Category Archives: Life at Work

Quickie Update

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omg.  I am almost never online these days.  Have a little time right now while I wait for a potential client meeting.  Splitting headache too.  Sheesh, the headaches returned after I moved and while I had a few days respite after my acupuncture, I think I need another session.  The weather has been all over the map and I figure it’s partly barometric pressue and partly stress.  Still looking for a solid job.  Interview tomorrow but it won’t be enough.  Not at this rate.  So yeah, stress.

Let’s see.

  • On the 10th I go to the full moon to see how I fit in with the coven.  The other fellow withdrew for the year so it’s just me.  I might get an answer sooner.
  • Miss Mitty and the other kitty, Sophie, have met and are calling their lawyers as a friend says.
  • Studio is organized except for the fabric is still in boxes but that went pretty quickly which means…
  • I need to get busy for Yule.  It will be a very light present year this year, which is probably a good thing but I wish I could do more.
  • Sleeping better
  • Eating better
  • Gas is cheaper (I’ve got serious mixed feelings about that)
  • I got through the M’s on my blog roll, woefully behind reading about you all.  Soon.
  • Life is good

I’m in good shape for the interview tomorrow.  Crossing my fingers that I’ll have at least a 4 month part time job asap.  I’d like more so I could get medical prescription benefits as my migraine meds are $200 for 9.  OMG.

I know it’s coming but goodness…

Mercury Retrograde

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This one has been harder than others that for sure. And on it’s way out it said to me “Bend Over. Really Far.”

Gawd. I just got humped six ways to Sunday by another jackass of a client who not only mailed the second check two days later than agreed (the first one was made out to the wrong person!!!!) and they mailed it through the University mail system which means it takes 2-3 days longer. I was supposed to have this money last Thursday but they didn’t bring their checkbook. I’m supposed to be working on their new site which launches November 6. I’m furious. I want to be passive aggressive and not work on the website but in the end I get screwed when the deadline gets here. *rack’emfrack’em*

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap. I mean Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

A friend of mine is always saying stuff like “this is the nature of the business” as if that is supposed to soothe me. Makes me furious. Both the late payment and the aren’t you stupid for not figuring that out crap. I hate this shit. My biggest mistake in life has always been to think that folks will do what they say they will and then I get surprised when they don’t. My bad. I’m the stupid one. I’m the jackass. I don’t think so.

I don’t give a rat’s ass if this is the nature of the beast. The beast must die.

I have GOT to find a part time job. I love, adore, working from home, really hate the idea of having to work for the man again but one thing the man does? Is pay on bloody time! With benefits. Time to work for “people” who are reliable.

FUCKTARDS.

Cancer for the Week

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One of the most famous pop culture icons in Indonesia died last July. Mak Erot, who was over a hundred years old, was renowned for her skill in helping men develop more sizable reproductive organs. The official story was that she used nothing more than prayers and herbs, but there are hints that she also had supernatural powers. She’s your patron saint this week, Cancerian, even if you’re a woman. I am calling on her inspiration, and I hope you will too, to help you lengthen and strengthen your inner, metaphorical phallus, by which I mean your will to accomplish your dreams.

Not much to say except that “It’s a keeper!”

And that I have updated my mantra for work to:

$50 per hour
20 hours per week
Flexible location and hours
Lovely people

Just applied for what looks like the perfect job.  It appeared, just like that, on a Saturday.  Right down the road.  Exactly what the mantra says, every point was in the ad.

I Think You’re Rad

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Yup. That’s what the search engine specialist just said to me. He took a look at my website and that’s what he thinks.

It’s a long story and involve some silliness on the part of a client but…  It forced me to contact this fella to talk about SEO’s.  It’s good because turns out I’m doing just fine. *whew*  But he loved my personal website and said that he couldn’t wait to see the new site I’m working on because my stuff is “rad.”

I needed that today.

While I’m super glad to have the clients I have and the work I have it is still ultra imperative that I find reliable part time work to cover expenses between clients.  And that is taking a little longer than I wish.  But I’m working on visualizing that, getting my ducks in a row.  But some kind of steady employment needs to be in place by the first of the month if I can at all manage this.  Or it’s some kind of holiday retail job for me to fill in until something better comes along.

So.  I’m rad.  My design work is rad.  My code skills are rad.  Thank God.

Cancer this week

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Your creed for the last three months of 2008 comes from Nikos Kazantzakis,writer of Zorba the Greek and the Last Temptation of Christ: “By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.” Memorize this meme, Cancerian. Imprint it on your subconscious mind. Make it so much a part of you that it breathes as you breathe, and dreams as you dream. Allow it to turn you into a magician whose potent desire is as strong as the longings of ten normal people put together.

Working on it.  Oh yes, working on it.

I got a new contract signed on Monday and met with prospective clients yesterday.  They are considering the  proposal.  I noticed that the temp services at the university where I worked has applied for a job for me (who knew!) as a professional staff web master.  Might be a little over the top but we’ll see if I get called for an interview.

At least, with a little help from my friends and this new contract I will be able to pay October and November’s rent and car payments.  WHEW.

I’m really beginning to dig this working from home.  I’ve been working all morning in my pj’s and my favorite fuzzy wool socks. Had a little lunch, threw a load of laundry in, put up a couple squashes and corns as decoration. Going to do my nails, fingers and toes, as I’m going to a party for the 25th wedding anniversary of some friends and there is going to dancing. Fancy clothes requested.

I’ve got one design done for the new contract and need to start the second one.  Will probably work on it in pieces over the weekend, mostly in the creative part of my brain and then build on Mon and Tues.  I have discovered that I don’t particularly mind working on evenings or weekends when there is nothing else going on as I can go take a nap, drive to the store, go see a friend for a few hours.  In fact I feel like I’m living much more of a life now than I did before.

The only thing that is falling a bit behind is my witch gown.  Probably work on that tomorrow and Sunday too.  As well as some evenings when it comes to sewing in the eyelets for lacing.

It’s become very clear to that I need to be very active in my visualizations now and in the future. Why? Because I’m starting to get attached to living like this and the thought of the alarm clock again on a regular daily basis, being at work before I even get up now, makes me cringe.  But some medical benefits would be nice.  If things start cooking along I might see about buying my own insurance.  Cuz I’m smitten.