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02-08-2009, 11:32 PM | #3241 |
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02-09-2009, 04:23 AM | #3242 |
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OMG it was such an incredibly bad idea to have a soda and a large mocha this evening. I normally don't have any caffeine after lunchtime, and I had this whole theory that it would make sure I stayed awake while I was long-distance driving... and hey, my theory worked out great! Except I was done driving six and a half hours ago, and I'm still fucking awake.
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02-10-2009, 08:59 AM | #3243 |
Vicariously, I live...
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I woke up this morning, as per usual, to get up and head in to class.
Then the reality of how far behind I am in this class combined with how much I need to get done for all of my other classes immediately set in and gave me a panic attack. Neat. I emailed the teacher and told her I was sick. I have to get shit done. -.-
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02-10-2009, 10:15 AM | #3244 |
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Or, the whole fucking world can just ignore everything I say or do. Debbil knows I have nothing to contribute.
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02-10-2009, 10:28 AM | #3245 |
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02-10-2009, 11:41 AM | #3246 |
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I dropped my slide box and shattered every slide in it. Now I have to come in on a planned day off to repeat an experiment.
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02-10-2009, 12:18 PM | #3247 |
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What, and miss the entertainment? No way.
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02-10-2009, 12:26 PM | #3248 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Oh hush, you.
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02-10-2009, 02:00 PM | #3249 | |
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02-11-2009, 12:44 PM | #3250 |
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I'm not really upset, just sad:
So I sent that letter for my ex boss's recognition dinner thingy, and had talked to my sis in law some time ago and she mentioned I should come. She has not mentioned it since. As I was talking to my best friend, she asked if I was going to go and it occurred to me I didn't get an invite. Now, an oversight this could be, but I started thinking about "what if there is some kind of deal" where the pres would be all put out just because I don't work there anymore? I left on great terms, but I didn't blow all the right people when I was there, so who knows? Sure, I could ask my sis in law, but that might put her in a position of having to say "welllllllllll..." and I don't want to do that either. My conclusion is that, just in case, it's best if I just don't go. I don't want to cause any problems or steal anyone's thunder. I want the honorees to enjoy the evening and if I might stand in the way of that at all I should just stay away. But it makes me sad. My ex boss was like a big sis I never had. I will send her a card with my best wishes. And, the bright side is, it reminds me how stupidly political that place was, and reminds me how very happy I am to be here. PS. people are leaving that place in droves.
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02-11-2009, 01:30 PM | #3251 |
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Sorry Shawnee.
When I read that you were involved in a party for a former boss, I was struck by that because I though most employers basically banned previous employees from all events. But it's sad nevertheless that the politics are keeping you from attending. |
02-11-2009, 01:51 PM | #3252 | |
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Yeah, I see what you're saying. Then again, another former cow orker who has stolen 2 employees from there and is working on a third, goes to everything. She did blow all the right people, including her husband she snagged a couple years ago (bigwig IT guy.) Eh, that's her, that's not me. I can be incredibly naive about these kinds of things...I always expect better from people.
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02-11-2009, 06:55 PM | #3253 |
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Shawnee, for what it's worth, I would double-check with your sister-in-law if I were you. It sounds like more than one person is acting as if they expect you to come. There may not have even been formal invitations other than a corporate email, and of course you don't have an email address with the old workplace anymore... If you don't want to put your sis-in-law on the spot, just casually ask her to say hi to everyone there for you, and that will give her the chance to either say nothing, or ask you what the hell you mean because of course you're coming, right?
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02-11-2009, 08:17 PM | #3254 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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