Last Monday

[clevermanka]

Since I'm on vacation next Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, today's my last Monday at this job. Weird. My life is going to change So Fucking Much and I don't have a way to process it yet.

Talking with mckitterick about my job-bullshit feelings this weekend, I told him I haven't really thought about it much because honestly I don't know for absolutely sure that it'll happen. I mean, it's like 99.9% a sure thing that I'm out of here, but my life is just So Fucking Weird (people who haven't been around a while, seriously, my life is just so often ...*confused hand wave*). I feel like there's no point spending the mental energy required to emotionally digest the change until it has Actually Happened.

I am the person who, when people who know me find out Weird Shit Happened, their usual response is "Oh, of course that happened to you." Of Course!

Found out on Friday evening that my lambs, getting no satisfaction from their complaints directed to the Dean or the Provost, sent off a bunch of letters (real actual paper letters) to the Kansas Board of Regents (who govern all Kansas state-run universities). My precious darlings, god they're fighting so hard and I tear up a little when I think about their efforts too much so MOVING ON NOW.

mckitterick and I finished Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House yesterday. I was so worried it was going to go off the rails like American Horror Story but it didn't! It had a good, intimate, meaningful ending and I just... *chef's kiss* Why are simple ghost stories so hard to find? Like, stop with the Biblical/Apocalyptic shit in the final quarter, already (I was so angered by Hereditary I still can't talk about it rationally).

We also watched the first episode of Guardian again, using the downloaded version from YouTube (that someone made easily available here I don't know who but they are an ANGEL). You know, just to make sure it worked. Talking about it afterward, I mentioned a plot point that isn't made explicit in canon but is obvious when you read between the lines and it made mckitterick so sad he had to lie down. This fucking show. I also received my order of stickers, postcards, and bookmark (it says "Worth it"--my heart!) from AvenueX's shop and they are so adorable. I wish the face stickers were on more durable paper but I still love them. No idea where I'm going to put them though. I used to put all my fandom ephemera on, you know, my office walls so anyone who saw and recognized stuff could know I was a more than willing participant for conversation about it. Now, though...Hm.

Another thing to think about later when it's Real.

ETA: Big News! Was sending a music recommendation to extrapenguin and discovered that Starset just today announced the release date for their next album! September 13, 2019. And they'll be touring again! FUCK YEAH.

Comments

[mecurtin]

a plot point that isn't made explicit in canon but is obvious when you read between the lines

Explain?

[jo_lasalle]

Kansas Board of Regents

How very... Dixingian.

It's great the students are still sticking up for you. But urgh, what a stressful and sucky situation. My on-going sympathies. >.<

[minoanmiss]

*neams at you*

[seascribble]

I'm so proud of your students for sticking up for you and so glad you were appreciated by SOMEONE. <3

[anarfea]

Sorry but I know you've been posting about losing your job for a while and I know you work for a University but I'm not sure what it is that you actually do? Fill me in? Anyway, I am like you; I tend to not think about big changes until they're actually there. Since December I've known that the company I work for is going to be sold and I might be out of a job when that happens, and I've not done anything like look for another job or update my resume or anything like that because it hasn't happened yet. So I feel you. Also I hope that those lobbying on your behalf can save your job.