Firstly, the job at GERM has officially gone permanent as of today. I've done all the paperwork, been assigned my employee number, and have my new log-in info. My health benefits don't kick in until 1 October, but I've already made two of the appointments I need so I can be in as soon as my insurance coverage begins ( Read more... )

Let's see. We're less than a day away from marking seven months since I've spoken to my mother. The absence of the immediate stress of dealing with her has helped so much. Unfortunately, the anger I'm carrying continues to redline to the point that I finally had to admit I'm putting myself in increasingly for-real danger while driving because of ( Read more... )

Written at work, Wednesday night ( Read more... )

So, I started this entry Saturday evening. You kind of need to read it to appreciate what beautiful setup I gave myself ( Read more... )

I wrote this bit on Saturday, but never posted it:

My date night was nuked thanks to The Douche yet again not being able to put together a schedule. I'm at work tonight instead of enjoying an epic four days off from HelpDeskThisIsKimberley. My schedule flips from being off on Fri/Sat to Sun/Mon this weekend. I'd initially offered to work either ( Read more... )

I'm a confirmed case of H1N1 -- I was knocked flat by that for a couple of days...last week, was it? Two weeks ago? Still, it was just a quick, annoying 'flu bug and I made it through without getting the ferrets sick. \o/ Must have been two weeks ago because I worked at the tea shop last week. I'm developing a new cake -- I'm on v2.5 with the ( Read more... )

Leonard Cohen is currently growling at me to never leave him alone in his tower of song, I have my personal pot of coffeeohmygod brewing (I brought in a bag of the beans you sent, Kat), and the test crêpe is almost done. Oooh! Test crêpe is done! I filled it with a mix of red and gold raspberries, plain yogurt, and some freshly whipped cream. ( Read more... )

Dammit, Colin, that was a threat, not an offer.


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I just realized the huge black and white photo-print of seabirds taking flight off a deck over water features the Millennium Falcon. It was added -- not Photoshopped, but just stuck on -- in such a way that it appears to be swooping down and startling the birds away. Once the Vaguely Annoying Guy is gone (possibly not until tomorrow, dammit), I'm ( Read more... )

Definitely dislocated my knee this morning. Holy hell but that hurt. If that ever happens again, I'm just crawling into the middle of the road and waiting for something to run over my head. I had lidocane patches taped inside my jeans and a gel pack duct-taped to the outside. My knee is swollen and made of many colors, but it's all right. Ish ( Read more... )