Saturday's practice

Hola all!

Just a quick note to say that this weekend features the two Community Days for Pride, and I'm scheduled to volunteer both days.

However, I will be trying to escape in time for band practice on Saturday. I just wanted to warn you that I might be late. I know Karine won't be there, and didn't someone else say they couldn't come this Saturday?

Will someone be bringing a cell phone with them to practice? That way I'll be able to call in case something dire happens.

:::ETA:::

There is totally something in the water. I didn't realize until now, about eight hours later, that I posted this to my own LJ instead of the community.

:::headdesk:::

So, in spite of my blithering idiocy...

The Rawdon Witch Project is still a go.

fearsclave, would you be so kind as to email directions to El Shack? I haven't been there in over a year, so my memory's a bit fuzzy. I still have your multitool, which I shall bring with me. :)

Do you know if anyone is still in need of a lift?

ai731, I would be most appreciative if I could borrow one of the groundsheets you mentioned.

Must look for bathing suit this weekend.

I think I have to learn to get rid of my sense of entitlement

Seriously. I realized somewhere between last night and this morning that a lot of my frustration about work stems from the fact that I feel entitled to the perks that come with having an office job. Like having a reasonable paycheque, getting some kind of dental and medical coverage, and, most importantly in my mind right now, paid vacation time.

I see other people, friends of mine, getting jobs and having vacation time a few months after, and I have to admit, I'm very jealous. I don't begrudge them the time, because hey, it's theirs. But I also think at the same time: "I've been at this for five months, and there won't be any vacation at least until this time next year, if I'm lucky. I never got any vacation time at my last job either. Why can't I have that?"

So I think that, for my own peace of mind, I have to learn not to feel entitled to a vacation. Because, really, I'm not. There is no law out there that says "Phnee must have a paid vacation once a year." I'm a temp, even if I don't want to be, and that's that. Just because I'm university-educated and work a stultifyingly dull job in a bank, does not mean I automatically get something.

Repeat to self: I am not entitled to anything. I am lucky to have what I've got already.

I don't want to be bitter. Maybe if I come to terms with this, I'll be easier to live with.

Gah...

I am BORED.

L has gone home early, and there are only two other people left in the office. I have no doubt they'll be going home soon too.

Fifteen minutes before I'm allowed to leave.

Somebody has put something in the water today, I'm sure of it. Everyone's been succumbing to fits of the giggles all day long. It was really quite entertaining, and now my head hurts from laughing so hard. That's actually kind of sad: that laughing would make my head hurt. Oh well. I enjoyed it while it wasn't painful. :)

So, tell me, faithful readers: when you don't like something about yourself, do you change it? How do you proceed in that case?

I know y'all have insightful answers to give me. Let's hear 'em!