something is rotten...

...in the state of my job. ugh. another hard week. more crying. it was awesome. that place is sucking the life outta me.

one of the folks from the place we're merging with relocated to our office this week. initially i was kinda excited - fresh blood, you know? she's going to be doing HR stuff, though that was only a small portion of her job pre-merger. so i was asking her some questions about putting together training for the incoming crew (by the way, recruitment is in the toilet...), specifically communication training. you know, cuz not everyone's able to communicate well. & she made some gross generalization about young people's inability to communicate verbally, blah blah blah. it was full of spite & not at all what i was expecting. HR folks generally listen, not spout off their own bizarro opinions. our previous part-time HR person was full of ideas for communication training & she was great - cuz she was an HR professional. jeeeeezus. i thought the merger was supposed to improve things not put more boobs in charge.

the highlight of the week was hanging out w/ dan last Sunday. it was fantastic. the weather was gorgeous. we had a virginia adventure & visited monticello. i'd never been before. it was pretty interesting. it was so nice to have a full day off together, great weather & go on a little road trip. sunday's high caused the rest of the week to pale in comparison, i guess. M is leaving in 5 days. it's so wierd. i really feel that things are going to become unhinged in a matter of days/weeks.

on a brighter note, i'm going to a potluck with a wacky group of folks tomorrow... should be interesting. what the hell should i bring? it's gotta be something in season or i'll feel bad. huh.

forgot to mention our participation in shabbat last friday evening. i also enjoyed that. it was mildly nerve-wracking, but good. i have a little trouble distinguishing the boundaries when i hang out with my supervisees. not sure what's ok to say & what's not.

holy crap i'm tired.