The last post completely upset mitda. We worked it out – I think she understands my viewpoint better now without my having had to be too heavy handed. emmie was another side to the story, but I’ll get back to that in a future post, I hope (you can see emmie’s own story on her blog listed on the blogroll to the left).
It was a weird day all round. It came to the point where I had to deal with my co-worker’s sulkiness directly and get us back on track to test our development work and put it into production. At the same time I am discussing with a high profile firm a new position that could possibly involve some high level management work and systems architecture, rather than the grunt work I’ve mostly been stuck with since moving countries out of the blue last year. It would be very nice to be involved at a decision making level again.
I hope this humidity and damp quits soon. We’ve had the 3rd wettest summer on record here this year and the constant gray and humid air is dragging me out badly. Anyone have an extra sun lamp they want to donate? I really didn’t expect to need one in Texas.
mitda asked if I had taken a break from mastering them this weekend. I hadn’t, in fact, done so. I simply had been in an easygoing mood and willing to indulge them a little. I also had been very tired and somewhat afraid of falling asleep and sleeping through for a long period, something problematic if I do things like padlocking their wrists together for bed.
The last few days I’ve also been in something of a revaluating mode, perhaps triggered by mitda’s request for assistance at rating her mentorship needs, as to what both she and emmie each need from me. emmie is most in need of some direction and impetus to start looking at different topics that interest her and finding something that might hold her interest enough to make it a field of study. mitda needs to get back to her writing but I expect that will happen soon, especially given she goes to a sci-fi writing conference in 2 weeks. The GWNN bash was fun in its way, but right now I wonder if, especially for mitda, she’s obsessing too much on the best way to be the best slave possible. Of course it’s important to me, but an obsessing slave is not going to be the best slave possible.
mitda asked if I had taken a break from mastering them this weekend. I hadn’t, in fact, done so. I simply had been in an easygoing mood and willing to indulge them a little. I also had been very tired and somewhat afraid of falling asleep and sleeping through for a long period, something problematic if I do things like padlocking their wrists together for bed.
The last few days I’ve also been in something of a revaluating mode, perhaps triggered by mitda’s request for assistance at rating her mentorship needs, as to what both she and emmie each need from me. emmie is most in need of some direction and impetus to start looking at different topics that interest her and finding something that might hold her interest enough to make it a field of study. mitda needs to get back to her writing but I expect that will happen soon, especially given she goes to a sci-fi writing conference in 2 weeks. The GWNN bash was fun in its way, but right now I wonder if, especially for mitda, she’s obsessing too much on the best way to be the best slave possible. Of course it’s important to me, but an obsessing slave is not going to be the best slave possible.
Woke up with some nasty dream I no longer remember. emmie woke up at the same time, apparently some nastiness in her dreams as well, plus me moving woke her up. It feels like daylight outside, clear sky and full moon, bright enough to see for miles.
Our guests stayed last night until emmie was too tired to hostess any further. It felt odd to be entertaining as a quad. Something we shall have to get used to I suppose.
This morning it’s back to work to try to have a more usual week than last. If for no other reason than to keep billing hours on an open P.O.. It’s easier than having to find a new gig right away – keep billing here while I do the interview process elsewhere.
Woke up with some nasty dream I no longer remember. emmie woke up at the same time, apparently some nastiness in her dreams as well, plus me moving woke her up. It feels like daylight outside, clear sky and full moon, bright enough to see for miles.
Our guests stayed last night until emmie was too tired to hostess any further. It felt odd to be entertaining as a quad. Something we shall have to get used to I suppose.
This morning it’s back to work to try to have a more usual week than last. If for no other reason than to keep billing hours on an open P.O.. It’s easier than having to find a new gig right away – keep billing here while I do the interview process elsewhere.
