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Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


sarameg - Jan 18, 2012 4:35:18 pm PST #17110 of 30001

Wow. Writing that out... explains a lot of the weird headspace I've been in this past fall. The firefighting died down, but I was still at alert status. And felt futless as a result.


Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 4:38:42 pm PST #17111 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Reading it made me think even more about how I need a new job. I got burned out on fires and am now just treading water. Oy.


sarameg - Jan 18, 2012 4:49:02 pm PST #17112 of 30001

Yeah, sorry? It is hard to break out of that mode once you get into it. It's a special work ptsd.


Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 4:57:50 pm PST #17113 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The good news is, I have a call with a recruiter on Friday. For a job I probably don't want, but we'll see.


Maria - Jan 18, 2012 5:06:28 pm PST #17114 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Heh. I wish I could find a recruiter. I'm more and more convinced that my current place of employment is not somewhere I want to be for long. I am not a fan of how they do business.


Strix - Jan 18, 2012 5:16:39 pm PST #17115 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Ugh, Maria. I know you weren't super-enthused about it, but I'm sad that it's turning out to be all you thought. Which is crappy.

ION, does anyone have Skype and want to hop on it for a new minutes so I can make sure my new Skype addy for my biz works. And also that the computer is working.

I need a schmancy new computer. And a pony and a hot tub.

Also? SARAMEG GO TO SPAIN!


Zenkitty - Jan 18, 2012 5:21:03 pm PST #17116 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Tom, I love your photos. Also, that house in Yosemite? I want it. If I ever build a house, it'll look like that.

Aw, Lee.

The firefighting died down, but I was still at alert status. And felt futless as a result.

Reading it made me think even more about how I need a new job. I got burned out on fires and am now just treading water. Oy.

Wow, sarameg and Jesse explained my problem to me.

sarameg, you should go to Spain. BECAUSE.


Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 5:23:01 pm PST #17117 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I had already realized this job is just supposed to be the stuff I'm less good at, but I forgot about the adrenaline of the summer-ish. Ah well.


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2012 5:31:29 pm PST #17118 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am wondering what February is going to be like. All my major projects go live this month. I have no idea what I'll be doing. I mean, there'll be operational stuff, but I think I'll be panicked without business interaction and looming issues.

Oh! Wait! We have a server consolidation project and I can try and sneak all sorts of enhancements into it. That will make me crazy again. Apparently I need crazy.

But dear god, please let me have this job forever. Well, with this precise mix of management. From manager to boss to CIO, I'm extremely lucky.


Strix - Jan 18, 2012 5:36:32 pm PST #17119 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I posted this in Buffistas Biz, but haven't gotten any reads and now I'm all second-thoughty and nervous --

Can anyone check out my very first video for my biz ever, and tell me if I look/sound like a complete idiot? [link]