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Am I boring or busy?
Worked another 12 hour day yesterday - in part because in the middle of my day I had the opportunity to be on the phone with the Judge and the Complainant. The unexpected part was that it was a 2-hr long call, but that was fantastic as the ranting irrational complainant totally lost the Judge. I wasn't sure the case would win on a motion but after that spiel I'm pretty sure it's worth filing. I also know the next two issues the Complainant intends to try and make cases out of so I've got the opportunity to counsel the staff and ensure they're compliant with all laws as they deal with her issues and keep a good paper trail in case she does file more complaints.

I can't say much about the trip - dull if you're not fascinated by trying to cut off people who are using the EEO process to try and get things they don't deserve. In this case, I think I've realized that the staff is being too nice - this Complainant has raging performance problems and should probably be fired, but has succeeded in using disruptive social tactics and the EEO process to keep everyone at bay. I've tried to encourage our staff to use the LERD group to address any performance or misconduct issues regardless of any EEO threats. I've also counseled that the disruptive social conduct is or borders on insubordination, and rather than let someone create a hostile work environment, they can move through casual to warnings and progressive discipline to stop her behavior.

Yeah I'm boring, but I like my work. If this was facebook I would have taken a picture of the incredible Thai food I had for dinner last night...worky worky work work work (sung in the Swedish Chef voice)

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I heard a song 3 times out here and I don't know the words or the band, but I want to own it. Like a pretty girl I saw. It was followed by Dramarama. Like a pretty girl I saw.

After spending 12 hours (on the books, actually more) yesterday prepping to today's deposition, today I reported and set up an hour early. 10 minutes before the deposition, the Complainant's supervisor came into the conference room apologizing - she had just found that the Complainant sent an email to her at 11pm the night before claiming illness from now until after Tuesday. I tried to call the court reporter to cancel but of course it was too late. I was highly amused - I didn't have to do the depo, I'd get a free trip to CA again, and this would so piss off the Judge even more than yesterday that I'd almost certainly win the case on a motion. I went back to their field office (same complex) and wrote a quick fax to the Judge and Complainant - notifying him of the event, telling all I had made my settlement offer (of basically nothing) official, and that I could do the deposition on Friday or Monday if they wanted ...
Doing the depo that way would get me more paid time and paid hotel in LA you see...

The Judge called me, and to my dismay and joy told me the Complainant had faxed him LAST NIGHT that she was withdrawing her case entirely. Neato, but it's VERY DISAPPOINTING ... because it turned out I had received the fax in my office but nobody notified me about it, nobody date stamped it, rather - they just put it in my mailbox. If they had followed procedure I would not have put on a tie or driven to the field office for the depo then sent absurd faxes not knowing the case was already finished.

I AM AWESOME
It's hard to work out on the road but I'm sticking with it. I drove to the gym 2 miles away...in a mall...only to find out the f*n gym doesn't open until the 15th. Great website not mentioning that. The next nearest Gold's was like 20 - 30 miles away, but I went out there anyway. Turned out to be a pretty significant Golds, and I did ok on my workout with DL 330 for 5, overhead press that I failed on Monday for a decent 3, and support exercises. I'm very pleased with myself for sticking to working out and having a not-suck day at it for me and my puny accomplishments.

I can't really explain the blonde girl deadlifting in workout pants so tight that when she faced my direction I could see her gap. I mean she was pretty but I just wasn't expecting that.

She spread her legs and put herself on my thigh
She pushed down on me
treating it like a gift and a weapon
while she dug at me with her eyes and I felt them pushing and pulling
even when I looked away
especially then
Her gap on my leg I could take, but her eyes were fucking me.

I've been 20 for 22 years.