Thursday, September 25, 2008
Update!
So, I just wanted to thank all those people who have come forward with their horror stories. I especially like Abby's inappropriate forwarded email of this morning!! Thanks to GOD I'm not the only one!
TINK!
TINK!
More of the same...
So, as a follow-up to yesterday's horrified weep-rant, I have NO NEWS... on the other hand, I found out that I made a slight mistake on a MASSIVE translation... it's not the biggest of mistakes, but it's a rather unfortunate one. Being the ethical IDIOT that I am, I just sent an email informing my client of the mistake. I just got a response and there's nothing anyone can do abou tit at this point. At least it's not a REAL mistake... just a silly error of interpretation.... Has no one, REALLY NO ONE, invented a time machine yet??? I would DEFINITELY be interested in investing! Anyone? Yes? No? Dust?
In other news, the Husband's graphic palette has given out, with 5 weeks left to finish his comic book... we ordered a new one and it's supposed to get here tomorrow, but, due to UPS having put it on the wrong plane, it could get here Monday instead. That's another real bummer. The French say that bad things happen in threes (Americans say it, too, but the French really believe it)... so I think we've had our three, right? Unless the Husband needs three and I also HAVE TO HAVE THREE??? I like to think not.
Actually, I vomited two nights ago, as a precursor to (and perhaps the weakening cause of) the HORRIBLE email sending. Could that count as one of the three? I'm not so sure, because, in sick manner of modern Western woman, despite feeling awful after vomiting, some creepy little part of me, very deep down, thought, "Maybe I'll lose an extra pound..." and I did. So, it's not all bad, so it can't count towards the "bad things happen in threes" rule... oh, what sick puppies we are!!!! And I know I'm not the only one.
In other news, the Husband's graphic palette has given out, with 5 weeks left to finish his comic book... we ordered a new one and it's supposed to get here tomorrow, but, due to UPS having put it on the wrong plane, it could get here Monday instead. That's another real bummer. The French say that bad things happen in threes (Americans say it, too, but the French really believe it)... so I think we've had our three, right? Unless the Husband needs three and I also HAVE TO HAVE THREE??? I like to think not.
Actually, I vomited two nights ago, as a precursor to (and perhaps the weakening cause of) the HORRIBLE email sending. Could that count as one of the three? I'm not so sure, because, in sick manner of modern Western woman, despite feeling awful after vomiting, some creepy little part of me, very deep down, thought, "Maybe I'll lose an extra pound..." and I did. So, it's not all bad, so it can't count towards the "bad things happen in threes" rule... oh, what sick puppies we are!!!! And I know I'm not the only one.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Horror, the HORROR!!!!
I just needed to discuss the morning I've had, so that other people can feel better about their lives. (Let me preface this by saying that I spontaneously vomited last night... so I'm rather weak this morning).
SO, I haven't been paid by my clients in a LONG time and I keep asking this one lovely woman I work for to check with accounting, which she has done now numerous times. This morning, she informed me that accounting had made a huge error and had paid someone else... and that the dude responsible was leaving at the end of the month and was crap anyway. She told me I should write them directly about it, so I did. Fine up till now, right?
Well, Bugalugs here accidentally copied my contact's original email in... so my best (and favorite) contact person there is now going to have issues with accounting (everyone knows that's the WORST position to be in) and I look like a complete, uncaring, idiotic CREEP... and I still haven't been paid and may never be, at this rate. I probably won't get any more jobs from these people, because who wants to work with someone so careless?
Anyhow, I'm close to (oh, who am I kidding? I'm IN) tears right now, hoping she doesn't get fired and I get my money AND keep getting jobs from them! Anyone have a similar story for me? Perhaps something with a happy ending?
On the flip side, if I don't have work from my clients, I'll be forced to change lines of work... and change is good, right?
SO, I haven't been paid by my clients in a LONG time and I keep asking this one lovely woman I work for to check with accounting, which she has done now numerous times. This morning, she informed me that accounting had made a huge error and had paid someone else... and that the dude responsible was leaving at the end of the month and was crap anyway. She told me I should write them directly about it, so I did. Fine up till now, right?
Well, Bugalugs here accidentally copied my contact's original email in... so my best (and favorite) contact person there is now going to have issues with accounting (everyone knows that's the WORST position to be in) and I look like a complete, uncaring, idiotic CREEP... and I still haven't been paid and may never be, at this rate. I probably won't get any more jobs from these people, because who wants to work with someone so careless?
Anyhow, I'm close to (oh, who am I kidding? I'm IN) tears right now, hoping she doesn't get fired and I get my money AND keep getting jobs from them! Anyone have a similar story for me? Perhaps something with a happy ending?
On the flip side, if I don't have work from my clients, I'll be forced to change lines of work... and change is good, right?
Monday, September 8, 2008
To a NUB, I tell you!!
So, I just spent the last 8 days or so working about 12 hours a day. Completely exhausted, worn to a nub, not a breath of energy left in me! At the end of each day, I reached for a glass of something alcoholic and soothing, gnawed on something appropriately fatty and sugary, then went straight back to work. Anyone who knows me is aware that I do NOT like long work days... but what I really don't like is the TEN POUND GAIN!!! (You UKs, that's ALMOST A STONE!!!!!)
Any of you who have written me lovely emails, my apologies for the radio silence. I meant to write back, but simplement could not!
So, back to weight watchers, back to the gym and back to finding gorgeousness to snap pics of for the bloggeroo!!!
Tink tink tink!!!!
Any of you who have written me lovely emails, my apologies for the radio silence. I meant to write back, but simplement could not!
So, back to weight watchers, back to the gym and back to finding gorgeousness to snap pics of for the bloggeroo!!!
Tink tink tink!!!!
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