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09:47am 24/05/2009 |
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I don't know why my twitter widget is no longer updating my LJ, that's rather irritating. BOOOOOOOO on you. Lots of insanity going on. Got laid off from Forma, but got my old job back at the gym the same night. So once again I am grossly underemployed! Hooray! :-P Trying to stay positive, I'm going to meet with my recruiter sometime this week to see how I'm doing and hopefully accelerate my entrance in the Air Force. Yep. Six months on and I still want to go so, there's that. Russ is camping for Memorial Day and playing paintball, but I work, so I'm at home taking care of two dogs who now BOTH have diarreah for some reason. My life is all boredom and shit right now, but it's ok. I have the intenets to keep me company, and good friends to make me laugh. |
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| The shit, hath hitteth the fan-eth... |
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03:24pm 11/12/2008 |
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So the business I work for is going to be closed the 20th-5th in order to cut cost since construction has been so non-existent. Thankfully 4 of the 10 days I'm out of work (God please only let it be that long) are days when I get paid holidays. 2008 has not been a good year. Don't try and tell me to look on the bright side, even looking on the bright side this year has been bad- I'm just waiting for it to be over. Mind-set:  distressed |
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| So, my life... |
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09:27pm 24/10/2008 |
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So, I'm a staffer/GOTV Organizer/Intern, WHATEVER for the Barack Obama campaign. That might explain why I've been off of the grid for WEEKS. Plus I'm going to the gym 5 days a week and suck, and still working at the gym on weekend nights. Right now I'm just fucking stoked to see my bestfriend Dwayne, who's been gone for months. He's coming home in some 40 days, and I think I might have a small heart attack before then. People have been asking me what we're doing for his coming home party, rather than ask him, which irked him a lot, because it's not like I'm his fucking filter, they're just as capable as I am of sending him an email... But of course none of them did- so I'm now planning a big party at a part or restaurant for friends, family, buddies, and co-workers for the weekend before Christmas of all times. LoL Oh well, it's nice to be so important and loved, so shouldn't complain. Um... got a new job which starts the day after the election, so I'm quitting the gym, and purchasing an actual membership, and should finally rejoin the ranks of the living and social! GO me! I'm so excited, and it is nearly the same pay as I was making before. Boreal is also opening soon, and I've been rehired, so I'm so stoked on that. I'll have a regular 8-5 job, my evenings back, and then weekends I'll be tearing up the slopes (in between picking up fat tourists!) I could not be more excited, considering the virtual raping I received by 2008 so far this year... I'm still a little gun-shy over it all. Russ is going out of town on Sunday-Friday, so I have to be home to do all the shit he's been taking care of during my time with the campaign- taking the dogs out, taking the trash out, cleaning the cat boxes, etc. Things I normally have no problem taking over, but with how everything is ramping up for the final week, it feels a little overwhelming. Plus, I'm going to have a staffer from Chicago living in my house the 31-5, PLUS my house/living room will be a staging area for the finals days of the campaign, so I have to clean house MAJORLY and get the room ready, etc. Oh yeah, I'm working at 4:30am on Monday at the gym to cover a shift too. I kick ass. Because I will get it all done. I always do. That's why people come to me, because I make shit happen. Yeah- probably not all and not adequate after MONTHS of not updating, but seriously, I can't even wrap my brains around the internet right now. Oh yeah... my article came out in the October issue of the Reno Passport www.renopassport.com, and I'll have another feature in the November issue. Consider myself PIMPED! Mind-set:  exhausted What are Tags?: activism, awesomeness, barack obama, boreal, dorkiness, dwayne, dwayne/iraq, friends, good news, irony, my life, only in nevada, politics, russ, skiing, weightloss, work, writing |
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| Truth and Consequences... |
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12:52pm 07/03/2008 |
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So here it is, Friday, and my last day working for the National Council. Truth of the matter is I don't have a plan just yet, I don't have a new job lined up or anything. I'll be continuing with school starting this summer, but other than that, I have effectively jumped out of a plane, not knowing who, if anyone, packed my 'chute. Think good thoughts for me, because while I'm being called brave and lucky or what-not, part of me is scared out of my mind to be so unsure of what comes next. Mind-set: anxious |
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| I'm working on it... |
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12:53pm 25/02/2008 |
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My whole job situation has me so horribly, deeply depressed- but I'm really trying not to be. I feel so worthless and useless and am working very hard to remind myself that I have value, and I am hard, committed worker. My boss is mistaken and not being fair about the situation, but it's still so hard to look towards the future at all at this point. What on earth am I qualified for? My head is full of what-ifs. Mind-set:  struggling |
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| Well, it's that time again chaps. |
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07:09pm 20/02/2008 |
