It's one of those days that if I didn't have 3 meetings, two of which I'm running, I'dve gone back to bed. Instead, I've been triaging email since 7:15.
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Feb 13, 2015 2:59:45 am PST #19195 of 30000
Jesse - Feb 13, 2015 4:33:01 am PST #19196 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooooh. I saw one of my officemates in with HR yesterday and then he left early, so I sort of wondered if something was up. He's hiring, so it wasn't necessarily anything big... but yeah. Today is his last day. I wonder if he'll even come in -- he's not here yet.
Calli - Feb 13, 2015 4:37:22 am PST #19197 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So, I've been invited to an out of state interview. Unlike other out of state interviews, they'll only pay for half my travel costs. I'm a bit torn; on one hand, it's in a cool location, which is part of why I applied. On the other hand, if they're cheap here, my odds of getting relocation expenses seem low. Still, I could take my part of the expenses off my taxes.
Laura - Feb 13, 2015 4:50:31 am PST #19198 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sorry about all the icky mornings. I'm working in my jammies and made myself blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Hey, someone has to have a decent morning.
If it is an interesting opportunity I would jump on it Calli. Half is better than none. The relocation stuff is still negotiable.
Never was patted down when flying. My mom was quite thoroughly when she was in a wheelchair and she has refused to fly ever since. My sibs hate her driving and think she should fly, but at her age I figure she doesn't need the germ exposure anyway.
shrift - Feb 13, 2015 5:14:58 am PST #19199 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Like a full patdown?
Not a full patdown, but my boobs and midsection seem to be getting a lot of attention. Yesterday I wasn't even wearing layers!
In other news, I've landed.
Maria - Feb 13, 2015 5:41:17 am PST #19200 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
shrift, go for a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck membership. It's so worth the hassle of the application process. You don't use the full body scanner, and the lines are even shorter than the priority frequent flyer ones.
Calli, go for it. Relo is negotiable and the amount they cover is imputed income (potentially changing your tax bracket), and whatever they might not cover will be a tax write-off for you.
ION, I'm super grateful for this place and all of you. You were there every damned step of the way when it all came crashing down three years ago. I will never be able to properly express how much it means to me.
Strix - Feb 13, 2015 5:46:12 am PST #19201 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Because you can never say it to the people you care about too much or too often; love you, sorella.
Toddson - Feb 13, 2015 5:59:48 am PST #19202 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In re earlier postings - the PDF I got was obviously from Word. It was badly laid out ... and had typos, grammatical errors (shudder). I pried it out into a Word file, made edits in Track Changes and sent it back ... waiting to see what happens.
-t - Feb 13, 2015 6:24:19 am PST #19203 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy, Toddson.
{{Maria}}
Good luck Calli! Interesting location sounds promising.
I do not even know what this "scanner" is. Been a while since I have flown anywhere. Gratuitous pat downs are icky, though, I know that. Enjoy your vacation extravagantly, shrift!
Steph L. - Feb 13, 2015 6:47:14 am PST #19204 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Okay, so, we are not huge Valentine's Day people, but I always try to get Tim a card. Which I haven't done yet, so I was going to run to the CVS later and see what's left. And then it hit me:
Buy a box of kids' Valentines (obviously superhero-themed; I'm sure I didn't need to say that) and hide each one around the house.
Because Avengers are LOVE. I'm doing it.
t edit I am so glad he knows he married a fangirl woman-child.