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Eor got my new Kage Baker books loaded on my Nook and I'm so excited! I was thinking "Gods and Pawns" was going to be all her short Company stories that had appeared in Asimov's ("Son, Observe the Time," "The Applesauce Monster" and all the Alec Checkerfield parts) but I don't recognize any of the titles and the first one seems, so far, to be new to me. It opens with Lewis and so far highlights his heartbreaking crush on Mendoza. (She likes him, but is largely indifferent to anyone romantically because there's some kind of mystical thing going on with her - although thankfully 'mystical' is not what her personality is about - and I don't want to give too many spoilers if you haven't read this series.) Oh, I love Lewis and his sweet naivete', and now I'm all totally excited about this book. :)
And now I'm trying to peruse Wiki to find out what IS the name of the short story collection I need to round out all the Alec Checkerfield parts of the Company series, but trying not read too many spoilers. Normally I don't care a bit about spoilers, I merrily read every spoiler going.
I definitely need "Black Projects, White Knights."
Okay, so, my day. Very strange. I didn't expect a lot of people in the office because it's a holiday, but my boss went home sick, yesterday, and called in sick today, and the afternoon manager called in sick (he was looking pretty bad, yesterday, too). Moose called in sick, and I've got to admit he usually comes in even if he's hung over as all hell, so he might really have been sick. Half the people who did come to work looked and sounded pretty bad as well - snuffling and hoarse.
However, when I looked at my email I realized there is a plan afoot to send a guy I'll refer to as Franklin down to MA for a test, and that Moose and I were supposed to have worked together with him to get him ready, today. Also, that the afternoon manager was going to talk to Franklin about the fact that he's going to MA on Thursday - as in day-after-tomorrow - and work out details. But, see above paragraph - everybody's sick. I got a different manager involved, and hopefully things will now be worked out. And I worked with Franklin to get him ready for the test. I still don't feel confident and I plan to work with him a bit more, tomorrow. I hope everyone's back in, because there's paperwork to be done which I can't do and I'm afraid my boss has forgotten about.
I sort of felt weird about the whole thing, like I was picking up some slack that wasn't my business, but that's why we have a team, I guess. If someone can't be there, someone else has to do it.
And now I'm trying to peruse Wiki to find out what IS the name of the short story collection I need to round out all the Alec Checkerfield parts of the Company series, but trying not read too many spoilers. Normally I don't care a bit about spoilers, I merrily read every spoiler going.
I definitely need "Black Projects, White Knights."
Okay, so, my day. Very strange. I didn't expect a lot of people in the office because it's a holiday, but my boss went home sick, yesterday, and called in sick today, and the afternoon manager called in sick (he was looking pretty bad, yesterday, too). Moose called in sick, and I've got to admit he usually comes in even if he's hung over as all hell, so he might really have been sick. Half the people who did come to work looked and sounded pretty bad as well - snuffling and hoarse.
However, when I looked at my email I realized there is a plan afoot to send a guy I'll refer to as Franklin down to MA for a test, and that Moose and I were supposed to have worked together with him to get him ready, today. Also, that the afternoon manager was going to talk to Franklin about the fact that he's going to MA on Thursday - as in day-after-tomorrow - and work out details. But, see above paragraph - everybody's sick. I got a different manager involved, and hopefully things will now be worked out. And I worked with Franklin to get him ready for the test. I still don't feel confident and I plan to work with him a bit more, tomorrow. I hope everyone's back in, because there's paperwork to be done which I can't do and I'm afraid my boss has forgotten about.
I sort of felt weird about the whole thing, like I was picking up some slack that wasn't my business, but that's why we have a team, I guess. If someone can't be there, someone else has to do it.
