I just had a weird thing happen where a guy who appeared to be a Mormon missionary knocked at my door and asked if I knew any neighbors who spoke Spanish. He also used the phrase "track down," which put me on guard. Are there missionary assignments that specifically proselytize to Spanish speakers only? Or is the LDS now looking for immigrants to rat out to ICE? (Sorry, but Prop 8 used up any benefit of the doubt I might extend to that religion.)

I mean... I know missionaries study other languages to better be missionaries. When the Olympics were in SLC they had a whole bunch of volunteers translators because of it. [link]

So it could be legit.

That is weird, Matt. I, too, would have been suspicious.

Guys. Husband signed an offer letter on Monday that was contingent on several years' contract coming through to the company... and he just found out it did! OMG. Relief doesn't even describe it. He starts in a week.

I can only release half the job~ma, though, because my ass is still unemployed.

But everything has gone from ever increasing degree of tilt and closer to capsizing back to upright and, if not moving steadily forward yet, at least upright and not leaking.

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Yay Jen! That’s so good!!

Matt I would’ve really wondered if it was ICE or the proud boy’s or some shit.

Guys. Husband signed an offer letter on Monday that was contingent on several years' contract coming through to the company... and he just found out it did! OMG. Relief doesn't even describe it. He starts in a week.

Excellent!

Congrats, JenP! Relieved for y'all to have that come through!

That is weird, Matt. A know a guy who did his mission somewhere that was primarily Spanish speaking but "tracking down" Spanish speakers does seem deeply sus. Could be sketchy missionary, could be ICE or someone less official trying to look relatively benign.

Yay Jen!

I'm pretty sure this guy wasn't a Proud Boy, he looked like a Mormon missionary and was polite. But the way ICE is currently being run I wouldn't put it past them to recruit preppy Aryan-looking College Republicans and put them in dress shirts and backpacks to avoid tipping people off while they search door-to-door for Latino households.

missionaries do that, I think, but this doesn't feel like a good time to be all "You want the Garcias down the street."(Also, I wouldn't sic missionaries on someone either...I've talked to too many.)

Oh, wait, just one guy? I feel like Mormon missionaries always come in pairs.

Timelies all!

Heading up to Baltimore for Balticon tomorrow. Should be fun.

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