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[choco_frosh]

Bad News: The little part that attaches the cable to my laptop self-destructed last week. While I was still in the last throes of grading.

Good News: My computer-part guy didn't have a replacement, but he WAS willing to let me use his spare HP power cord.
For the entire weekend, as it turned out.
So mad props to Pierre's of the Old Port!

More Good News: I talked the guys at H.R. Distributers, who'd sold me the part in the first place, into getting the company to send me/them a replacement cord. Free.
So big kudos to them. (And actually, also to Pierre again, since it was he who pointed out that Manhattan would supposedly do that.)

Bad news: I didn't get the archivist job at York.

Good news: Uh...I guess moving transatlantic would've made life inconvenient?* And...I guess it's good to know sooner rather than later, so I don't have to keep holding that weekend free...
No screw it, this is pretty much ALL bad news. (If not unexpected.) Espec. because
More Bad News: This means I have to go back to square one on job applicating. And you all KNOW how much I love that!

For today, though, I should get back to copy-editing.**

Additional Bad news: I have what I initially thought was a really bad allergy flareup, but is now looking increasingly like the 'flu. Needless to say, this does not improve my mood OR my productivity. (It is an event that violates the Chez Geek principle!)

* Though, in fact, only slightly more so than moving to DC, which is also looking faintly possible. Also, guess which place's weather/culture is going to get on my nerves faster?

** I believe I told you how the guy in Esslingen dumped several projects in my lap just before Finals week. I got those done.
He gave me more.

Comments

[osirusbrisbane.livejournal.com]

You may classify it as weird news, but I'm going to claim being asked out on a date as one for your good news column -- even if you'll have to reschedule that date for later.

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's just...the coincidental scheduling pileup is weird.

[Now feeling slightly better, btw, and back to work copy-editing economics articles. So perhaps I will be well enough in the morning to do MECA *and* date/family stuff the next two nights.
Or I may wind up like Mitbewohner, and have this Lurgi put me out of commission for a week.]

[sovay]

Having someone ask you out on a date when you have the flu, and having BOTH of these events coincide with your employer's pre-graduation week.

Unless you dislike the person, I have trouble seeing that as terrible news. It's just weird timing.

I'm sorry about the archivist job.

*hugs*

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about the archivist job. Glad there's some good news. And I reckon the weird news isn't a bad thing, either. I hope all goes well as it can go and that you'll be feeling better soon.