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When the Help Desk Isn't, Part 439
I hate calling the Help Desk at work. It's for all IT-related topics, including proprietary systems and cell phones. Today though, was the 2nd day in a row that while my VPN connection was in effect, I could not access 3rd party web sites. So if all I wanted to do was work, that wouldn't be a problem, right? Wrong. Because our company utilizes ( Read more... ) -
United Way time again!
This year, I was more specific with my contributions. In addition to the regulars: Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood and the Wheelchair Recycling folks, I added Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Second Harvest Foodbank, and was delighted to find Be the Match (the bone marrow registry). I don't know how I missed them before - maybe they ( Read more... ) -
Film Review: Bottle Shock
Bottle Shock (2008) was recommended to us by a beer friend, even though it's about Napa winemaking in the 70s. Since I'm from the South Bay, Napa is a big part of my background noise. I knew how to select and order good wine and pair it with my food long before I was 21 ( Read more... ) -
Seraphim
Last Tuesday, I started with a new therapist. I'd asked for recommendations at the beginning of summer, and called around and checked with insurance and finally found one that met my preliminary criteria (not-poly averse or unaware, in my PPO, taking new clients, not located inside the hospital (billing issues), experienced with people who've had ( Read more... ) -
I Can't Believe I'm This Stupid
My all-in-one printer finally died. Since I use it for work, I asked my manager for permission to get a new one. The most likely replacement part was $92 and a whole new printer was $120. Unfortunately, the new printer also required all new ink, because they don't make my model anymore. So I ordered the newer model, the 6600 instead of my trusty ( Read more... ) -
Can It Be 2014 Now?
The good news ( Read more... ) -
Why I Won't Move Back to the South
From July 2 to 7, I was in Nashville, TN for DH's family reunion. The reunion was for his mother's side of the family, and many of the cousins there he hadn't seen for 25-40 years. His maternal grandfather had settled in Macon, GA, and the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Texas were heavily represented. So, ( Read more... ) -
Friday, happy or not, here I come
Today has been pretty sucky. Work "team" shenanigans, a-fuckton-of-work-due-at-the-end-of-the-day-dumped-on-my-desk-at-noon sucky. I finished that, at the expense of a bunch of other stuff that needs doing, and with the aid of a Capitol Amber for the last hour (working from home has a few perks). I believe I will avoid thinking about work for at ( Read more... ) -
GAH, Feminism, How Many Waves Will it Take?
This week has been exceedingly hard for me emotionally. I'm going to cut-tag for length, but I'm not going to apologize for content.
( This is what being a woman looks like right now. )
