unfit for human consumption
December 28, 2005,

I managed to get everything on my list done last night, and even managed to take a couple of minutes and root out something to read.

I went for a couple of Ruth Rendell paperbacks that I haven�t read in so long, I�d forgotten �whodunit�. Anyway, her skill makes re-reading worthwhile, even if you do remember. I grabbed Inspector Wexford books, because I�m just not up to her darker endeavors. Not that Wexford books are sunshine and lollipops, but they are easier to digest than some of her stuff.

If he is serious about getting a first-class job, he really needs to do something about some of that. He can�t make himself younger, exactly, but if he took off some weight, maybe he wouldn�t move like a 70-year-old. And he�d by gum better get his eyes attended to this year�it�s the last time he�s going to have even halfway-decent insurance. If I was in charge of hiring, I wouldn�t want to take a chance on somebody that looks like a walking heart attack or stroke, either.

I�m in the process of trying to figure out how to get this across to him without sounding evil. He won�t do it for my sake�he won�t do it for his own sake�maybe I can appeal to his bottom line, and get him to do it for his job�s sake.

Yeah. First I heard of it, too. Apparently my AVP boss sent it to the mailing list of directors under her, with instructions to disseminate the info to their staff, along with a schedule of events.

And since A) I am not a director, and B) report directly to her, I didn�t get the notification from anyone. (When I noticed a bunch of people wearing jeans, I asked how they rated. That�s how I found out.)

I�m getting damned sick of feeling like a phucking orphan around there.