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So I got an absolutely GLOWING review at the end of September regarding my work and performance and such. Cut forward to January where my boss, out of nowhere, says "we're going to put you on this chart because we worry about things falling through the cracks and how you're prioritizing your work load." So I go along with the chart, and the nausea of having to check in and validate my time every morning and evening (yay micromanagement) and just general stress because I genuinely care about this job. I spend the better part of two months busting my ass to try and prove that I"m not a slouch, despite not changing my work habits since September to begin with. Tuesday morning, after working my ASS off last week to get a meeting shipped out for this week, I was looking at my chart and feeling pretty damn good about the volume of work I'd done and so forth, and I actually liked that fucking chart saying "man, it was nice to see what was coming." Alas it was not to be- my boss was like "I don't know what else we can do for you, you don't seem to be invested in your work, you don't seem to be even paying attention the the chart like I asked; do you have any ideas?" and basically, laid it in to me (very very professionally and politely, although I still disagree- I cannot complete print jobs on files that are still being f-ing edited plzkthnx). I got the come to Jesus talk- no beating around the bush or anything, I'm looking at another 'chance' or I face demotion/termination. So I'm looking for a new job. I'm done, I won't fight for this job anymore. I've always pretty much felt that the general attitude was hostile- not in the violent sense- like they didn't want me the hell around in my work group- and now I've found that other shit like this has happened to other people, so maybe the reason I can't understand what happened or fix it is because it's not FUCKING ME. Who knows. I'm applying for new jobs. As soon as I can find one I'm done. If I could afford to simply resign now I would. I practically feel like I have a target on my back-I've been feeling like I've been set up to fail for weeks now. At least that's not anything new at the Council. From this year's staff retreat and just talking with other people, it's one of the most clique'-y places you can find and these sorts of things always happen. Oh well. I'm applying for jobs with both cities, and going to look at county, University, ETC jobs to see where I can fit in. Russ hopefully comes home tomorrow, but probably not till Friday. He's leaving for Washington (state) on Monday. I wish I could find a job like his- one where I got to use my skills and learn and try new things and was treated with respect and value. Oh well. It'll probably always be my job to stand in the shadows. Mind-set: lonely |
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| All things considered. |
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01:24pm 14/01/2008 |
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Today was actually not a very good day. Today was not as good. I'm stressed, works not going as well as I'd like it to, and just feeling strangely unsettled with myself and my goals/life, plus I found out something this morning from a friend and now I feel used and disrespected. On top of that, with the help of friends, I came to a conclusion about what's been on my mind for weeks, but now I have to wait and my brain has time to run through all the WCS's (worst case scenarios). Is it bed time yet? Mind-set:  Needing a hug Tunes: shuffle is awesome |
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| Weekend Hijinks |
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10:41am 03/12/2007 |
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Flogging Molly Friday night was way awesome- dinner at the Cantina on Victorian was great too- yay margaritas and hanging out with Danny. There was a little lingering nausea from Thursday night still and at one point I looked bad enough that even Dw and Gary seemed to notice but after some water and cooling off a little (and getting away from the cigarette smoke) the rest of the night was fantastic. Didn't get much sleep before packing my ass off to Boreal for my New Hire Orientation. It was cold as shit, but seriously great, and I learned a lot on top of getting do so some skiing. I was out on Saturday night, totally useless and in bed by 10. Sunday was amazing too-windy but sunny- had a balance clinic first thing with some free runs before taking my first shadow lesson with a father and son which was a lot of fun. Then I took another shadow lesson with a different instructor at 12 and another new-hire which consisted of 4 kids between 8 and 9. I have never worked so hard and had so much fun in my life. I spent nearly half the day skiing backwards, and got lots of fresh air and exercise. I can't believe I get paid for this. I'm sore today, but not like hurting, just in a 'heavy work-out' way. Mind-set:  chipper |
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| WHOO HOOOOOOOOOO |
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05:52pm 05/09/2007 |
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Today is the official 1 year anniversary of my hiring at NCJFCJ and I could not have had a better day. The review/performance evaluation I've been nervous (aka freaking out) about was at 1pm. I was REALLY worried because of the high standard that is expected from my boss and the fact that she gave me a very stern feedback session outlining some problems back in May. Not only did she effectively say that I have negated those issues, but she literally RAVED about my flexibility and willingness to always try something differently and ask questions, as well as my drive to always go the extra mile. Even more flattering was her very eager discussion of how impressed she was with how I handled feedback, even negative feedback and took what was said and made it happen. YAY!!!!!!!! I really can't describe in words how relieved I am. My 3% cost of living increase (we're capped this grant cycle) is just an added bonus to not only getting to continue working at a place I love, but being reaffirmed in my job, and set with more challenging tasks in the future, and loads of opportunities for travel. Short translation? I AM SO FUCKING THRILLED! Mind-set:  fucking thrilled! |
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| happy Administrative Professionals' Day! |
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11:50am 25/04/2007 |
