Every time H makes an improvement around here, I tell him, "It looks like it's always been that way--like it's supposed to be that way."
Your wall looks like it's always been that way--like it's supposed to be that way, Sarameg.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
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.
Beverly - Oct 15, 2014 5:55:03 pm PDT #8282 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Burrell - Oct 15, 2014 5:58:48 pm PDT #8283 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yay Kat! Your new school looks really cool.
Which reminds me, would love to talk to you some time (weekend maybe?) about Palms as I am so of two minds about the school, and of whether it's the right place for Franny. She's doing okay, I just... don't know.
Burrell - Oct 15, 2014 5:59:17 pm PDT #8284 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wow sarameg, that looks great!
sarameg - Oct 15, 2014 6:11:08 pm PDT #8285 of 30000
Yeah, it looks..,boring. As it should! No more bubbly plaster flouresence and stains. And I'm hoping that by using the cement board, if there are future moisture issues in that wall (I'm really really cautious... and pessimistic) , it'll be easy refinishing. Just sanding and paint. No rebuilding the damn plaster where it pulled off the mortar on lathe.
lisah - Oct 15, 2014 6:14:55 pm PDT #8286 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Suzi, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Kat, that is great news!!
My job has been particularly demoralizing lately. I feel like we're doomed for failure (thanks, in part, to sarameg's employer!) and yesterday my team was told that, basically, the absentee business owner has "no faith" that we can do the job. ugh. It's stuff that has come up before, and I'd already been pretty depressed about my job and the project but I just lost it. And then was told by my bosses that I shouldn't "take it personally." I swear that was the closest I've ever come to straight up walking out of a job. But, I didn't. Instead I texted Bob and he encouraged me to set up a meeting with our head of HR (who is the wife of the owner). So I talked to her this morning which was good. She said when she told her husband that I'd asked for a meeting he said to do "whatever Lisa says" to make it better. I'm one of the remaining original employees (I was like hire number 9 and we've grown to over 300 people now) and she made it clear that they still really value me. I think at this point if I said "get me off this project now" they'd make that work for me. I'm not sure that that's what I want to do though. I've invested so much in the work; I'd really like to see it succeed (unless sara's employers, in league with our fed client, do actually doom us to failure).
sarameg - Oct 15, 2014 6:26:29 pm PDT #8287 of 30000
Jeez, lisah, I'm sorry you have to deal with Completely Sucking Company making your life worse. I'm glad you were heard. I feel you, oh yeah.
aurelia - Oct 15, 2014 9:25:45 pm PDT #8288 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Congrats, Kat!
I'd probably have to move across the country to the Bay Area.
You know your hockey team isn't there.
Theodosia - Oct 16, 2014 2:20:31 am PDT #8289 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Congrats Kat!
-t - Oct 16, 2014 3:45:02 am PDT #8290 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You know your hockey team isn't there.
Sometimes they visit.
I think. I don't follow hockey.
Pix - Oct 16, 2014 4:02:46 am PDT #8291 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Kat, that's amazing news!