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Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 01:18 am Two Words

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James Laurence

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May. 19th, 2009 @ 11:29 am The indignities of getting older...

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chipper

Tags: health

I went to the dermatologist this morning because I was concerned about a spot just above my left eyebrow that sort of appeared overnight.

Good news: Doctor isn't especially concerned but we'll keep an eye on it.

Bad news: Doctor called it an "age spot" ::sigh::

And then we spent the rest of the appointment talking about my acne.

She gave me a combination benzoyl peroxide/retinol cream and a new antibiotic, which is specially targeted at acne.

Now, if this clears it up once and for all, I'll be thrilled. If I just end up with a series of yeast infections, not so much.

Age spots AND acne???

Not. Fair.

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May. 13th, 2009 @ 09:44 am Worst Slide Story

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http://www.newsday.com/media/flash/2009-04/46217527.swf

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Apr. 26th, 2009 @ 10:15 pm Work day from hell

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anxious

Work day from hell will be happening Monday through Tuesday.

Please to send nice thoughts/prayers/etc.

Seems I have jumped from frying pan into frying pan.

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Mar. 18th, 2009 @ 10:41 am New job = Really good

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood:

tired

Tags: career , job

Sadly, I'm still working the old job as well.

Monday = 12.5 hours in office
Tuesday = 14 hours

Looks like this is what the rest of the week will look like - and I found out this morning - including SATURDAY.

Thank GOD I'm still getting paid overtime.

Love the new job, but this is NUTZ.

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Mar. 10th, 2009 @ 09:51 am AAAAAAAAh!!!!

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood:

hyper

Tags: career , job

Doing the new job + the old job * keeping the new job a secret = AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

Yesterday I was working away when Kimvox imed me - as we were chatting I realized it was 7:45pm!! The last time I looked at the clock it was 5:38pm.

The learning curve is basically a 90-degree angle - and they are giving me responsibility for lots of things, which is GREAT but right how it's a little overwhelming. Especially when the Old Group is calling me to order lunch.

14 business days left!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mar. 5th, 2009 @ 11:26 am My life continues to resemble The Office

Current Location: Bizarro World
Current Mood:

boggled

Tags: boss , career , job

So the job sitch is still under wraps at the office. Why, you ask?

Because my current boss has been in the hospital since Monday with (I'm not kidding) a flesh-eating bacteria. Fortunately, the antibiotics started working in time to prevent him from having his foot amputated. He is on the mend enough to be released from the hospital today but he will need round-the-clock care at home for another 1-2 weeks - and it may be even longer until he is fully recovered.

So, my life continues to closely resemble a sit-com since, as a result of this condition, I will continue to work for him until the end of the month - while at the same time taking on responsibilities of my new job. Today, as soon as HR informs the other candidate that she didn't get the job, I will start being scheduled into meetings for the new job.

HR hasn't wanted to tell him he is losing his assistant while he's in the hospital - but they have to tell him by 12noon tomorrow, even if by email, and will be sending out an announcement about my new job. THANK GOD.

Only this guy would get a flesh-eating bacteria at the exact moment I want to leave him. OH - where did he get it? A new pair of shoes caused a blister on his foot. Again, not kidding. This is TERRIBLE, no doubt about that. But.... really?

So my life is like The Office - while my boss is a patient on House.

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Mar. 3rd, 2009 @ 12:01 pm Most hilarious job posting ever

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood:

giggly

Tags: funny

Personal Assistant/Private Flight Steward, Other, Worldwide

Our client, a global media firm, is seeking a Personal Assistant/Airplane Steward to support the CEO during all of his/her travels. Of highest importance, the Personal Assistant will provide the executive and his/her guests with outstanding customer service while performing all necessary duties as requested by the pilot in command. The person in this role will not only provide excellent and efficient food service, but also will be extremely attentive to all guests. He will anticipate guest needs and proactively address them with thoughtful planning and service.

An aviation background is NOT required for this position, as the chosen candidate is provided with a one-week safety-training course upon hiring. This role will require a great deal of travel, both domestic and international. Trips may take place during weekends and holidays, and can often times span the duration of several weeks.

This is a great opportunity to travel all around the world!