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Yep, has a better sound to it than Secretaries' Day, but sure is a mouthful. This morning my partners-in-crime and I arrived to pictures of us everywhere, and goodies and treats in the kitchen, all in our honor. Seriously- doughnuts, bagels, breads, fruits, yoghurt, juice, sodas, etc. It was really sweet. Whats better, is that each of us had a card awaiting us on our desks, and The Council gave each of us $50. Let me tell you, that's TWICE what we got at Christmas. It was entirely unexpected too; apparently they never get this ellaborate. Maybe they're worried about holding on to their admins- 4 of them have been here JUST a year, and 2 of us less than that, out of 7. Mind-set: cheerful |
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| Mourning. |
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10:39am 27/03/2007 |
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A woman we've worked with closely at the Council killed herself. She was a champion and advocate of victims' rights, and a phenomenal ally in the work we do. She was only 49. On Friday she sent in her registration for our upcoming programs- she was an invaluable asset to our Judical Skills program, and very obvsiously a friend to those in the case. I barely knew her- but the people around me are devastated. Today is the worst day ever. Suicide... fuck. Mind-set: crappy Tunes: none |
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| Off to the shower! |
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07:19am 20/03/2007 |
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So- I've been up since 4:55... not so bad. Put on the spaghetti for my co-worker Amy and her husband. Their twin sons were born a bit early and are still in hospital so we're putting together meals for them at the office so they have one less thing to worry about. Hopefully my spaghetti bolognese sauce passes muster: she's Italian. My cats have been fighting/playing for the last 30 minutes... it's driving me a little crazy. Also I started getting up at 5 because when I was getting up at 6, I would wake up at 5 and repeatedly thereafter until 6. I figured, maybe my body wants to get up at 5. No- now I'm waking up at 4. I went to dinner and to see 300 with Jeremy- more on that later when I figure out what I want to say about it all. Mind-set: awake Tunes: CNN Headline News... |
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| Don't know. |
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05:56pm 07/03/2007 |
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Thanks to an upcoming conference and one of the conference planners being out on Maternity Leave I have been super, duper, ultra busy at work. I've been working with the girl I sit with non-stop for days and it's been absolutely awesome. She's a riot! And unfortunately she'll be at the conference next week, and then gone on a week long cruise.
I miss Jill- I'm invisible in my work group. My supervisor Sara is nice, but she is very restrained and unconversational with me- she talks and jokes with some of the other people, just not me. Reasonably it could be because it takes her a while to open up to people, I hope that's it. I can go almost the whole day without really hearing from her or Katy, or Sue. It's a little lonely. *Warning* Geek reference in progress: It's like I'm the Ianto of my work group. I do the filing and sorting and take care of things, and nobody sees me. I even make the coffee.*End Geek Reference*
I think I'll bring it up at my meeting with Sara Friday.
On good news- I weigh less than it says on my driver's license for the first time in 5+ years. Go me. Russ is taking me out to a movie.
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| Longest day... |
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05:15pm 23/02/2007 |
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So, as I figured, today was full of angst, and nearly every time I saw Jill or Sara they seemed to have tears in the corners of their eyes. Today was ripe with meetings, discussions, professions, and things simply wore on and on. I'm nearly blind from data entry and sorting, but it was nice and distracting. I did get all of the mailing done today. It went pretty well, and on Monday I'll still be helping out this work group- more stuff to be shipped to other coalitions.... Whoo hoo! LoL At least I'm keeping myself busy. The cheesecake experiment turned out very well, and hopefully when I leave soon I won't be taking any home with me. Russ called earlier and wanted to know what we're doing tonight. I'd love to do something, just go out, but I'm fairly certain he'll be home playing Warcraft when I get there. Maybe I'll go out alone. ~smirk~ Or I'll read- I've got "A Brief History of Time" and that book on Terrorism calling my name. Plus- Have loads of Doctor Who extras from the DVDs too. Tomorrow will be the absolutely fabulous ADMIN. SUSHI LUNCH! I'm very excited... Mind-set:  exanimate Tunes: Fallout Boy- Dance Dance |
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| Honestly, today was a good day... I swear. |
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10:25pm 22/02/2007 |
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Today Sara took over as my supervisor, with Jill giving me my evaluation and officially taking me off of probation. I have to tell you it was a really, REALLY fantastic evaluation. Not anything like the insulting ones I got at my last job. I spent the whole day working to compile and verify a list of the administrative offices of the courts, the state judcial educators, and the state advocacy groups. This devoured a great deal of my time, and is actually rather difficult because every state is different, and they all call the departments by slightly different things. I figured google would make it easy- I was wrong. I have a deadline of tomorrow at 4pm to get the list compiled, printed on mailing labels, afixed to the materials, and sent out. WHOO HOO for things to keep your brain going. After work we all met at a restaurant and surprised Jill and her husband with a very big goodbye party. It was fun, and sad, and great. And right now I'm baking my black forest cheesecake for the work goodbye party, "Jill's desserting us", is the theme. Corny eh? I knew I worked at the right place. I'm actually trying to make the recipe without sugar. The crust and 1/4 of chocolate chips are the only non-sugar free things in the whole shebang. We'll see how it works. If it's awful, I can always stop by Raley's. Now, I'm exhausted, and ready for bed, but I have another 20 minutes on my dessert before it can come out of the oven. Mind-set:  blank Tunes: Doctor Who- Dalek |
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