Posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 10:59:50
In reply to Re: An odd pattern of behavior » llrrrpp, posted by Jost on August 22, 2006, at 23:11:10
Jost, I just mustered up the strength to read it. I scanned it the other day. I'm flattered that you think I have a nice temperament. You (obviously) have not been the victim of my incredibly somnolence the last 3 days, where getting me out of bed requires a bradley armored vehicle and the threat of "if you spend any more time in bed, I'm going to have to join you" GOD forbid. I sprang out of bed at that one.
Several lines caught my attention, but I have been up for a whole 45 minutes, and that means that I'm already getting ready for my post-wake-up nap.
>>My Sig O, by the way, has been the victim of my terrible cantankerousness. Until I almost passed out from dehydration (or as yet undiagnosed pneumonia or pleurisy), I was at a fever pitch of utter misanthropy. While we were in this absurd hot water thing, with the loudest, most roaring "waterfall" in the universe, blaring in the background, Sig told me this story, the happy punchline of which was that now there was an excuse to argue for hiring this couple (B and K) who Sig knows I am utterly opposed to hiring, as a couple-- meanwhile sort of rattling my cage about other faculty people, one of whom mistakenly emailed Sig about Sig, instead of emailing someone else about Sig. Not to say how great Sig is, either-=which apparently gave Sig quite a pleasant tweak. This apparently was imagined to be a story I would love. Sigs are very weird.
I always tell my husband all this fun intrigue around the office, about who's being catty to who, and who is currently in alpha-female position, and why. He seems utterly uninterested. I hope that your coworker thing gets a little better. my T recommended me a book on the "verbal art of self-defense" There might be some tips in there to try to get difficult personalities on your wavelength.
Don't get dehydrated. drink water, and gatorade. And wine too!!! And try not to be more cantankerous than usual (unless your Sig O likes it, and you like it too)
I don't really enjoy being in hot water. literally or metaphorically. I could never get used to jacuzzis over about 99 degrees. The hotter ones I either cannot enter, or once I'm acclimated (which takes 10 minutes or slowly advncing another inch of my delicate skin in every 30 seconds) I feel nauseous and dizzy.
I hope pluto survives the vote today. It would be so crushing to Pluto's self-esteem to be voted out of the solar system. I cannot even imagine. poor pluto (((((Pluto)))))
Jost, take it easy. have some quality time with your sigO. you guys deserve a nice break.
-ll
:o) naptime!
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