i seem to be getting taken to lunch an excessive amount lately. today i was taken to lunch by a retired politician/engineer/ceo. lucky for me he's charming, brilliant, does not have a reputation for being an unapologetic lecher, and is actually interested in my cause.
his insight was fresh and valuable, as was his eagerness to learn and his ( Read more... )

i can't shake the feeling i've been looking over my shoulder watching my life happen. steps ahead--quickening steps--i resist the urge to break into a run. i am left and yet i am leaving. and the frustration from the disconnect eats away at me. am i running from myself or toward what i am to be?

my office is nestled in an old house with mile-high ( Read more... )

 In my experience, long overdue posts are always massive and rambling and rarely get to the point. 
Welcome to the future. A phrase I feel has been irreversibly tattooed across my forehead. About damn time. 
For starters, because this is the real world, plenty of things necessarily and completely suck in my life.
And, in other news:
On the job front ( ( Read more... )

I need music. I need books. No one in this god forsaken town reads and they all seem to listen to...less than real music.
Send me suggestions
Or I am going to die much like a person with a plastic bag securely wrapped around their head would. A person with no way to do the easy poke-a-hole-in-the-damn-thing move you're always expecting the stupid ( Read more... )

which, is the good news. i don't think that offensive orange color would flatter me in the least.

the bad news, is that i ended up having to go to court, after all, and go through the hearing, as last minute negotiations between my lawyer and the man who wanted me arrested and locked up on a ridiculous and unsubstantiated claim went sour, and I had ( Read more... )

The world is blowing up
The world is caving in
The world has lost her way again
But you are here with me
But you are here with me
Makes it ok

 ...the title of the article about my most recent former manager, as featured in today's local newspaper. To recap:
I arrived at work yesterday morning to learn that said former manager appeared at the shelter quite late the night before, all bruised and scratched, after I had already banned him from the property and from contacting the shelter in ( Read more... )

yesterday a guy died a horrible death right here in my office floor.

that's really all i've got today.

homeless people say the damndest things. like when they reach right into your gut and rip out one of those moments you've managed to choke down but will never fully digest. and they always pull five or six more out along with it because they tend to talk along a theme until a collective ache forms in that spot just above your eyes and you want to ( Read more... )

has anyone ever worked for a company that let you pick your own healthcare coverage, no strings attached, sky's the limit?
i know this is actually supposed to be an awesome thing and that i'm supposed to be grateful.
but when's the last time you sat down and actually had to read through a stack of healthcare plans? i've been doing it for...over two ( Read more... )