I’ve not been reading or writing in my lj. That’s unusual for me. Even when I’m not writing, I’m typically reading. Not sure what’s up with that. I got rid of the beard, and trimmed the hair back down so that I look like a boot camp recruit. I’m getting my YWCA membership this evening and working out for the first time in a very long time.
The holidays are usually a time of disconnection for me. Nearly everyone else has other plans for the holidays, but I don’t. It leaves me introspective. As did visiting the extended family. Thoughts and examinations on where I am and where I want to be.
I opened salary negotiations with the GAO today. The person I spoke with said they were inflexible on vacation time (not a surprise) but they might give me money. You know, that’s like 4th on the list of things I’d like to negotiate. 1st being the team(s) I’d be working on, 2nd being location, 3rd being time off.
I have to prepare a little “why you should offer me more money” email. Why am I so filled with ambivalence?
In other, more time wasting news, I bought a hat that makes me feel like I ought to go out and hunt something, but it keeps my ears warm, my final fantasy character has made tremendous progress, I’m really liking the old firefly episodes and I think my tichu game is improving. I made a grand tichu (basically a “they’re 135 from victory and we’re like 600 points below them, I don’t care what my cards are” grand tichu) and my partner went out second today. Sadly, we still lost, but that took it from “humiliating defeat” to “respectable match”.
Grades last semester: two I’s, two B’s.
My record so far is calling four consecutive grand tichus, with three making. That’s how you turn a game around…
Was that when I was your partner? =)
Is “I” for incomplete or for indescribable?
Incomplete, sadly.
I’d be interested in seein’ pics of the bootcamp recruit action figure version of yourself… 😉
This will take some time due to equipment complications, but your wish is my command. =)
I find myself at a similar standpoint. I’m posting on occasion, but nothing of significant importance (Uh…I’m posting pictures of my cat licking himself).
*ahem*
It’s the best I can do ’cause my brain is running on overdrive, taking notice of what I’ve accomplished and what I want to do next. The leaps and bounds that I took last year make me excited, and a little terrified, of what’s to come.
Welcome back to Lj, you boot camp recruit you! 😀 Heh, what an irony that is…
And companies always seem horribly inflexible on location and vacation hours. That’s just part of the gig alas. At least negotiate on what you can… 😀
Well, just moved to St Louis and Home Depot relocated him… and made him cashier. So, yeah, you have a point. But the gao is pretty flexible like that.
Holidays tend to be an interesting, introspective time for me as well, despite my having to focus on the outside world more as I deal with the challenges of people, from all angles. It’s interesting that, as I get older, I tend to view the holidays less as a time when I need to get together with people, but more of a time that I should be alone, dealing with whatever is bothering me, so I don’t have to do it quite so much the rest of the year.