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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
I understand.
*sigh* That was the kitty that stayed behind. I still have bad dreams about that...that and the dogs.
You know, that's a big part of why I've been so depressed over the job deal. I had to make a lot of tough decisions, but they happened so quickly and smoothly that it seemed clear what I was meant to do. All that clarity is gone and I'm left wondering why I let so much go.
But she's doing fine so far. A co-worker of Dad's took her, as she'd recently lost one kitty and the one she still had was lonely. Cleo's settled in really well and is good friends with the other kitty, which she never really was with mine. So all's well that ends well, I suppose. I do miss her, though.
Hmmmmm......would they give you time to make a decision? Could you put the decision off until you get an answer from the school?
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Well, just got done with the conference call, and though nothing is decided for sure and anything is still possible, it's looking more likely than not that I ~won't~ be needed for the disaster relief system, at least not badly enough to bear the expense of sending me down there. They're moving forward full steam with the process, but they've got it simplified down to the point where just about any volunteer ought to be able to do the jobs required once it's running.
So...are you relieved or disappointed or a bit of both?
No trip to town for you!
I dunno. I guess we'll also have to wait and see if I get a chance at the college job. They had narrowed it to eleven applicants and were further narrowing it down to three. That's not exactly super odds.
BTW, I hit and killed a squirrel on the way back from the interview. Had no chance to stop. I'm guessing that isn't a good sign. It's the first time I've ever hit an animal. *wince*
I still feel like it's hanging over me as a possibility, so I'm not completely relieved yet, but I won't have any disappointment at all if I don't have to go at this point.
Nothing about the situation is comforting.... including the complete lack of vacancy at any hotels down there, decent, indecent or otherwise. As an adventure, part of me would like to see with my own eyes the situation that I am sure looks different than it's being presented by people with an agenda. But from a personal safety and comfort standpoint, there was plenty of apprehension about coming in there like some hobbit from the Shire into the town of Bree.
Yeah, I know I'd be worried for my own safety in a chaotic enviroment like that. But I worry about my own safety walking to the car in the grocery lot after dark.
Anyone who's smart worries about walking to the car in the grocery lot after dark.
I worked several years in the heart of Tacoma's Hilltop, which is a pretty rough part of town, and I worked directly with clients then. I'd be fairly confident working in and around the shelters, it's a scene I understand better than many who have never done that kind of work. But I wasn't looking forward to manuevering from restaurant to hotel room alone, in an unfamiliar city that is absolutely jam-packed full of evacuees. And I don't like being unarmed, even in nice hotels full of tourists. I can't imagine getting a wink of sleep.
Pack heat.
Even if I wanted the excitement of clearing it through the airport, Texas doesn't honor Washington's carry permit.
Ya need a permit in Texas? :)
Who'd a thunk it!
Well, I'd better get back to town, I still need hay, dog food, bird food and to pick up Bay's meds.
I'll just get a couple bales of hay, since it'll be on sale Friday.
Yeah - sometimes I like to bring that up when folk, particularly Texans, are bashin' Washington for being liberal. Better gun law than most states I've compared to, combined with no state income tax, easily makes up for a few goofy greeners, in terms of day to day impact on my life.
I ~think~ it's getting pretty close to done, though. (Knock on wood)
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