CANDIDATES WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF THEY HAVE A CONCIERGE/SERVICE OR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BACKGROUND.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Providing excellent and efficient wait service
- Thoughtfully anticipating and addressing the needs of all guests
- Planning all menus and ordering catering; Including personally shopping for certain menu items/requests
- Full responsibility for cabin of aircraft, including budgeting, purchasing and stocking of: consumables, floral arrangements, magazines/newspapers, toiletries and other aircraft amenities
- Detailed cleaning and readying the cabin interior for flight
- Arranging dry cleaning of all aircraft linens, blankets, pillows etc.
- Maintaining database and inventory of all in-flight entertainment (CD's/DVD's)
- Arranging for executive's clothing to be returned to appropriate residence
- Responsibility for checking executive in/out of hotels
- Performing basic IT functions for executive laptop
- Available 24/7 on all trips to assist executive as needed
- Conducting pre-flight aircraft check lists, ensuring that all safety, galley and cabin equipment is ready for flight
- Providing emergency assistance for passengers when necessary
- Preparing passengers and cabin for compliance with all FAA safety regulations

REQUIREMENTS:
- A hospitality background: Personal Assistant, Concierge, Restaurant or Service background, etc.
- Positive and outgoing personality
- FLEXIBILITY to travel with little notice at times

SALARY: 60-70K DOE + full benefits

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Mar. 2nd, 2009 @ 11:51 am Home Improvement Update

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cheerful

Tags: decorating

( Curtain and handle photos behind the cut... )

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Mar. 2nd, 2009 @ 11:20 am NEWS!

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood: enthralled

Tags: career , happyhappyhappy , job

I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's still confidential, since they haven't told my boss yet (he's in the hospital... don't ask). My HR person called me (from home since her kid is out of school) to let me know the job was mine. So many people are out today because of the snow - we'll be ironing out the details tomorrow (title, compensation).

So happy.

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Feb. 25th, 2009 @ 05:10 pm Preschool in NYC

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cynical

Tags: church council

I was copied this email from the church's lawyer about the church's preschool.

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It is 10.18 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25.

A few moments ago, a resident of 319 threw an egg out the window of his apartment onto the church's terrace, where twelve children were playing. Fortunately, none of them were hit by it.

This is unacceptable. It is a disgrace.

Someone ought to instruct the residents that this is not only rude, it is dangerous and illegal

*******************************

Like, really? It's come to this. We're throwing eggs at preschoolers in the middle of the day.

I give up.

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Feb. 25th, 2009 @ 12:15 pm Pancake hangover haiku

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood:

groggy

Tags: haiku

Pancakes with lots of
Maple syrupy goodness
Today headache - ow!

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Feb. 25th, 2009 @ 10:00 am This is genius

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blah

It's totally safe for work.

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Feb. 13th, 2009 @ 01:01 pm Everything I need to know, I learned from the Dog Whisperer

Current Location: PKC
Current Mood:

calm

Tags: dog whisperer , quotes

I'm a nerd. I love the Dog Whisperer. I have a huge crush on Cesar Millan. (Please don't tell me anything bad about him. Let me have my fantasy, ok?) The below actually belongs with my random quotes post - it was too long to retype there so it gets it's own posty. To make my nerdiness even more glaringly apparent, this short article by Cesar is from O Magazine, September 2008. (Again, emphasis is my own.)

(Thanks to you all for being part of my "pack".)

Training Yourself to Heel

People talk about the importance of consistency in forming good habits. But lazy people are consistent. So are drug dealers. What I help people with isn't so much consistency; it's about changing their patterns.

When I make a goal, the first thing I do is declare it around my pack—my family, my dogs. We're more powerful as humans when we're in a pack. To do that involves projecting the right energy: calm and assertive. To be a good listener is to have calm energy—you're keeping yourself open-minded. It's a very conscious, instinctual, emotional, and spiritual way of being. This is important because sometimes the pack can teach you something, and you can't listen if you're in a totally assertive state. But the assertive state is also important because it gets things done. In the world of calm assertiveness, there are endless possibilities. In the world of fear, insecurity, uncertainty, and panic, your choices are very limited.

To get into a calm and assertive state, watch dogs. The first thing they do in the morning is stretch. Then they walk, and you see them breathing deeply, picking up on a scent. A good walk makes dogs happy. Rolling in the grass makes them happy. Rolling over in the grass after the walk and drinking water—oh my God, it's the ultimate satisfaction. We're animals too. So ease slowly into your mission, do it every day, and use the simplest things to keep you grounded. If you don't accomplish your goal—and even if you do—just keep going. Dogs, whether they win or lose, still celebrate.

