I transferred within my company about three years ago. Today, I found out that the plant where I used to work laid off their entire production staff, half the office staff, and half the yardmen ( Read more... )

So I just finished this book, and it drove me crazy from beginning to end. I think I finished it mostly because I didn't have any other books on hand at the moment ( Read more... )

I don't normally talk politics in my LJ. Most of my online friends hold the same stance as I do, and the ones who don't, well, we've agreed to disagree. I'm not convincing them, and they're not convincing me ( Read more... )

I think I heard my dad laugh today for the first time in about two months, when I told him it was time to do some celebrating ( Read more... )

First, I want to thank you guys for your support about my dad. It means so much to me, and it really did help calm me down. According to the biopsy report (what I could understand of it), it seems like they caught it at a pretty early stage, so I'm pretty hopeful about that. He has an appointment with a surgeon in about a week and a half, and we'll ( Read more... )

I am distressed ( Read more... )

My best friend is moving away ( Read more... )

I just spent an hour scrubbing my mom's shower. She came up, took a look, decided it wasn't clean enough, and sprayed it down with a different cleanser ( Read more... )

I have been working out and dieting for just over six weeks. I've been fairly dedicated -- though, I must admit, much less dedicated on the weekends. *g ( Read more... )

Let's say, that in the fifth grade or so, you went to a very, very small private school (we're talking less than 20 kids for the entire fifth and sixth grades). And let's say that you had a best friend, who you hung around with all the time. Class, recess, lunch, after school, *all* the time ( Read more... )