Yesterday I went to HR at the hospital and listened to boring speechifying and filled out a ream of paperwork. Today, I went to Employee Health and filled out a history, took a blood test, gave them a sample for drug testing, and received a flu shot. I did not want the flu shot, but it wasn't optional. Sorta a cake-or-death scenario. My arm is ( Read more... )

Barring any problems with a background check (and I can't imagine I'd have a problem, because I'm boring as anything) or a problem with a physical abilities test, I am now employed ( Read more... )

Wow. I so did not expect this ( Read more... )

Well, now ( Read more... )

Well, so much for daily posting ( Read more... )

I'm here. No computer, so I'm attempting to use daughter's laptop. If I hadn't spent a couple of days totally jet-lagged, I'd be suffering serious web withdrawal. And I'd forgotten that American keyboards are different than Swedish ones, so every other letter I type is wrong ( Read more... )

I'm leaving in approximately four hours.

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Stella made a *delicious* dip of edamame, avocado, wasabi, and various spices. Really good. Really bright green, very pretty. I have eaten all these things separately, and had no reaction to any of them. Apparently, however, in combination, they produce some chemical that makes me want to CLAW OFF MY SKIN ( Read more... )

Quiet Sunday. Rather boring. Better, I suppose, than stressful. I spent some time this afternoon playing mahjong on the computer and listening to Cabin Pressure.

Here, have some music. I uploaded it for someone, and decided I might as well share.

The Best of Mediaeval Baebes

There is not enough squee in the world for this.

Martin Freeman as Bilbo.

His ears! His curls! His little grumpy face!

I need a really good squee icon.