FEH!

Body is in the office, brain's not here though.

Had a group this AM-finally finished tormented JDC group. Next week I start again, different unit, same story.

Potentially disasterous meeting, not so. S. had a meeting with I., who is a substance abuse counselor we work with, under the grant. I. I (geminigirl) was called into their meeting about halfway through to go over what I do in the third session of my program, which is kind of a bridging session between the sex part and the drug part. Fortunatly I. felt that what I was doing was okay...I think S. isn't sure, but then, when is she sure of things, and when she is, how often is she right?

More paperwork disasters...earlier in the week it was timesheets or something, or risk assessments. Maybe last week-timeline unimportant. But, IB and S. are supposed to have done IB's three month probationary performance evaluation...weeks ago. It's still not done. A. was clearly frustrated by this. Then again, A. is frustrated by the fact that many people can't fill out time sheets or expense reports. (Admittedly, I've screwed up my expense report but that was because I messed up the math, not because it was filled out incorrectly. There is a difference. Mostly because the math error was a one time thing, and my expense reports aren't regularly returned for correction.) In fact, he even made the comment "Buffoons" in the hall today...and I turned around and asked "What did I do?"

Yep.

I also called my co-worker Krispy today, which is in fact similar to her name, but for sure, not her name. Yep. Brain not here.

Lots of attention today on one of the local mailing lists about this-the shooting of two transpeople. I had gotten an e-mail at work about it yesterday, forwarded from the coordinator of our glbtq program here-the head of the Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit of the police department had sent an e-mail out. I know that it was in an incredibly bad neighborhood. I wonder if it was a personal thing, if it had anything to do with the trans-issue (not that that would change my feelings on it one way or another...I just wonder.) I haven't heard anything new about it, or if there's anything going on related to it. Not that I've had the energy to look either.

QOTD: Me, to my boss "Give me back my balls."

Feh. Home in ten minutes, I'm leaving on time to see if I can get into a better mood and do something about these cramps.

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1. Do not come to me at 16:25 with things for me to do, especially if you can't clearly explain them. And do not get annoyed with me for saying "I'm confused, can we look at this again in the morning."

2. I am not tech support. It's not in my job description. I don't get paid to do it.

3. I am not your administrative assistant-making photocopies and sending faxes for you is not my job. Even more so, it's not my job just because you don't know how to do it.

4. If your hours are 9 to 5, work those hours...don't leave at 4:30 just because no one else is here, and then complain that you worked so late....

Corporate Ratings from the HRC

HRC, the Human Rights Campaign recently surveyed 319 companies that employ 500 people or more on their glbt-related policies.

The results can be found here.

Thirteen of the more than three hundred companies surveyed earned perfect scores. 92% include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies, and 69% offer health benefits to same sex partners. (Okay, those are the good parts...there are bad parts too)

Three companies scored zero. Only five percent include gender expression/identity in their policies.

It's nice to see progress, to see that there are companies working towards equality for glbt employees. It also says there's a lot more work to be done.

(and it almost makes me forgive HRC for endorsing Alfonse D'Amato a few years ago...)

I need YOUR Help

That's right, dear readers, I need your help.

My best friend called me, with an interesting project, and I know some of you have something to offer here.

He's doing an independent study this Fall term...gay and lesbian literature. And he's looking for suggestions. In the brief five minute conversation we had, other than Dancer from the Dance, which is one of his favorite books of all time, I suggested that he read Rubyfruit Jungle, Stone Butch Blues, and Oranges are not the Only Fruit or Sexing the Cherry. I also tossed out Tales of the City as a possibility. I also mentioned Annie on my Mind as a possibility, dealing with lesbianism in an adolescent context.

This was a five minute conversation so there's much untapped...I haven't yet looked through my bookshelf, nor have I gone through Lambda Rising (the local gay bookstore) but I'm throwing it out to you all for suggestions.

Update I just sent him an e-mail suggesting David Feinberg's Eighty-Sixed or Spontaneous Combustion

Update #2, 11:33 PM I just e-mailed him again about adding David Leavitt's The Lost Language of Cranes or something else by him to the list.

(Oh and no comments from the peanut gallery-you know who you are, joshuapanther and grimkitten about my music selection. I still swear I'm not goth enough.)