shutitdown: taking one for the anecdote

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° A (decent) proposal  The dance of an internal transfer appears to be coming to a climax--London has made me an offer. I've demurred,...
° Oh, my cheating career  I had my first formal interviews with London today. Initiating a transfer in a company is sort of like cheating...
° Good news and bad news  The good news: I now have a work permit and visa for the UK. The bad news: The picture on...
° A visit to the Bible Belt  Right now I am in an airport that has seats that are approximately two and a half feet wide. This...
° What lies beneath the plait  On Friday, I spent the first 5 hours of work with a large wad of gum in my hair. I...
° Approaching Riverdance  Apparently all of my whining has paid off, and my company is rewarding me with a short-term transfer to Dublin....
° Tolerance, and lack thereof  This week I went on another business trip, or 'getting my grown woman on,' as I like to think of...
° On moving to London  I did four interviews this week, spent hours chatting it up with my potential boss, and spent significant amounts of...
° Jewish in December  Although my flirtations with Judaism have been short-lived, I'm saddled with an incredibly Semitic last name. Think along the lines...
° If music be the food of love, play on.  I was re-reading one of my favorite books this week—Of Human Bondage--and I was struck by the plight of the...
° Enough.  Everybody said they'd stand behind me When the game got rough But the joke was on me There was nobody...
° Is this good enough?  I got this Lina balloon for my birthday. I don't know what is wrong with me lately, I just...
° Newsflash!  So, the biggest news--I got a job! I know, I am shocked too. Lina & working, they just don't go...
° refined sugar  This is clearly an evil sugar glider.Well, it's past my bedtime but since I had the first urge to update...
° I found a job!  ----- Original Message ----- From: <Thebaldie@aol.com> To: <lina@shutitdown.net> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: job I have...