Cold as Ice

It's been days of very cold weather here. Which isn't so bad when you can stay inside, bundled in layers, but not so very fun today, when I have to go to work at VGSX. My work clothes are not the warmest things on the planet. I'm also stressing about work because tonight, during my shift, the district manager will be using our back room for a meeting of some kind, and thus watching us on the monitors while we work. How on earth will I be able to scratch my butt?! (Actually, I am more worried I will forget the complicated and scripted greeting system Video Game Store Y insists we us since the merger between X and Y. Seriously, that shit is long, and about as easy to say as a chunk of George Lucas-written dialogue.)

In Radio-related things, it's been mostly catch-up on stuff that had to be set aside during our recent Deadlines From Hell. So, a lot of paperwork, order processing work, email answering, contributor copy packing, restocking from the storage and office tidying. Personal-wise, I have been pretty lazy since the big deadline. Mostly taking it easy and trying not to stress out, since I can ill afford to get sick. I am now in a constant state of worry about the yearly taxes, since this is the time of year when those are coming due.

Today, before work, I will probably do more paperwork and order processing stuff, and tackle some more of the household chores that were put off during the major work push. Yuck.

Totally random and apropos of nothing, but rankling my little black feminist heart: yesterday, I found out the founder of eHarmony.com has connections to the Focus on the Family group. Ick. Even if he is trying to sever connections, they discriminate against gays and lesbians on the site (you can't get matches there if you are homosexual...) On a whim, I took their free test, answered completely honestly, and discovered I am completely un-matchable. Hmm, I bet it had something to do with the fact that I consistently marked that I was outspoken, not interested in home-making, competitive, severely career-oriented, stubborn, and argumentative. I really doubt those qualities would make me a helpful little wife for some very Christian guy. I was actually pretty thrilled to fail their "test". I also discovered that the founder of Curves (the gym for women only) contributes money to the anti-abortion group Operation Save America. This was depressing, as I think the idea of a place where women can work out together without fear of getting hit on or without having to feel embarrassed is a good idea. But I just can't support a business that is going to use the money they make off me to take away my right to control my own body and reproductive functions.

And, relating to comics and the women working in them, once again willworks speaks the truth! Go, read it, it's awesome.

Cold as Ice

It's been days of very cold weather here. Which isn't so bad when you can stay inside, bundled in layers, but not so very fun today, when I have to go to work at VGSX. My work clothes are not the warmest things on the planet. I'm also stressing about work because tonight, during my shift, the district manager will be using our back room for a meeting of some kind, and thus watching us on the monitors while we work. How on earth will I be able to scratch my butt?! (Actually, I am more worried I will forget the complicated and scripted greeting system Video Game Store Y insists we us since the merger between X and Y. Seriously, that shit is long, and about as easy to say as a chunk of George Lucas-written dialogue.)

In Radio-related things, it's been mostly catch-up on stuff that had to be set aside during our recent Deadlines From Hell. So, a lot of paperwork, order processing work, email answering, contributor copy packing, restocking from the storage and office tidying. Personal-wise, I have been pretty lazy since the big deadline. Mostly taking it easy and trying not to stress out, since I can ill afford to get sick. I am now in a constant state of worry about the yearly taxes, since this is the time of year when those are coming due.

Today, before work, I will probably do more paperwork and order processing stuff, and tackle some more of the household chores that were put off during the major work push. Yuck.

Totally random and apropos of nothing, but rankling my little black feminist heart: yesterday, I found out the founder of eHarmony.com has connections to the Focus on the Family group. Ick. Even if he is trying to sever connections, they discriminate against gays and lesbians on the site (you can't get matches there if you are homosexual...) On a whim, I took their free test, answered completely honestly, and discovered I am completely un-matchable. Hmm, I bet it had something to do with the fact that I consistently marked that I was outspoken, not interested in home-making, competitive, severely career-oriented, stubborn, and argumentative. I really doubt those qualities would make me a helpful little wife for some very Christian guy. I was actually pretty thrilled to fail their "test". I also discovered that the founder of Curves (the gym for women only) contributes money to the anti-abortion group Operation Save America. This was depressing, as I think the idea of a place where women can work out together without fear of getting hit on or without having to feel embarrassed is a good idea. But I just can't support a business that is going to use the money they make off me to take away my right to control my own body and reproductive functions.

And, relating to comics and the women working in them, once again willworks speaks the truth! Go, read it, it's awesome.