It's only the best day of the entire year! (Plus, waffles.)

Wafffffffffffles.

My condolences about your cousin, Steph.

I filled my gas tank up from running on fumes to full for $14.88 tonight. These prices are lower than I remember from 2003. Which makes me wonder exactly when they're going to start being reflected in meat and dairy prices, since the explanation for those zooming into the stratosphere was the high price of oil & gas.

Sat a bit on this. Reflections on today: still ragey. Ramped up a bit when told if work does admin leave, we have to take PTO. Fuck that, I'm recording zero hours and challenging them (I'm exempt.)When the rest of the contract gets paid admin leave and gets 2.5 x paid leave? I ain't playing, start the process to fire me and see what happens. If my leadership won't fight for me, I can't be here (but goddamned, working the resume in 5 minute sessions once a night because it drives me to tears.)

But it was really good to see the morale concerns about CSwhatthefuckever listed in the 'challenges' part of every damned branch's presentation on behalf of our division to the directorate. Specifically, deep knowledge and skills at risk and my name up there as risk on my deputy director's slide. Our groups' presentations ran over, so will be given later, which I will attend in person. Because my name is up there again, covering holes and I'm gonna be the goddamned elephant. I'm not a Nobel laureate, there are tons of people more brilliant and productive than I, but I know I contribute value that cannot be easily replaced, even if it doesn't culminate in a Nobel or software product. I just have to hope that matters enough. Not just because a job hunt will suck, but the crush if they don't follow through on promises on the side will be...bad.

I flip between hope and despair. But rage is pretty constant. It's tiring.

That sounds exhausting. I hope they come through for you.

I was under the impression that meat and dairy prices were more drought-driven.

Man, sarameg, I don't know how you manage. I had a lot of asshatery at work over the last five years, but nothing like your situation. I hope the asses get removed from the hats at some point, and they do what your program and your team need, and deserve.

Hmm, Galentine's Day. Maybe I should do something...

The early seasons of GBBO are also on YouTube. The quality isn't always great.

Like people already said, Galentine's Day!

Which reminds me, Hil -- are there vegan frozen waffles?

sara, I'm happy to sit with you with drinks and a computer and you ramble about what you've done at your job and I help shape the ramble into a resume. It's not something a person should table in their own.

Which reminds me, Hil -- are there vegan frozen waffles?

Some of the Van's ones are vegan. I'm not sure about any others.

Awesome, thanks! The Van's website claims they have them at my local supermarket, so that's perfect. I also just found a simple recipe, so I'll see what I feel like closer to game time. (And how likely it is that the one vegan actually comes.... she's a solid maybe for baby reasons.)