Mishmash
Still juggling. Managed to get my external back-up drive repaired so I can access the data there, hooray form miracles. Brutal deadlines have been crushing our employees, Hal and Chris in particular. Lots of stuff that I can't talk about even in a friends-only post, feh.
Took Kate to see the Series of Unfortunate Events film after school on Friday, at the new-ish community theater in Columbia City, since it's just a short walk from her school. Found it true to the spirit of the books for the most part, though they added a subplot to the movie that was completely fabricated and took some of the events out of order. Both elements were added to make the movie a better experience than merely stringing together the three books would have been so I took it all in stride. Jim Carey, who I normally don't like, was good in his roles. I wasn't pleased with the too-happy ending, as the books are clear that there are no happy endings for the Beaudelair Orphans, but again I understand why they did it.
Mostly, I've been occupying myself in the kitchen. Lots of baking in particular, though I don't know what I'm going to do with all of the baked goods I've made. The joy is in the making, I just need to find someone else to do the eating.
Attending a great little party at J&J's on Saturday and had a fantastic time socializing. Working alone from home can get so damn isolating! Had lots of interesting conversations and sympathized with the recently laid off, as the tradition of Christmas-season layoffs continues. I've never understood Christmas layoffs, as I think they're desperately cruel, but I've seen them many times now. What I must say, though, is that if you have employees who have worked for you for over a year (and you are, personally, a wealthy person) laying off with two days notice and three days severance for your employee's hard work is OUTRAGEOUS. I can understand if your business is struggling, if you, personallyl, have no resources to smooth the way for your employees... but knowing you're sitting on a personal fortune when you've offered three fucking days of "severance" is galling. Do the right thing, especially at Christmas!! Ug.
Recipe page updates to come later.
Took Kate to see the Series of Unfortunate Events film after school on Friday, at the new-ish community theater in Columbia City, since it's just a short walk from her school. Found it true to the spirit of the books for the most part, though they added a subplot to the movie that was completely fabricated and took some of the events out of order. Both elements were added to make the movie a better experience than merely stringing together the three books would have been so I took it all in stride. Jim Carey, who I normally don't like, was good in his roles. I wasn't pleased with the too-happy ending, as the books are clear that there are no happy endings for the Beaudelair Orphans, but again I understand why they did it.
Mostly, I've been occupying myself in the kitchen. Lots of baking in particular, though I don't know what I'm going to do with all of the baked goods I've made. The joy is in the making, I just need to find someone else to do the eating.
Attending a great little party at J&J's on Saturday and had a fantastic time socializing. Working alone from home can get so damn isolating! Had lots of interesting conversations and sympathized with the recently laid off, as the tradition of Christmas-season layoffs continues. I've never understood Christmas layoffs, as I think they're desperately cruel, but I've seen them many times now. What I must say, though, is that if you have employees who have worked for you for over a year (and you are, personally, a wealthy person) laying off with two days notice and three days severance for your employee's hard work is OUTRAGEOUS. I can understand if your business is struggling, if you, personallyl, have no resources to smooth the way for your employees... but knowing you're sitting on a personal fortune when you've offered three fucking days of "severance" is galling. Do the right thing, especially at Christmas!! Ug.
Recipe page updates to come later.
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