Us as human beings that are so drawn to "train wrecks"?
G really wants to see the movie Untraceable. I really do NOT. Basic premise - a killer figures out how hook something up so that the more hits a website gets, the more portions of poison get fed into a victim until they die. And I guess this is on a webcam of the site that people are clicking through to. And I think one of the lines in the preview one of the FBI agents is asking in disbelief "Why are people going to the site?!" And it does seem pretty amazing that people would knowingly contribute to killing someone.
I stumbled on this article about poor Britney and it occurred to me that in some ways her life is not too far off from the movie plot. I really do feel bad for the girl...
I read about someone not clicking on any more Britney links in order to not contribute to the media mess. Seems like a good idea.
I've left you in a bit of a quandary perhaps now eh? Oh, you'll probably click the article anyway. But no more after that, right?
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Monday, February 04, 2008
Friday, September 14, 2007
Weird
Our company is being downsized and my entire department got cut. So this is why they needed someone (me) to take on the work when R left, but couldn't pay them (me) any more to do it.
All things considered, they ARE being pretty nice about it. We have 3 months to find a new job, and we can use company resources (within reason) to help find it. Some sort of workforce development is supposed to come in next week and tell us about some things that are options for us (taking classes paid for by the government or something like that... to increase our skill set and be more hireable/attractive) We're getting severance pay and a retention bonus if we actually stay for the full 3 months.
Part of me is feeling a sense of relief, we were feeling the squeeze already. It's nice to finally know what the story is, and that we don't have to deal with it for too much longer. Part of me is angry and depressed at the idea that I'm thought of as disposable and unnecessary. It's too early to be freaked out about finding a new job really, and at the moment I'm not worried. I have skillz! I'm nice! I'm smart! I learn things! Plays and works well with others! ohgodihavetoputtogetheraresumecrap.
We're all kind of walking around in a daze. So many options really, so many ways things could go. I could, for example, probably get a job at the parent company in Florida if I wanted to. But if I'm going to go to all the trouble of packing up and moving half way across the country to start over, I think I'd rather it be on the WEST coast instead of the East one. But I really DON'T want to move. I like it here. My family is here. My friends are here, or they come back here to visit often. There's plenty of cool people who I would like to spend more time with here. It's safe and comfortable, and other than work, I'm pretty happy here!! ARGH.
Something wonderful is going to happen soon. I can smell it. If you find it first, let me know ok?
All things considered, they ARE being pretty nice about it. We have 3 months to find a new job, and we can use company resources (within reason) to help find it. Some sort of workforce development is supposed to come in next week and tell us about some things that are options for us (taking classes paid for by the government or something like that... to increase our skill set and be more hireable/attractive) We're getting severance pay and a retention bonus if we actually stay for the full 3 months.
Part of me is feeling a sense of relief, we were feeling the squeeze already. It's nice to finally know what the story is, and that we don't have to deal with it for too much longer. Part of me is angry and depressed at the idea that I'm thought of as disposable and unnecessary. It's too early to be freaked out about finding a new job really, and at the moment I'm not worried. I have skillz! I'm nice! I'm smart! I learn things! Plays and works well with others! ohgodihavetoputtogetheraresumecrap.
We're all kind of walking around in a daze. So many options really, so many ways things could go. I could, for example, probably get a job at the parent company in Florida if I wanted to. But if I'm going to go to all the trouble of packing up and moving half way across the country to start over, I think I'd rather it be on the WEST coast instead of the East one. But I really DON'T want to move. I like it here. My family is here. My friends are here, or they come back here to visit often. There's plenty of cool people who I would like to spend more time with here. It's safe and comfortable, and other than work, I'm pretty happy here!! ARGH.
Something wonderful is going to happen soon. I can smell it. If you find it first, let me know ok?
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Phew!
Went to the Ali Sperry & Betsy Huebner concert tonight, thanks to selling one box of tea and taking on a bracelet repair that my brother refused at the Farmer's Market. I even have $2 left! Wheee. Tuesday can't come fast enough, my goodness. Not that I'll have MUCH left afterwards, seeing as I still need to pay off my plane ticket from the big trip, but luckily there is a special offer going on one of our credit cards that we never use of 0 percent on balance transfers for 6 months, so I shifted my excess over to that, which should help me pay it off faster.
The concert was really sweet and inspiring, though I couldn't help but notice that a large percentage of Betsy's songs involved drugs or dissed boys in some way, or were a bit heavy/depressing, while Ali's songs for the most part were happier, or love songs, and to top off that impression for me, Betsy was wearing black and a silver chain belt, while Ali was wearing white with yellow leg warmers and a sparkley headband. Don't get me wrong, they were both AWESOME, it was just something I noticed. :) Ali did another gorgeous original that she wrote for her boy. I told her I can't wait till she does a concert that's a flip of the ones she does now, where she'll do all originals and then one kick-ass cover. Her original stuff is so powerful, it has that little extra edge of connectedness that sets it just over the cover stuff she does so well.
