[falljackets]

kel, honey, i meant to give you hugs earlier - your post made me sort of teary. like turbo and others have said, don't worry! you did what you needed to do. breakups are hard. it's so hard to just go cold-turkey. it's not a band-aid, ya know? give yourself tiiiime. it's great that you guys talked and you know that he is hurting too. not that you both should be miserable, but it's good to know that he had your feelings in mind yesterday. and it will be great if you two can be friends when the hurtyness ends.

moxie, of COURSE you can steal our poster idea! of COURSE! i'm glad you think it's stealable!

wow, minxie, i didn't realize that shel wrote "a boy named sue" but when i told mrfj about it, he said that we've actually talked about it before. i told him i must have been sleeping in class. hehe. doodle, that is so terrible about his house burning down. wow. for some reason, that makes me harbor contempt for barry gibb now.

hi kari! sorry about your work slump! just remember that there is ane nd to it once your school is finished!

take advantage of the quiet time, culture!

hi lore! bye lore! hi raisin! bye raisin!

*still thinking of poodle's cack*

[girltrouble]

hey hot whore licks and wild asses!

sorry i've been getting homework, and treading water, and i end up having to run out of the house before i can read all of the archives/post. i started my new meds and now i can't sleep more than 2.5 hours at a stretch. meds always fuck with my sleep. learning:tig welding, mig welding, oa cutting, a bit of sandblasting (love sand blasting!)and....

glad things are a bit more settled for you kel. i think that was the right thing for you. (((kel)))

happy b day for the p's: pk and poodle,

hi tree (i'm paintin; my tools pink soon as i get some...lol, hi culture!
gotta get goin', kids!
later, okayer!

[doodlebug]

I must say: this thing about my mixed up sleeping schedule? It is very weird to eat your lunch at 8 AM. But I did! And now I must go back to cleaning.

I slept thru the news last night, so I didn't know about Johnny Cash's house till I saw the pic. But it does make me sad...from reading what he wrote about the house, I know it really was a healing space for him, and I totally understand that feeling! I have a healing relationship with my current home, and kind of always made a connection, so the idea of it being so fragile...it was a little shocking. And curses upon anyone who makes Ring of Fire jokes! I just saw a news headline that said, "Johnny Cash's house burns, burns, burns"...I just don't like the media very much anymore, you know?

I think I need to go play with George, actually. He keeps hopping up on my desk and dropping toy mice in front of me.

[turbojenn]

FJ - I also agree that your poster idea is *fabulous!* I would love to have a collection of art that my parents chose for me each year!

That's so sad about Johnny's house. His is one of the musical sounds of my youth, and I still love listening to his stuff. I even dragged the moxies and turbomann to see Walk the Line with me, but I think I enjoyed it more than they did, since I knew all the music, and was sorely tempted to sing along.

They're buying pizza for lunch for everyone here, in honor of the first snow storm of spring - its an annual tradition...and they get *good* chicago pizza...sadly, I cannot partake, as I do not relish the thought of an afternoon bellyache. But that's okay, I have some yummy chili for lunch, which sounds perfect on this ugly day.

hi raisin!! Stop on by more often!!

[raisingirl]

::delurks::

Doodle, on the local news yesterday they made a "joke" about how he sang about a ring of fire, but surely this isn't something he could have imagined. It was so heartless of the asshole news readers to make a crack like that, and I just shook my fist at the TV. Poor Johnny.

I always mean to post more in this thread. Not enough time, too much to say!

::runs out::

[culturehandy]

I have more bloody filing to do. I've had enough of filing. More than enough, but the paper work never stops, ever. So far my phone has been eeriliy quiet. This concerns me. People leave messages I call them back and there is no one there!

Le Sigh.

I'm kind of hungry, just not too sure for what. Hmmmm. I don't want to each my lunch, *quite* yet as it is only 10! Oh well. I'm going to go and finish up crappy filing.

Later okayers!

[moxiegirl]

FJ- that is an AWESOME idea! Can we steal it?

MInxy- do you read shel to minxlette? I LOVED shel silverstein when i was young, and reading it to moxette is something I am TOTALLY looking forward to. Right now though, she's fixated on her "animal faces" book. She likes that I make the animal sounds when she turns the pages. hehe.

ok, my cold meds are kicking in, and i'm all space cadety. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

HI EVERYONE...i'm way to cadety to remember everything I wanted to say, but I read every single word. Swear!

[doodlebug]

Johnny Cash's house burned down. Warning, there is a pic and it's kinda shocking. (I actually gasped out loud.) I feel bereft somehow...

[lorewolf]

Heya Everybootaaay!

