Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Timelies all!
Yay for new houses!
Mr. S was a complete terror for the nanny. He went into his room, slammed the door shut, then trashed the room. After that he managed to open his window, push out the screen and throw things out of it. I don't know what to do with him when he's like this...
Oh, my god, the person who's currently working at potential fancy new job was apparently an X-Files BNF.
Huh. How did you learn this?
Oh Sheryl, You must just be exhausted. I'm sorry he is such a handful. The best I got is, this too shall pass.
Sheryl I am so sorry. A few of the books I read that might be of some help:
Beyond Consequences: Logic and Control by Forbes
The Explosive Child by Greene
The Defiant Child by Riley
I am not sure on that last one, but I the other two I had (may still have I can look if you are interested)
Houses! Yay houses!
Today is the second day of my new job. (Yesterday's first day was in AZ, for new hire orientation.) but it's going well! My co-workers are cool, and I'm in nerd central.
Also, because of my new company, I had to get my retinas scanned so I can enter/exit the office. And I get a 30% discount on consumer-grade tasers. A DISCOUNT. ON TASERS. FOR MEEEEE.
Thank goodness you didn't get a job at a blowtorch company.
Huh. How did you learn this?
She used her real name. I need to ping some of the longtime XF people I know and make sure she doesn't have a reputation of some kind.
Taaaaaasserrrrrr. walks around making "bzzt!" noises under my breath
We also can sign up to get shot with a taser, but it's not mandatory, so that's a relief.
oh my. Tasers.
Turns out when you buy a house you all of a sudden have a bunch of stuff to do.
Tonight
- book flights for next week inspection
- book flights for next month close
- set up meeting with potential short-term renter for next week while there
- start a packing list because my brain will be mush
- tell Mac I bought a house
Tomorrow
- certify mail deposit check to realtor
- contact investment co to sell some stuff to replenish my account from deposit
- Contact dog sitter about next week, see if he will take the diabetic foster also - he cannot
- Contact Rescue to find coverage for foster & re-emphasize the need to get Miley placed
- meet with people at Corporate HQ about transitioning to a remote job and working from B'more
- Get info of local realtor from co-worker
Thursday
- one on one with Boss - discuss 8 mo timeline & possible 6 mo timeline
- turn loose list into PM timeline of work needed on house
- Get construction people info from mother
Fri
- try to focus on work for one day
- massage