Not Amy, but cozies are the kind of light mysteries -- if there's a recipe at the back of the book, it's definitely a cozy. Usually an amateur detective ala Miss Marple, maybe a small-town setting, etc.
I am a hot mess today for no good reason. Ugh!
Ah, that makes sense. Cozy, comfy, home cooking kind of thing.
...And my boss just told me the ways in which I have fucked up an important internal relationship, so there's a reason. I was already about to cry all morning anyway! Also interviewed a potential candidate this morning and have to do a three-month review this afternoon. So this day is working out great.
Head directly to Happy Hour after work, Jesse. This the kind of day that needs to be expunged with liberal amounts of alcohol.
Aw man, Jesse. That sucks.
I'm sorry Jesse. Totally sucks.
Sorry Jesse. Bad Fridays suck.
There will be happy hour after work -- a going away party (boo!), but I'll only stay for a minute so I can go home and help my mother clean up after a dinner party.
And I'm working tomorrow! Sort of -- going to a conference that should be interesting.
oh Jesse, I call for quick application of a nap and alcohol at your earliest convenience.
My mouth still hurts.
And I had a parent-teacher conferences last night which sapped my will. As a parent, I hate going and as a teacher, I feel vaguely defensive and annoyed. Last night's most upsetting conversation was a parent who wanted his 11th grader to be able to turn in late and missing work (policy says no late work) so that he could pass the class. He is re-taking this particular class because he didn't pass the first time (with a teacher who did accept late work). Dad kept trying to point out that it was mathematically impossible for the student to pass unless he be allowed to "fill in the holes" in his grade. I pointed out that if he spends his time and energy "making up" work, he can't do the work that is actually due at the time. The father didn't think it was useful for the kid to do any work at all, then, for the next ten weeks. I pointed out that it would guarantee a second fail in the course.
In better news, I'm leaving work at 1:45 PM and not returning for at least 11 days! WOOT.
Ugh, sorry for the suck, Jesse.
And ooph Kat! That's hard. I can't believe a parent would discourage a child from just getting the rest of the work in on time. Well okay, I can totally believe it, it's just... ugh. I had to meet with a student this week about a similar problem: He needs to turn in all his papers to pass the course but paper 2 is now 4 weeks late and I've already returned it. Eye roll. So I told him that he's looking at a bare minimum Fail for that paper. Argh.