So. I thought that maybe no one would notice I'm nowhere to be seen these days. I know quite a few of you are off somewhere and LJ was kinda quiet during the holidays. But I should tell you what's going on with me.
Uh. So basically, there's some talk at work about layoffs. Sadly, to most of you, this situation is nothing new. Rough times. So far my name hadn't been mentioned, but I'm still an inexperienced new girl and I'm thinking if there's a let's-fire-these-people list, I'm on it. And apparently there is such a list.
Now, I'm still hopeful. Things were going really well for me lately, but that doesn’t have to mean anything. Anyway, sometime this month, I'll know for sure whether I still have a job or not. Until then I want to keep my focus. And keeping my focus means no internet.
I had some internet troubles last week; I didn't know it, but my router was dying. It's dead now. (It was actually killed by Doctor Who. I'm just saying. So I still haven't seen the Xmas special. Damnit.) Of course, I could get another one ASAP, but I'm choosing not to. See, those of you who know me, know that I say shit like
'Oh man, I won't have much time, so I won't be around, and I'll write less. No, really,' all the time. And then in two days here I am with three new ficlets. *facepalm* Clearly, I'm unable to stay away. If my router hadn't combusted, I'd have to give it to my sister and make her hide it or something.
I'm trying to focus on my job and go through my options. If in a week or two they tell me I'm fired, I want to be able to think,
It's okay, I have a game plan. At this point, it would be much too easy to try to suppress my anxiety by writing and reading H/D goodness, but if I read one fic, then I'll want to read another one and then ten others, and then I'll want to write some and that's just not gonna help me right now. Plus, I'll just feel guilty. I'm being an angel at work. A lot of times I honestly have nothing to do (which actually worries me at this point) but I'm eagerly pretending I'm REALLY busy.
This ain't gonna end well. But at least I'm not trying to escape reality as usual.
Either way, my absence won't be long but it will be complete. I'll know my fate in a week or two. And if I still have a job, I'll be back here to celebrate. And if I lose it, then I WILL escape reality for at least a week before my game plan execution. Hey, I have enough money stashed away to finance the unholy three for a while. (The unholy three being coffee, smokes and internet, obviously.)
And now I have to go because I'm at my sister's and the weird little creatures she calls kids are giving me the stink eye. But before I go, I want to say sorry to everyone that asked me something, I'll get back to you. And thank you,
lotus_lizzy, for the virtual bear hug. I just saw it now. *hugs* You're a doll. ♥
I was gonna disable comments on this post, mostly because I probably won't be checking back until I know where my real life is heading, but then I remembered I'm always sad when someone disables comments. And I don't want to make sensitive people like me sad.
Bye. Love ya.
