December 1, 2011
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Around the office
I saw a house on the internet that I thought I might be interested in buying. That was until Kyohei and I went to see it last night. Total wreck. So scratch that.
However, it did have the effect of lighting a fire-under-my-ass, so to speak. I decided to ask both bosses for a raise this week. Saturday I'm going to hit up the flowershop for another $1/hr (hey its something). I asked my office boss on Tuesday in a well-thought out letter AND a spreadsheet showing that I am the lowest paid person of my position in the college (go research!). She heartily agreed and we are working on a proposal to appeal to the college at large. The timing is terrible, of course. Our governor keeps cutting back the funding for liberal arts and humanities. You know what? It doesn't hurt to ask. Its been over 2 years in this position, so it is time to take a stand.
I definitely have issues though. Today I was the only one in Turkish class, so instead of having a 15-minute oral exam, I had one for 45. This was in the form of the teacher asking me things and me having to have a conversation about it. Usually I LOVE this kind of thing. Too bad he asked me all about Noel (Christmas). I was OK until he started asking questions about Christmases past. Suddenly, I burst into tears and had to leave to collect myself in the restroom.
Seriously!?!?
What the fuck is wrong with me? [face palm] Christmas rears its ugly head and bites me in the ass yet again.
Ghost of Christmas Past: 1 justgotspaid: 0
