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edenfalling1. First, some stuff about work:
We had what seemed like a promising applicant for a part-time position -- which would be helpful since Boss Lady has trimmed her hours, Puppydog is still making non-vital but annoying mistakes, Sweetheart is perpetually stressed out because of personal issues (basically, her babydaddy is a deadbeat asshole, the kind who seemed promising as a young man but wasted all his virtues and wallowed in his flaws), Melodrama is once again on the point of ragequitting, and Lemme-Tell-Ya... well, he is himself. (And I have been sick for three weeks running now, and also keep having miscommunications with Boss Lady since we only see each other about twice a week in passing anymore.) But the applicant lied about having driving problems, so that's the end of that. *sigh* We can put up with accidents and speeding tickets, but if you lie, well, that's a bad sign of greater potential problems.
It also transpires that Beleaguered Miniboss (who manages our sister store down in Elmira) has suddenly decided to take a two-week vacation, starting next week. The reasons for this are unclear, though Boss Lady suspects it's a sanity break from Mr. Speakerphone, whose office is in the same building as the Elmira store and who has taken to micromanaging Beleaguered Miniboss this year. (Boss Lady went through a bout of his badgering when she was hired to manage all his shops, but she says if she'd had to face everything he's put Beleaguered Miniboss through this year, she'd have blown up and/or quit. She says I would have done the same, and based on my few direct interactions with Mr. Speakerphone, I think she's right.)
Anyway, Boss Lady will be down in Elmira covering for Beleaguered Miniboss, which means I will be in charge of the smoke shop in her absence. Nrgh. I don't mind the paperwork and decision aspects, but I hate trying to be the voice of authority when Lemme-Tell-Ya and Melodrama get into fights, or when Lemme-Tell-Ya upsets Sweetheart to the point of tears. (She is too nice for her own good and won't tell him off in any way that leaves a lasting impression.) I am terrible at dealing with personality conflicts. :-(
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2. Next, some stuff about church:
On Tuesday night, there will be a jazz concert to benefit the Tompkins County Public Library, in my church. I am not working that day -- so strange! -- and I think I might like to attend. Alas, all the details are on a Facebook page. Ugh, Facebook. But jazz and libraries... Yeah, I'll at least go check it out.
Also, I need to volunteer for the Service Auction, since I have that day off as well. I have nothing to contribute -- about the only things I could feasibly offer are housecleaning and yardwork, but it seems weird to stipulate that the purchaser must supply my transportation -- but I can at least help with setup and cleanup.
This reminds me that I should write a brief summary of Sunday's lesson so my co-teachers know what happened. We've been discussing ways of improving continuity between lessons, which is important since most of them are two-part, but we don't always have teacher continuity between the relevant weeks.
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3. And lastly, my research:
I am really enjoying the background reading I've been doing for my Yuletide fic! The book Dad lent me is a joy to read: a little dry, but works written by and for historians to argue a specific point of interpretation in an ongoing conversation, which don't descend into impenetrable jargon, are things of beauty to be treasured. I would be even happier if the author bothered to translate his Latin quotes, but I guess you can't have everything, and it is probably a reasonable assumption that his intended audience -- professional historians in the 1970s specializing in a period and country that shall remain nameless -- would have at least a little Latin. Alas, I have none... but one can puzzle out a few general concepts from roots, and he does have the grace to use the quotations mostly as ornamental proof rather than integral parts of his basic text and argument.
I am giving serious thought to hitting Olin and Uris libraries on Friday, to see if I can make use of university resources to find texts that public libraries have no reason to keep in their collections. Mmm, history... *twirls*
We had what seemed like a promising applicant for a part-time position -- which would be helpful since Boss Lady has trimmed her hours, Puppydog is still making non-vital but annoying mistakes, Sweetheart is perpetually stressed out because of personal issues (basically, her babydaddy is a deadbeat asshole, the kind who seemed promising as a young man but wasted all his virtues and wallowed in his flaws), Melodrama is once again on the point of ragequitting, and Lemme-Tell-Ya... well, he is himself. (And I have been sick for three weeks running now, and also keep having miscommunications with Boss Lady since we only see each other about twice a week in passing anymore.) But the applicant lied about having driving problems, so that's the end of that. *sigh* We can put up with accidents and speeding tickets, but if you lie, well, that's a bad sign of greater potential problems.
It also transpires that Beleaguered Miniboss (who manages our sister store down in Elmira) has suddenly decided to take a two-week vacation, starting next week. The reasons for this are unclear, though Boss Lady suspects it's a sanity break from Mr. Speakerphone, whose office is in the same building as the Elmira store and who has taken to micromanaging Beleaguered Miniboss this year. (Boss Lady went through a bout of his badgering when she was hired to manage all his shops, but she says if she'd had to face everything he's put Beleaguered Miniboss through this year, she'd have blown up and/or quit. She says I would have done the same, and based on my few direct interactions with Mr. Speakerphone, I think she's right.)
Anyway, Boss Lady will be down in Elmira covering for Beleaguered Miniboss, which means I will be in charge of the smoke shop in her absence. Nrgh. I don't mind the paperwork and decision aspects, but I hate trying to be the voice of authority when Lemme-Tell-Ya and Melodrama get into fights, or when Lemme-Tell-Ya upsets Sweetheart to the point of tears. (She is too nice for her own good and won't tell him off in any way that leaves a lasting impression.) I am terrible at dealing with personality conflicts. :-(
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2. Next, some stuff about church:
On Tuesday night, there will be a jazz concert to benefit the Tompkins County Public Library, in my church. I am not working that day -- so strange! -- and I think I might like to attend. Alas, all the details are on a Facebook page. Ugh, Facebook. But jazz and libraries... Yeah, I'll at least go check it out.
Also, I need to volunteer for the Service Auction, since I have that day off as well. I have nothing to contribute -- about the only things I could feasibly offer are housecleaning and yardwork, but it seems weird to stipulate that the purchaser must supply my transportation -- but I can at least help with setup and cleanup.
This reminds me that I should write a brief summary of Sunday's lesson so my co-teachers know what happened. We've been discussing ways of improving continuity between lessons, which is important since most of them are two-part, but we don't always have teacher continuity between the relevant weeks.
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3. And lastly, my research:
I am really enjoying the background reading I've been doing for my Yuletide fic! The book Dad lent me is a joy to read: a little dry, but works written by and for historians to argue a specific point of interpretation in an ongoing conversation, which don't descend into impenetrable jargon, are things of beauty to be treasured. I would be even happier if the author bothered to translate his Latin quotes, but I guess you can't have everything, and it is probably a reasonable assumption that his intended audience -- professional historians in the 1970s specializing in a period and country that shall remain nameless -- would have at least a little Latin. Alas, I have none... but one can puzzle out a few general concepts from roots, and he does have the grace to use the quotations mostly as ornamental proof rather than integral parts of his basic text and argument.
I am giving serious thought to hitting Olin and Uris libraries on Friday, to see if I can make use of university resources to find texts that public libraries have no reason to keep in their collections. Mmm, history... *twirls*
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Date: 2013-11-07 05:48 pm (UTC)And I love the nicknames you've given your bosses and coworkers. Very descriptive ;)
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Date: 2013-11-08 03:27 am (UTC)I used to identify all my coworkers by first and last initial, but that's not as memorable (and also potentially easier to link to their actual names, I guess), so I switched over to nicknames. They were a lot of fun to come up with!