Marilyn and I went out to The Burrito House directly after work tonight. Carol joined us shortly after that (also from our staff), and her husband Brian and Aisha (her daughter) came not long after. So it was five of us for dinner ( Read more... )

An aside: I'd forgotten that my 'sad' icon is Roger Federer crying -- I guess because I don't use it all that often. (Ironically, Roger lost at Wimbledon today ( Read more... )

Remember my last ENTRY about festival layoffs from August 2008?

Yeah, we had another one today, Sara. I haven't had a chance to speak to her personally, as I was at home dealing with PILES of IT-related work and website updates. (sigh)

And, yeah, we've all known that no job is secure, considering the current economy.

My prayers are very much ( Read more... )

People are amazing. They're strong. They're good.

( I just got off the phone... )

In 2007, we had four layoffs at the festival during the summer (in July).

( Here we are, a little over a year later... )

Yes, it's true! We had TORNADOS here today ( Read more... )

Well, I probably shouldn't be complaining as hard as I am (smile), considering I haven't had to deal with them since this past March.

Interestingly enough, I can see from my journal that I had the same damn problem last July -- right around this same time! Okay, is that supposed to be telling me something, or what ( Read more... )

We knew that there were changes coming. And, yeah, we figured it would mean losing staff members.

Hell, Marilyn mistressmarilyn and I even speculated that it might be HER getting laid off...You never know, after all ( Read more... )