I can’t imagine how frustrated and even betrayed you must feel.
Yeah, you know, I know that they couldn't ever actually promise me anything, because that's not how the civil service system works. But the fuckups, and the incompetence, and the (in at least two instances) actual malice? Those piss me off.
And I've put all sorts of shit on hold because of this--I've planned no travel, haven't put my house on the market (and that's been fun watching my equity drain away), etc etc. It's enraging.
And yet I do know that I'm still better off than 98% of the people in this country, and I ought to be a little more grateful.
(Is "goyim" a pejorative, or simply a descriptive? Is it like "gadjo" in Romany?)
Can be either. IME, Israelis use it more as a descriptive, but American usage tends to be more pejorative.
That's pretty cool. (And it looks really hard!)
Unmata is totally badass. They do fire stuff and put on the Blood Moon Regale every year with a different theme (I should link you some of the stuff from the Batman one!). Also, actual quote from a workshop I took with them, as we all struggled to do the moves at pace - "I wonder how fast we'd dance if we didn't smoke pot? ...eh, we'll never find out."
Fuck that, though. Of course you should be happy to have a job, but that doesn't mean they are treating you like shit and jerking you around.
Man, I just had delicious clam chowder for dinner, made by my grandmother, but it reminds me why I haven't had hot food for dinner in months.
Basically to the extent "Goyim" is not perjorative, it is because it has evolved in use. It is derived from the Yiddish for "cattle". So originally it was Jews calling non-Jews "cattle". And then it got used so much that it is not always intended perjoratively. But it definitely is perjorative in origin.
Basically to the extent "Goyim" is not perjorative, it is because it has evolved in use. It is derived from the Yiddish for "cattle".
No it's not. It's the Hebrew word for "nations."
Fuck that, though. Of course you should be happy to have a job, but that doesn't mean they are not treating you like shit and jerking you around.
Jesse is very wise.
Pix! I'm so glad you're having a wonderful trip.
So, when was the next Onerous Task Day? Can I claim today as mine? I applied for unemployment, sent off two emails about job leads, posted a new book discussion post on Gothic Charm School, and am writing a new advice post. And tonight I'm going to work on making things to sell at the Mourning Market event.
Um, what I said, except the opposite! Please to add the word "NOT" between "they are" and "treating you like shit." Ta!
Whoops! Sorry, Jesse. I just edited my post.
