Hello internets. I've been around, but quiet lately. Work has been overwhelming as we've had some clients with crises and some training and stuff. And my mind has been scattered lately. I've not been sleeping well, including a nightmare last night. WTF? Anyway ( Read more... )

So Turkey Day desserts and rolls were a huge hit. For those curious, these are the recipes I used:

faux-Parker House rolls
Flaky Pie Crust
Pumpkin cheesecake

Photos if you missed them yesterday and care.FYI -- for the rolls and pie crust, I did make up "Jeanne's Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour Mix" except I couldn't get any sweet rice flour up here ( Read more... )

I've been sitting through a webinar for the last hour on non-profit fundraising using social media. Got some good info to use for SAR, but not as much to use for work (that we're not already doing). I did get a reminder though to get my boss to add me as an admin for our Facebook page so I can do updates there. That's part of my job that we've ( Read more... )

Yesterday Chris and I celebrated 19 years together. Good grief. That number makes me seem ancient, because how could someone my age have been in a relationship for that long? But on Sept. 6, 1992, I got all assertive, made our mutual friend invite him to join us at the movies (after she had slept with him then dumped him for someone else), shoved ( Read more... )

I can has iPhone. Next Thursday. :) Since it's Friday afternoon, a new phone wouldn't ship until Monday, but apparently they have a one-day hold on iPhones becuase of inventory issues. Whatever. I've gone so long with this piece of shit that I have beat the crap out of, so shipping on Tuesday with Thursday delivery (because I live in the middle of ( Read more... )

You know what will make me guaranteed to not read a fic? When even the summary is littered with grammatical errors. How can I expect your story to be readable when the summary isn't? Seriously, people. *sigh ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who congratulated me on the new job. I start tomorrow and I'm very excited. I feel like it's the the night before the first day of school -- I picked out my outfit, got my bag ready, started to prep lunch and then had a call from my mentor who is taking me out to lunch tomorrow. So no lunch needed, but I'll still pack some ( Read more... )

Hip hip hurray! I finally got a regular, full-time job again. I start on Tuesday as a bank teller. 40 hours a week, benefits, career potential. I am very, very excited. I interviewed a few weeks ago, got an offer last week and gave notice at my other jobs, but was waiting for my background check to clear to confirm the position before making the ( Read more... )

So last summer when I started at the wine shop, I started to develop a good rapport with Sue, the owner of the coffee shop in my shopping center. About a month in (I get lunch there regularly because they have the best tuna melt in the world on bread they bake fresh daily themselves, nom nom nom), Sue said if I needed a second job for the winter, ( Read more... )

I did not get the job. *sigh* I'm trying to remind myself that it's okay because at least I currently have a job. It still sucks though ( Read more... )