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Feb. 13th, 2009 @ 12:40 pm Random quotes before I loose the little bits of paper

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Tags: quotes

You may not get everything right - but you will almost never get everything wrong. - Unknown

I know
it's hard to be reconciled
not everything is exactly
the way it should be

but please turn around
and step into the future
leave memories behind
enter the land of hope.

- Zbigniew Herbert, from A Life (emphasis mine)

Anger is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. - Unknown

Even if you feel like a victim of your circumstances and have no formal authority, try to create your own moral authority.
Show that you have personal courage.

- Stephen Covey

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Feb. 11th, 2009 @ 10:14 pm Interviewed by Mrs. Astrakhan...

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calm

Tags: meme

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me!"
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on...

( Interview beneath the cut... )

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Feb. 11th, 2009 @ 10:03 am Training news

Current Mood:

excited

Tags: career , job

OK. The head of the training department's admin just called me to schedule a meeting. With me. Let me just pause for a moment to relish this fact. Someone's admin called to schedule a meeting with me. Not my boss. With Me.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand she wants to meet with me at the coffee shop. Not in the office. This leads me to believe this is either informal or a formality. (Goddamn "chemistry tests"!! Will I ever get past this?!)

I'm Very Nervous and Very Excited.

Since it's at the coffee shop I think I should skip the Dark Suit and wear the Colorful, Happy Dress that Looks Great on Me.

Thoughts?

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Jan. 26th, 2009 @ 03:29 pm Personal Bill of Rights

Tags: family

I've talked to a couple of friends lately about different kinds of recovery (ACOA, in my case) and finally remembered to look this up again. It never hurts to be reminded.

Personal Bill of Rights

1. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to all the good times that I have longed for all these years and didn't get.

2. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to joy in this life, right here, right now - not just a momentary rush of euphoria but something more substantive.

3. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to relax and have fun in a non-alcoholic and in a non-destructive way.

4. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to actively pursue people, places, and situations that will help me in achieving a good life.

5. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to say no whenever I feel something is not safe or I am not ready.

6. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to not participate in either the active or passive "crazy-making" behaviors of parents, of siblings, and of others.

7. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to take calculated risks and to experiment with new strategies.

8. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to change my tune, my strategy, and my funny equations.

9. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to "mess up", to make mistakes, to "blow it", to disappoint myself and to fall short of the mark.

10. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to leave the company of people who deliberately or inadvertently put me down, lay a guilt trip on me, manipulate or humiliate me, including my alcoholic parent, my non-alcoholic parent, or any other member of my family.

11. I HAVE A RIGHT... to put an end to conversations with people who make me feel put down and humiliated.

12. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to all my feelings.

13. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to trust my feelings, my judgment, my hunches, my intuition.

14. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to develop myself as a whole person emotionally, spiritually, mentally, physically and psychologically.

15. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to express all my feelings in a nondestructive way and at a safe time and place.

16. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to as much time as I need to experiment with this new information and these new ideas and to initiate changes in my life.

17. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to a mentally healthy, sane way of existence, though it will deviate in part, or all, from my parents' prescribed philosophy of life.

18. I HAVE A RIGHT ...to carve out my place in this world.

19. I HAVE A RIGHT ... to follow any of the above rights, to live my life the way I want to, and not wait until my alcoholic parent gets well, gets happy, seeks help, or admits there is/was a problem.

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Jan. 22nd, 2009 @ 12:58 pm Staycation

Current Mood:

cold

Tags: taking care of leodiva

This Saturday, January 24, I will be having a staycation. I need a day off. A day in bed or on the sofa watching movies. A day in my pjs.

I need to drink hot coca, eat popcorn and be a slug. Saturday I am grounding myself and cannot leave the house. Hellboy: The Golden Army will be in my mailbox tomorrow!! It doesn't get any sluggier than that.

Plus... it's free.

What is not free is the space heater I will buy on the way home Friday night, but I found them at Home Depot for less than $20. I can't have my staycation and be cold all day. That's no fun.

Any and all chores will be done on Sunday afternoon and not before. Period.

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