She told me that *I* needed to do a show myself, which really is true. And I was glad that I was inspired by them to do a concert, rather than intimidated - which sometimes happens at these things. and I was a little worried about that happening because I had a meltdown day today. (Which I'm blaming on the full moon because it's not the right time in my cycle, and I do have werewolf tendencies where I turn into a raving monster for no apparent reason other than the moon. God bless G for sticking with me through it, even if he doesn't understand it at all. (heart)) I almost considered not going because I was feeling so raw, but I'm really, really glad I did.
I feel like there might be some new songs coming, what with the poetry class getting me writing artistically on a more regular basis. I was also having thoughts about asking Ali & David to perform with me! I don't know what their story is for stuff like that, I'm sure David doesn't work for free... I also don't know what the set up for the Cafe is anymore, I'm sure they need a cut. If I didn't actually need the $ myself I'd also think of donating it to KRUU.FM, but maybe there could be some sort of a split, OR "pass a hat" around midway like they did at the Adrien concert...
The concert was really sweet and inspiring, though I couldn't help but notice that a large percentage of Betsy's songs involved drugs or dissed boys in some way, or were a bit heavy/depressing, while Ali's songs for the most part were happier, or love songs, and to top off that impression for me, Betsy was wearing black and a silver chain belt, while Ali was wearing white with yellow leg warmers and a sparkley headband. Don't get me wrong, they were both AWESOME, it was just something I noticed. :) Ali did another gorgeous original that she wrote for her boy. I told her I can't wait till she does a concert that's a flip of the ones she does now, where she'll do all originals and then one kick-ass cover. Her original stuff is so powerful, it has that little extra edge of connectedness that sets it just over the cover stuff she does so well.
She told me that *I* needed to do a show myself, which really is true. And I was glad that I was inspired by them to do a concert, rather than intimidated - which sometimes happens at these things. and I was a little worried about that happening because I had a meltdown day today. (Which I'm blaming on the full moon because it's not the right time in my cycle, and I do have werewolf tendencies where I turn into a raving monster for no apparent reason other than the moon. God bless G for sticking with me through it, even if he doesn't understand it at all. (heart)) I almost considered not going because I was feeling so raw, but I'm really, really glad I did.
I feel like there might be some new songs coming, what with the poetry class getting me writing artistically on a more regular basis. I was also having thoughts about asking Ali & David to perform with me! I don't know what their story is for stuff like that, I'm sure David doesn't work for free... I also don't know what the set up for the Cafe is anymore, I'm sure they need a cut. If I didn't actually need the $ myself I'd also think of donating it to KRUU.FM, but maybe there could be some sort of a split, OR "pass a hat" around midway like they did at the Adrien concert...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
aw hells yeah!
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I saw this on Ananda's blog and I just had to do it because there's been such talk of daring/funky haircolors and styles these days, what with BethAnne's fabulous redness... The hair that inspired a conversation at the coffee counter about my wishing I could go funky colored, and Cheryl wishing she could shave her head, me talking about Elsa's hike and how she shaved her head, and Carrie saying she had a short buzz type of hairstyle from cutting off dreads once and how her mom actually thought it was her cutest hair.
Anyhoo of course I can't do red now, but maybe purple would be wicked cool... sigh. guts... not sure I gots them. I guess all I really need is enough $ to dye it back if it's too crazy. hehe
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Crazies!
Inspired by a trip to the vending machine and running into THREE other guilty looking ladies in succession. Something in the air today that turns us all to the most readily available coping mechanism...?
Definitely a chocolate bar day
Life's driving me crazy
but I just can't get away
it's definitely a chocolate bar day
Deadline looming, distractions galore
Haven't left my desk since 9 am
not sure if I can take much more
gotta power through it
cuz only I can do it
definitely a chocolate bar day
I'm sure there are better ways to sooth my soul
I know there are other things that heal my heart
The world's not going to end
And my finish line's around the bend
but I'm dragging and distracted and craving
just a little bit of sugar
to sweeten this sour mood
definitely a chocolate bar day
The indulgence picks me up
to plod through the task at hand
and clear a path to the door
away from this chocolate bar day
Definitely a chocolate bar day
Life's driving me crazy
but I just can't get away
it's definitely a chocolate bar day
Deadline looming, distractions galore
Haven't left my desk since 9 am
not sure if I can take much more
gotta power through it
cuz only I can do it
definitely a chocolate bar day
I'm sure there are better ways to sooth my soul
I know there are other things that heal my heart
The world's not going to end
And my finish line's around the bend
but I'm dragging and distracted and craving
just a little bit of sugar
to sweeten this sour mood
definitely a chocolate bar day
The indulgence picks me up
to plod through the task at hand
and clear a path to the door
away from this chocolate bar day
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