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Not updated much lately, because... I just haven't. The first anniversary of my dad's death came and went without much fanfare. We just keep on keepin' on. My mom got laid off from her job at Tri-C. Her last day was last Tuesday. She wanted to retire soon anyway, but it still really sucked because she won't get any retirement pay until January. They sent her a really cold, nasty letter, that basically told her to get the F out. I mean, if they had just worded the letter better they could have avoided a lot of bad blood. As it is, she's been talking to lawyers about suing them for wrongful termination. I keep telling her rudeness isn't actionable, but we'll see. I doubt anything comes of it.
Work's been work. It quiets down around the holidays, and, despite being told I'd always get a full 40 hours every week, my hours have been cut. In fact, I was off all day today, so I'm only working four days this week. Tomorrow and Friday will be long days, so that will probably make up for the lost hours today, but it still sucks. This is one of the reasons I'm looking elsewhere.
Had an interview at Cleveland State on Monday. It went really well, and I'm superbly qualified for the position, especially since I held the same position at Tri-C. I should hear back by the end of next week if I'm one of the finalists. If I do get the job at CSU, it will suck not getting the employee rate at Marriott hotels any more ($29 a night at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, for starters), but getting free tuition I think will pay off more. Another thing that will stink is that in January we're getting $25K to buy new gear, and guess who gets to go shopping?
In other news, our friends Debby & Brian bought us tickets to see ekoostik Hookah Friday at the House of Blues. We had a good time, but D&B left early, so Kriss wanted to leave early too. Of course, I wanted to stay for the duration, so she turned into Ms. Grumpy for the remaining half-hour or so. I took a few pics. They're behind the cut.
A bit grainy, but that's what you get with a point & shoot in the dark wih no flash.
Work's been work. It quiets down around the holidays, and, despite being told I'd always get a full 40 hours every week, my hours have been cut. In fact, I was off all day today, so I'm only working four days this week. Tomorrow and Friday will be long days, so that will probably make up for the lost hours today, but it still sucks. This is one of the reasons I'm looking elsewhere.
Had an interview at Cleveland State on Monday. It went really well, and I'm superbly qualified for the position, especially since I held the same position at Tri-C. I should hear back by the end of next week if I'm one of the finalists. If I do get the job at CSU, it will suck not getting the employee rate at Marriott hotels any more ($29 a night at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, for starters), but getting free tuition I think will pay off more. Another thing that will stink is that in January we're getting $25K to buy new gear, and guess who gets to go shopping?
In other news, our friends Debby & Brian bought us tickets to see ekoostik Hookah Friday at the House of Blues. We had a good time, but D&B left early, so Kriss wanted to leave early too. Of course, I wanted to stay for the duration, so she turned into Ms. Grumpy for the remaining half-hour or so. I took a few pics. They're behind the cut.
A bit grainy, but that's what you get with a point & shoot in the dark wih no flash.