June 17 is a holiday in Massachusetts (Bunker Hill Day). This doesn't matter to most people, but since I work for the state, I get time off. Because it's on Sunday this year, the agency won't be closed at any point, so ~half of employees will take the 18th off, and the other half will get a comp day to use within 60 days after. I chose the ( Read more... )

I would like a new job, but it is painfully obvious that I will never, ever get one with my résumé looking like it currently does. A lot needs to happen ot it to make me vaguely presentable, including but not limited to:

• Formatting it to make it prettier
• Making this job sound like it requires brain cells
• Getting some newer/more practical skills (and ( Read more... )

Sometimes I think Robitussin is not medicine, but behavioral conditioning. "If you don't stop being sick, I'll make you drink more of this!"

On the other hand, I have 1½ hours of comp time from when I stayed a full shift during the snowstorm, so I can get out of here a little early.

IHNTA, IJWbraaaaains

I bought a cheap space heater a few months ago. Today I loved it. Dry socks are a wonderful thing when the world is slushy.

The Perplex City card order from Firebox did not come in yesterday (it was mailed this morning). The Perplex City card order from CoolStuffInc did not come in yesterday (it left RI at 1413h - and no, I'm not tracking it ( Read more... )

Nothing says "government" like yelling at someone repeatedly for not doing something they haven't been told to do, then telling them they never actually had to do it in the first place.

Nothing says "bureaucracy" like mandatory training during a time period when you're offering emergency overtime due to high workload.

In the "What will make jiggliusceasar the most miserable today" bracket!

Nose

Throat

Head

Stomach

The super-short weekend summary:

Friday we actually finished 's Mage game. I love lucky coin. We now have a non-evil house to live in. Want to play more. Not as much as I want to play qarylla's game, though ( Read more... )

I just had to try to explain ( this )

Two no tinsignificant errors in 7 minutes. Four tries to convince the person running the project that one exists. Can't wait to watch this agency burn.