aurelia, I'm sorry you have to work such a long shift. Much caffeine~ma to you.

Still too cold outside, but ltc was much better about wearing a coat hat and gloves today. So, progress. She wants a scarf, but it has to be a pink unicorn scarf, which I can't seem to find.

Oh, man, aurelia. Those are some long days. Sorry.

We had our company "town hall" thing yesterday and it was ok I guess? Big big boss said something about restructuring and swim lanes and career paths that is probably meant to sound promising but actually sounds kind of ominous.

Ooof, -t, I hope it's the former.

aurelia, that's ridiculous! It's a setup for burnout - I know you know this, but I could wish the people you work with would catch a clue.

Woke up this morning to Boaty honking away, opened the blinds, couldn't see the trees at the bottom of the hill for the fog. That would do it! It's reached "Stephen King novel" levels now, I can just see across the quad.

We normally try to stagger the calls such that my assistant does the early call, I roll in before noon, he leaves at dinner break and I stay thru the end of tech. It just breaks down when someone gets sick.

I hear ya on the long days. I have to be available during my customer's working hours, approx 6AM-7PM, but then there is a bunch of stuff I can only do when people aren't working, so nights and weekends. It gets old.

Oh fog! We almost never get fog so when it happens I get all excited and make everyone look. They roll their eyes at me. But Fog!

LA high school shooting. No one here works in Santa Clarita, right?

Jesus.

I can't even look up the story -- everything Google-related is down for me, but this site is fine. (I think that's a sign.)

I'm at our front desk and there's a big flat screen TV across from me; it's always kept on with CNN (I think) playing ... but it went out, so I'm enjoying the quiet. I don't want to have to hear the story repeated over and over. (One person came through and mentioned it ... said "are they still doing that?")

Timelies all!

I've caught headlines about the story, but that's it.

OK- I need a quick rationality check. I am currently locked IN my apartment. The lock has been fussy since they put it in.

I am thinking I calm down and try again in a half hour. It will probably open when I am not freaking out. If it doesn't open, then I call Maria to take down the sign that I am scared to take down and call a locksmith? My landlord does not have an emergency number. I could also try emailing his daughter....

Either way I think I need to ask them to fix the lock, because it is very tricky. I thought I fixed it two days ago and it was working well, until just now.

There are also screw on the inside of the lock, so I could try opening it up that way.