low-alcohol (but tasty) beer very slowly. And then I tried to get a Uber car, but the app didn't work, so I caught a bus home.
I am, apparently, hiding from a personal project I need to finish, but I think tonight is not the night for that.
Three full meals today! And a beer! So excite.
Connie Neil - Jun 04, 2014 7:46:12 pm PDT #29156 of 30000
brillig
ita, have you ever looking into partial disability? Surely you've got enough medical history to get a serious hearing.
Jesse - Jun 05, 2014 2:20:25 am PDT #29157 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good luck, quester!
And I'm glad some of you people are on the mend!
I feel you about wrong jobs--I'm still the ADA work from home girl. I don't know how I'm going to work around that one--but I am looking at your link, lisah, for sure.
Maybe meara's job is hiring -- they don't have offices at all, right? (I mean, not for her kind of crazy travelling job, but a job like what you do. Working from home is totally a thing now, is what I'm saying.)
Sue - Jun 05, 2014 2:48:12 am PDT #29158 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Job-ma for Quester.
Praise Jeebus! My pass and key were buried on my desk. This should tell you something about the state of my desk.
Jesse - Jun 05, 2014 3:29:08 am PDT #29159 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good news, Sue!
This is ridiculous, but I still can't figure out how to have my phone settings. I don't want the sound totally off, because I want to hear phone calls. And sometimes I appreciate the ding I get before appointments. EXCEPT every other Thursday, when I get a reminder about approving timesheets at 6am and it often wakes me up. OK, in the process of typing this, I went to see if I could edit the appointment, even though I didn't create it, and maybe I could! Check back in two weeks....