I'd chime in that I have a pink tool, but it's actually tiger-striped dark tan.

...but not for long!!! *checks mail* Doh! When is my Girl Card coming?!? I've got so many plans for being a girl. I'll take showers in slow-motion. I'll jog in slow motion down the beach, turning heads as I bounce. People will open doors for me. I'll never have to buy my own drink at a bar evaaaar! When the guy at the checkout counter calls me "Mam", I'll glare at him. I'll even get out of speeding tickets.

D'oh! They need to start making days longer so i can actually finish posts Rock on about Turbo interviewage! I'm thrilled that you're getting a job you're excited about. Yaaay!

Happy Boipday to Poods! 28's a good year!

Minx, Thanks for the history on Harpies. I always find the bird-woman depiction of them to be creepy. Also, I bet you'd be grumpy all the time if you got around by flapping your wings and didn't have a bra.

Glad you're healthy FJ and Doods!

Fondness to everybody, and sorry if I haven't mentioned you in a while I like you guys. I just don't have much computer time lately.

[kari]

Mornin'.

It's a rainy one here. Which actually today is fine by me, it suits my mood just fine.

Jenn! Congrats on the great interview!! Woot! I f-ing hate when they ask your current salary! So annoying. When I got this job, they tried to give me only a 4% increase of my salary. uh, no. I got them up to 9%, then another about 5% after 6 mos. Still not that great, but I was so desperate to get out of my other job, I took it.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY POODLES!! Woo hoo! It sounds like you had a great birthday and got some sweet loot. Excellent.

((KEL)) I know what you mean about feeling better after talking to the ex. It helps sometimes.

Rose, it sounds like you've had a week like I had last week. Everyone was in crisis & calling me. I sure don't mind helping out, but sometimes it made me feel helpless, like there really wasn't anything I could do. I hope your friends start doing better.

Minx, so glad you had a nice vacation! You deserve it, gal. 10 weeks til summer? That's awesome!! I will be crossing my fingers that you don't have to teach summer school.

FJ, that's wonderful about your taxes! And your sale! Good, good news.

Grrrl, props to ya, sister. Those are some early work hours! I have trouble getting to my office at 7:45.

Hi CH, doodle, moxie, PK, and everyone else I just know I am forgetting!

Not much new with me today. Hoping the work day goes by quickly, I am in such a work slump lately. Living for the weekends. I had to take off tomorrow to do some training for my practicum. I'd much rather be doing that than sitting in the office.

[falljackets]

happy HUMP DAY! woot!

wow, at the risk of jinxing the week, does it seem to have flown by so far. i know, i just sealed that the rest of the week will drag. sorry.

i love the dubya pics, poodle. and carrot cake sounds so divine right now! triple decker? mmmmm. and at least you did all the workouts so, you're right, it just cancelled some of it out. i believe in treating yourself for sure!

i just finished some waffles and a banana. sure, the waffles and syrup might not be the best thing for me but at least i had a nanner with it. that makes things all better, right?

turbo, you made me laugh telling grrrl that you *draw the line at 5:30am*. hahaha. i haven't been up at 5:30am since - since i don't know when. but i'm sure it involved getting up to go on a trip or check in to a hospital or something. i don't get up at the crack of ass for nuttin'. of course, it helps that grover-pupper sleeps until noon if i let her. i swear, the dog must have a bladder made of steel!

oh, and grrrl, i will be 28 weeks preggo on friday. i guess that makes me 7 months? i'm not really sure how to count the months since by the time the actual due date rolls around, i'll have been knocked up for ten months. so i just say it in weeks. the time is totally flying by now. i still haven't bought anything or the nursery, although mrfj did buy a poster frame for the wall yesterday. we have this idea that we'll buy him a cool poster for his birthdays and keep it hung for the whole year until the next birthday. we're thinking of starting with a colorful, sort of psychedelic beatles poster. mrfj actually told me yesterday that he wants to put a poster of bertrand russell in it, which i think is totally cool, but it might be a little much for a newborn. anyway, the idea is to give him posters, like this every year until he's 18 and save each one for him so one day he can look back on all of them and try to figure out why we thought he should have each one. hopefully, he won't think we are utter retards. hehe.

anyway, time to get the day started. i'll be back!

*waves*

[turbojenn]

Hi minxy - it is SO good to see you back in here - we *meeced* you so much!!

Oh, teaching poetry to spongey teenage minds sounds awesome - and you've picked some good ones. I loved Shel even more, when in my teen years, I discovered that he drew for playboy as well! Dirty, funny man. I still have all my Shel books, they're just such wonderful whimsy.

