Guess who was too chicken to ask about disappearing from work?

Go on! Guess!

But I did it. I got through it. And naturally, my manager made me feel bad by giving me useful feedback and asking if I was interested in staying another week (I said no - hopefully I was appreciative and regretful, rather than clinging desperately to my shiny talisman of ( Read more... )

I am very much not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Tempted to just say I have an interview to prepare for and I'd like to concentrate on that - it's true, and the thought of spending three extra days in that environment is not helping my current anxieties and mood ( Read more... )

Guess whose ankle has re-swollen ( Read more... )

I haven't felt like posting recently - I still don't really feel that verbose but I'd like to have some sort of record to look back on, so I know why there's a gap of a week or two at that point in time.

In a completely unexpected turn of events, today my manager actually offered to extend my work experience till the end of next week. I said yes ( Read more... )

I ended up taking two days off work this week - came back today in time for a morning of work, and then the Finance & Legal department's Christmas lunch, after which we were all told we could go home. For a moment I thought about hanging out in the city for a bit and doing some Christmas shopping, then when it took me a lifetime to hobble down to ( Read more... )

Despite my misgivings, I've gotten through this week pretty well ( Read more... )

Last night was Crashendo - the roller derby final of the season ( Read more... )

It's a little annoying that I haven't been skating since I got the news about getting into the league - but I've started work this week and I'm still kind of adjusting ( Read more... )

Work gave me flowers and chocolates today. And a card! Wouldn't a card have been more than enough?

Now I feel like Bitch Queen of Bitchtopia for ever complaining, and not bringing in cookies or something to say thank you.

God damn it.

On the plus side, there was a caterpillar in the flowers and it made several attempts to go exploring on my desk - ( Read more... )

Why do I not have a ranty icon? I could do with one.

Today was an interminably long day. I was done with my actual "work" (as in, keep going through with things that would have an obvious effect if I were to choose not to do them) by about 10am.

Yesterday, after being away for three days from work (people come in on the weekends to get some stuff ( Read more... )