Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.

Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.

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.


Jessica - Mar 28, 2023 5:42:17 am PDT #21366 of 29425
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

any tips on how to word accomplishments as a project-manager sort of person to both (a) show I did something but (b) not make it sound like I did all the work—sometimes I directed others to do it and other times worked as part of a team. Some things I can claim—like oh, I looked at this issue or these results and realized we needed to do XYZ and then had the team do it, sure. But a lot of other times when trying to think of examples of things I’ve done I end up saying we we we we.

If this is for a resume/interview, my advice is take all the credit you can (without being dishonest).

Bali! Wow! (I am going to London next week which I am pretty thrilled about, but I have a feeling you’ll be getting better vacation weather than I will.)

Holy shit, Suela, your license plate?

But people stealing license plates is one of those things I have only ever read about in fiction and hadn't experienced in real life even as an anecdote so sort of an achievement unlocked kind of thing

Same!

Stabile-meds-ma to the Zmayhems. You guys deserve all the first class everything.

I had a job interview Friday (my first since getting time-delayed laid off) and last night I woke up at 4am with an anxiety dream where the recruiter got back to me to say I didn't get the role AND made a point of specifically telling me how terrible and unqualified all the interviewers thought I was. Thanks brain! It was super easy getting back to sleep after that!


askye - Mar 28, 2023 6:41:03 am PDT #21367 of 29425
Thrive to spite them

David .thanks. I'm really excited. Plus she has die cutting things so I'm going to have her show me all about that. Maybe not today. But at some point. I'm not getting a die cut machine. I am not any time soon because I gave too many started projects and I need to finish them and do more with what I have before I add something else.

Jessica I hate that your brain went to terrible places. You are awesome .

I've never heard of a license plate being atolen in real life either. Although I hadn't experienced a car being abandoned on a public street for weeks on end and that has happened. There has been a mini van in one of the parking spaces across from our place for...3 weeks maybe ? Cops have been notified but nothing came of it. So guess it isn't stolen.


Laura - Mar 28, 2023 6:59:03 am PDT #21368 of 29425
Our wings are not tired.

Interview~ma Jess.

Thank you expert travelers.

No expert here, but I know it will make things much smoother when you get all the logistics settled.

Brendon is applying for the Varsity head coach position where he is currently JV coach. (He'll probably get it) This is good and bad. Good because it is his love in life (after me), and I know how important it is to mentor these kids and get them into good universities. Bad because it is going to be a lot more time and his focus is nonexistent already. Seriously, he has zero focus or time management skills. I'm working on it with him. Balancing home/health/work/sports is a challenge for anyone, but being ADHD adds to that challenge.


meara - Mar 28, 2023 9:07:50 am PDT #21369 of 29425

Good luck Jessica! That is very rude of your brain, but mine would probably do the same.


Trudy Booth - Mar 28, 2023 9:13:38 am PDT #21370 of 29425
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Just trying to find ways to make the travel less onerous.

You may already be doing this of course… but every airline has an ADA line and it’s their whole job to do that. They’ll set up the wheel chair escort through security, boarding, move seats, whatever. If mom is traveling alone, gets to the airport and the chair isn’t there she calls them and it pretty quickly is.

Also, if you decide to travel with an assistance device that checks free. Mom and I used this one on the trip we just took and it was gangbusters - it converts from a rollator to a transport chair in about two seconds. In everyday life she uses a cane, but her being able to sit down and have me push while traveling bought us a lot of flexibility. [link]


DavidS - Mar 28, 2023 9:19:52 am PDT #21371 of 29425
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

but every airline has an ADA line and it’s their whole job to do that.

Thanks! Maria encouraged me to take advantage of pre-boarding which would probably be enough. JZ doesn't need a wheelchair.


Dana - Mar 28, 2023 12:47:54 pm PDT #21372 of 29425
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Absolutely take advantage of pre-boarding and anything else that will make your life easier.


flea - Mar 28, 2023 12:49:09 pm PDT #21373 of 29425
information libertarian

Hey have I told you all about the Ask A Manager level weirdness going on at my work? My boss (40m, started September) and same-level colleague (30something f, started January) have developed the kind of close relationship at work that leads to things like staff coming to me and remarking “I walked into the break room when they were eating lunch and it felt like I was interrupting a date.” People, the vibes are so weird. Are they actually having an affair? She has a 6 month old so I cannot personally imagine having the energy and honestly I don’t evebcare but the vibes alone are a workplace problem. I’ve thought it through and there’s no place to take this issue safely but I hate it so much.


Trudy Booth - Mar 28, 2023 12:55:27 pm PDT #21374 of 29425
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

JZ doesn't need a wheelchair.
Thank heaven for that! Mom doesn’t generally either, but it expedites security by giving her an escort and spares her wasting spoons by standing in lines. If you can expedite with PreCheck that’s awesome.


meara - Mar 28, 2023 1:43:00 pm PDT #21375 of 29425

Wow that is awkward, flea! Could someone maybe talk to him, and say something about it (maybe not "it's date like" but like "the closeness is concerning for other staff and their opportunities to work closely with you/advance their career/work on special projects/whatever")? Or talk to her and let her know even if it's totally innocent the vibe is misleading? Not sure but how awkward.