Kel, minxy is right, you did what you needed to do...and it sounds like that phone call was a good thing for you, in getting closure, and also understanding that this is hard for both of you.

Poodle, your carrot cack *really* makes me want to make a stop by the vegan bakery here sometime soon - they have the *best* carrot cack, and its safe for me to eat!

[minx]

Holy crap, you ladies are prolific before I can even choke down two cups of coffee!

*sits and waits for the short bus*

We started a new unit this week: POETRY. I'm in my fucking groove now. Today we are studying e.e. cummings and Shel Silverstein. Did you chicas know that Shel Silverstein wrote "A Boy Named Sue"? I sure as shit didn't until yesterday. He also drew cartoons for Playboy. I am a treasure trove of useless knowledge.

I found a baseball hat yesterday on northernsun.com that reads: Powertools Are a Girl's Best Friend. I totally want it.

Kel--shit happens. You roled with it. Plus you gave yourself enough time to not immediately rebound or do the "I may LOOK desparate, but honestly I only FEEL desparate." I'm not usually one to pander to my feelings of vanity, but breakups seem to bring that out in me and I'm always grateful if I can get through one without looking weak to the other party.

In other words, girl, ya done good. Never feel badly about what you honestly need.

Poods, glad that you had a bitchin' birfday cake fiesta. You too, PK. I wouldn't mind somebody buying me Urban Decay makeup for my birfday. However, next year, I am totally vying for my own set of drills.

Turbo, that's supercool that you got a second interview. You're going to walk out of the next one and they will have been stunned pantsless. Fucking rockstar you are. WHOOT!

[culturehandy]

Good Morning!

Sweet, it's Wednesday, the week is half done, and here I am at work. I'm going to work out today. I must I must! Bleh.

(((kel))) Take things as they come, everyday you are stronger. Then one day you'll wake up and say, "fuck, I feel great!". At least that's how it was with me. I felt like an absolute douche bag one the Tuesday morning, then around lunch, I was thinking, "this is weird, I don't feel like ass anymore. In fact, I feel fantastic!"

PK sounds like you have a great birfday!

Hi poodle! Hee, hippie drug dealer. Mn I thought dubya looked like an assclown now, but in that picture. Ick. Looks like he fell out of the ugle tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Doodle, when you say sweep baking soda out of the oven, did you start a small fire? Hee. I remember one time I was cooking and was on the phone with MEC, and I started a small grease fire, the guy on the other ends asks what colour I wanted, then he said how about fire engine red. it was funny at the time.

Turbo, snow! Ick! It's rather nice here today, again. yesterday I took the pupper to the park and she ran around like a little maniac. as usual. I'm glad I don't have to bundle up. But that could always change. We tend to ger freakish snowstorms when everything is almost melted.

Well, I should go to work now. Maybe.

Later okayers!

[turbojenn]

Mornin' ya'll!!

Nice to see everyone in here so early! We're currently enjoying a freakish snow storm with 25mph winds this morning. Yuck.

So, I think I've decided not to answer the starting/ending salary question. I just talked to our HR Admin here this morning (who is also job hunting), and she said that if I put anything down there on salary, and the ACS calls here for employment verification and mention what I put down for salary my current employer can verify my salary or declare that I lied...but if I don't answer, current employer cannot divulge my salary. I hate playing it this way, but I know one thing about NPOs, and they try to go cheap on salary, and if they are not willing to meet my salary reqs, then I don't want to work there, and that's it. Hopefully, its moot point, since the hiring manager already told me what the salary range will be, and its fine by me. Job apps just make me nervous.

Poodle, all the dubya pics creep me out. I can't even stand to look at that idiot's face...he makes me angry.

Doodle, I hope you can get your sleep schedule ironed out by the time you need to get back to work! Are the kitties keeping your same schedule?

[moxiegirl]

*Morning lassies...and happy HUMP day!

that is all. must work now.

[doodlebug]

I think that's just his hippie drug dealer.

Hey turbo, this is prolly too late, but I also meant to add: I always think that when they ask you for salary expectations on a job application, you should just write "open for negotiation." That's what I've always done.

Ok, I think I need to go sweep that baking soda out of the oven now...

[pinkpoodle]

This was triple-layer French Meadow Bakery cake, too, so it was unbefuckinglievable!!! I ate it so fast that I felt a little sick afterwards. I was still happy though.

ETA- When I was searching for Dubya pictures, I came across this. I wonder if this is what he was referring to when he said that God told him to run for president.

[doodlebug]

BTW, I am muito envious of your carrot cake...I think I'm gonna have to stop by Safeway today...

[pinkpoodle]

Ah yes, I like the Internets.