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As I may have mentioned (hysterically) recently, I’m feeling a little too responsible lately. So, instead of researching online life insurance like a good girl, I’ve been slacking. Not that the subject isn’t interesting, it really is.

But nothing could be as interesting as eating cold pizza for breakfast, watching 80s movies all morning and shopping all afternoon.

Tomorrow I have some work I can’t skip, but after that I’m kidnapping the boyfriend and we’re going to Baltimore. Fun, fun, fun.

Girls on the hunt

As I’m sitting here, trying to find some information about NC health insurance among other things I’ve been thinking about two of my girls trying to find work. And thanking the pestilent gods that I’m not looking too.

J is sick and tired of her stuff so she’s looking for something different, whatever that means. I told her nude modeling is always a rewarding career but she disagreed. Meanwhile, Little Sister is still looking and panicking, poor thing. Good luck, ladies, and anyone else out there who’s in search of work.

Another moutain

As usual I’ve found myself buried under a mountain of work at the same time. I was trying to blame it on my vacation, but that’s not really the problem. Somehow I end up having 3 or 5 deadlines within days of each other. Doesn’t matter how long the project is or which clients I’m working for, it always ends up the same. Read more »

Post from afar

Posting from afar. More details when we get home, but this trip is amazing. The boyfriend and I are having a great time, though things at home are weighing on me a bit. Little Sister is still dealing with getting laid off, so if anyone has ideas or leads for jobs in healthcare, or pharma stuff, let her know so I can stop worrying about her.

See how it’s all about me? Who cares, I’m on vacation!

All grown up

My dear friend, “Little Sister” is growing up so fast. It seems like just yesterday she was interviewing for her first job, and renting her first car. Now she’s been laid off. Yup, in December. Awesome. nothing says holiday season like losing your job as a complete surprise.

It turns out her company lied to the employees for the last 6 months about how things were going. They hid a lot of the lost business behind stories about trying to seem more economical during these financial times.

So, instead of shopping and partying her way through the next couple of weeks, she’s sending out resumes to companies that probably won’t read them for a month, and trying to budget for $0 of income in 3 1/2 weeks.

Which reminds me that I need to send my clients their holiday gifts, ASAP.

Electronics overload

Not as fun as cute overload, but still good. Actually I hate that site, but… moving right along. I’ve taken on some extra work to help with holiday shopping and vacation plans.

There are currently 12 digital cameras sitting on our dining room table, and I get to play with all of them.

I’m writing an article about the insane range of quality and features pointed at the casual user, and how confusing it can be to select and then use something so simple. I’ve got a headache already, and the boyfriend is hiding from me – he doesn’t want to be one of my testers.