Things I learned:

• The neighbours can't be bothered to give a shit about whether their dog gets hit by a car [up running loose and barking last night... the dog, I mean]
• Annaleise [old friend from back home] had her baby boy at 2:30 am YESTERDAY morning
• I keep wanting to say today when it's only still "today" by virtue of I didn't go to sleep yet [even ( Read more... )

So, the temp agency sneak-attacked me today with a goodie bag congratulating me for getting a permanent position. It was rather weird because I still have that awkward impression from PHB [who HR tells me is not, in fact, anyone's boss--pointy hair or no--but the name's stuck at this point] that they did not genuinely care about my getting the post ( Read more... )

Of minor interest to the majority of you, I've received word that the Helms [the younger generation] have had another addition to the family:Violet Joan Helm, born in the wee hours of Saturday, Jan. 6th. My dad probably already emailed this to your folks who might have emailed it to you, but here it is again, from Annaleise! Violet is still in ICU ( Read more... )