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So this has kind of been the week from hell. The van I drive is breaking down. My brother has pinkeye, and may have gotten it all over the cats (do cats get pinkeye?) so I have to bathe them later today.
Oh, and I lost my job on Wednesday.

The game I was working for used to break every weekend, because they would do updates on Friday. So come Monday, everything would be horribly backed up and we would be barely caught up by Friday. Then, they starting updating on Thursday, and fixing things Friday, and all of a sudden we were finishing by noon on Wednesday and then sitting around for the rest of the week. And since no one wants to pay people to sit around for half the week, they decided that a couple of us could be safely dismissed.

I am going back and forth about this. On the one hand, it was exhausting. The drive was an hour, hour-and-a-half both ways. They expect us to do 50 e-mails an hour, which I can do, but only just. I had no energy when I came home for my art, or a social life, either online or off, or even to cook dinner.
Plus the management is... pretty disorganized, in a way that makes me a little concerned for the company's future. Frankly, I think them laying off two people (leaving only three to answer e-mails) is an example of this- I expect that there's going to be a week-long wait for answers again.

On the other hand, I really really liked my job. We got free lunch on Fridays. I like the silly little Facebook games we made, I like the people, plus there was the chance that if I could work my flash skills up to par, I could get moved into the art department. I feel like I've been dumped, basically- half telling myself that it wasn't so great and I can do better, and half restraining myself from begging them to take me back. (Which is a possibility- they said I was welcome to apply again if they had an opening in the future. I suppose it's too much to hope that'll be in the near future, after they realize their HORRIBLE mistake. >_> )

Plus, you know. There's the question of money. And health insurance. And not having any. Which... I am basically not thinking about because it makes me flip out. I mean, I've got two cats and an also jobless brother to take care of.

So, uh, if anyone knows of a job opening in Southern California...? I can type fast, read fast, and draw good!

In the mean time, I have been watching lots of Psych and Avatar:TLA (no spoilers for s2 and 3, plz!) and deeply enjoying both. Where is a good place for Psych screenshots?

So what's up with you guys? Usually when I'm not posting I'm at least still keeping up with my flist, but this time I am completely behind. (Wasn't kidding about the exhaustion.) How is everyone? What fandoms are people into now? I hear LJ did something stupid again! Rec me stuff to read/watch- I have plenty of free time on my hands at the mo'.

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Wow that sucks. Though wow, fifty emails an hour?! O_o!! I hope you'll find something else and hopefully better soon.

Fannishly I'm mostly procrastinating on my

trekreversebang piece now that I squeezed the draft in by the deadline--and angsting about getting picked, because the mods posted that despite the initial imbalance of more authors than artists now with the art claim post up for some time not all the authors have reacted and actually claimed something after all. So now there is art without authors... And I have to say that with this being my first Big Bang, this whole aspect of putting your stuff out there to be picked is somehow rather more fraught than I expected. Anyway, I have been reading lots of Trek. Otherwise White Collar has been getting quite popular, though it's still only a minor interest for me, but fun to watch.

Well, we got a lot of the same questions over and over again, and so you could usually copy and paste the answers. ('You stole my cow!' 'Nope, it's hiding behind a tree!' 'You stole my fake money!' 'Sorry, server issues, here's your fake money back' etc). But I had to be pretty rapid-fire to keep it up, with pretty much no breaks except lunch.

Yeah, I can see how that would be exhausting, repetitive but with a lot of time pressure and also need to concentrate on details. In German having to do that kind of work is aptly called "roboten" (from robot obviously) when you are expected to function like a machine. Can one make a verb out of robot in English? ie "to robot"?

oh, it totally sucks losing a job, and that sounds like a really rough way to go. *total sympathy* i am afraid i know nothing of job prospects in southern california, but i will keep an ear out! and send my best wishes for a speedy new and happier job!

i don't know that i have much to report (beyond i have a job again myself and it is pleasing!)....still in comics, although furious at dc at the moment -- you heard about lian harper? -- and watching white collar for the adorableness. i still haven't seen season 1 of avatar, but i remain excited for the prospect!

gosh, i should post more. anyway, it's good to hear from you, even if the news is less than good.

Thanks. I am managing thus far!
No, I have not heard! What's up with Lian?
And Avatar is amazing and adorable. <3s

Wait, nevermind, I got spoiled by S_D. Why would anyone do that? Who on *Earth* (any of them!) thought that was a good idea, and can I kick them in the face?

there should totally be a line forming for face-kicking. *sigh*

i am glad avatar is safe and fun!

It sounds like you're better off out of that place, as people keep saying to me re: my recently acquired unemployment. The sentiment doesn't stop the unemployment from being scary and painful, no matter how true it is. Good luck.

Fannishly, I've fallen for White Collar--mostly fluffy, nonsensically plotted buddy cop show with madly pretty people and subtext that tends OT3 with D/s tendencies--like your previous two respondents. I'm still in love with Slings & Arrows, which is not exactly the polar opposite of White Collar but is pretty close to it, though it is brilliantly written, not even a little fluffy, and full of Shakespeare. Also Canadians.

Thanks- I'm still waffling between seeing it as an Opportunity or just lousiness, but I'm hanging in there.
I am downloading the first few eps of White Collar now- I've seen one episode and enjoyed it, although I tend to agree with your assessment of the plot. I also like Shakespeare and Canadians, and actually have been meaning to check out S&A so I can read the stuff you're writing and haven't had time.

It's not easy to get from "Holy crap, this sucks" to "I can do new things!" and sometimes when I do (and probably when everyone else does) I lose it. So--yeah. If you need someone to flail at about this, my inbox is always open.

Mmm, shiny media! It heals.

Oh, hon, I'm so sorry.

Thanks. I'm managing, thus far!

I am sorry to hear about your job, that sucks. It is sort of an insult AND injury situation.

But A:TLA! There is good stuff waiting for you, OH BOY.

I just finished s2 of Avatar today! *flails* So good!

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