Nora, I'm so sorry. But you have gotten excellent advice and encouragement here. And I know Vortex would be awesome at telling your parents, if Tom would rather not. Yes, there will be another path to your goal, but it sucks right now.

Jilli, even if the layoff wasn't about your performance, it's still a blow. Good on your boss and Plei, though for coming through immediately on a prospective new job.

::waving at Erin::

Yay good eyes!

Oh, fantastic eye news! Yay!

But you have gotten excellent advice and encouragement here.

Yes, I surely have. {{squeezes Buffistas}}

Shit, Jilli, I'm sorry. What is up today???

Continued {{{Nora}}}.

"I warned you."

Complete with that tight-lipped "I'm peeved" face he gave Joe when he made that crack about Justice Roberts screwing up the swearing in.

{{{{{Jilli}}}}} You should be paid just for being your awesome self, so concentrate on your book launch as much as possible.

{{{Deena}}} Sorry about the pay cut for your DH.

I'm sorry this is being such a crappy day for people. TCG is still at work an hour and a half past when he normally heads home, so I'm guessing his day isn't going so well either, but he is happy to have a job in this crappy economy.

Man, what a sucky day all around. (Except for the eyes. Yay eyes!)

Dag...tough breaks all around. Here's hoping for better days, in whatever way they show up.

Ugh, sorry to hear about the bad days folks.