After calling me a wimp last week for admitting that I was overwhelmed, today Art & Editorial had a meeting in which B and R basically said right out that we can't do all the things we've been assigned. That our boss is nuts to think we can and doesn't understand our process. B: "V is not a designer. She is not a Mac expert. She shouldn't have to ( Read more... )

( Work crap cut in case you're as sick of hearing it as I am of living it )

I'll be away in Baltimore from Thursday 11/13 through Sunday 11/16, so it may take me a while to get back to you.... I took Monday and Tuesday off to recover from my vacation at home. My boss may have taken these four days out of my next year's vacation time, but I need this badly. She's really been on a tear lately, snapping at anything that moves ( Read more... )

I've been exhausted lately. Stupid me, I spent the holiday weekend staying up until 6 a.m. every night reading fic from a long series I'd never read before. You know, "Just one more chapter! I want to finish this story before bed!" And there are several stories here.... The biggest joke was finding out that the series isn't finished and the last ( Read more... )

A pigeon crapped on me this morning. I'm told that's good luck, but my day didn't improve any after that.

One of the freelance designers my company works with recently married a very nice girl from Bulgaria. She's adorable and has a charming accent. Anyway, B and I entertained her while everyone else talked business. As she and her husband left, she hugged B, who's a huggy type, and then turned to me. I'm not a huggy type, but she looked forlorn ( Read more... )

It's rough being at work when I know that so many people are off today. I feel deeply distracted ( Read more... )

My company offers TransitChek. Wow. It's an opportunity to buy your subway fare with paycheck money that is taken out before your pay is reported to the government. It's untaxed. Thus, it looks like you're making a little less and the government doesn't charge you quite so much in taxes. At least, that's how it was explained to me. And it is legal ( Read more... )

I finished a first draft of Goth!Clark today. It just fell into place ( Read more... )

I'm exhausted and I hurt all over. It's tiring having your muscles clench in a fight or flight response for about two days.... Wearing shoes with heels didn't help. But I survived my first day. The dress code can be dressier than I thought, since someone came in wearing a nice, long skirt. Alternately, my higher-up wore shoes not unlike the comfy ( Read more... )