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Announcement for those new to my journal
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to recent changes in LiveJournal policies regarding what is and isn't acceptable content, I am no longer posting to this account. If you'd like to read my posts, you can check out the RSS feed of my off-LJ journal on LJ at kadiera_qsd, or you can stop by my site, kadiera.quicksilverdragon.com.
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Working on getting the hell out of Dodge...
I know y'all thought I might have given up on this, and I did end up changing the scope of the project. But I am still of the opinion that I can't trust LJ anymore. This weeks' changes to eliminate basic (ie, non-ad-supported free) accounts without telling anyone, against the advice of the advisory board, and the discovery that there is now nothing ( Read more... ) -
a brief baby update
So, we've successfully made it to 14 weeks. This is a very positive thing -after 13 weeks the risk of miscarriage drops dramatically. There's also less risk related to various medications. We're more than 1/3 of the way through.
We've had ultrasounds and tests and lots of poking, prodding, and needles. Lots of needles.
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OMG OMG OMG
I got a promotion!
It comes with a really really nice raise, effective July 1, which will make the budget very very happy.
I also got a much better bonus than I was expecting, which comes with tomorrow's paycheck. That's already earmarked for debt reduction, but the fact that it's almost 4 times what I expected just makes that better. -
gardening in Michigan
Not that I need a new project, but I'm thinking of doing some container gardening this year - easy things, like tomatoes, lettuce...maybe some hot peppers for
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attention issues? who, me?
sigh. I am sitting at my desk, in a not terribly comfortable chair, in a room that's entirely too warm, attempting to write the first draft of a publishable technical paper, and in part referring to previous work by a Russian co-worker with less than adequate English writing skills, with no caffeine (saving that for later) or silly putty.
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interesting observation
There is much drama and angst here at WeBuildCars ( Read more... )