10 Big-ish Things in These Foolish Things

1. The meeting with the Cool Cat Company’s Head Cat went about as I expected. He’s a diva, and that’s okay…he gets to be a diva because he owns the company and we do what he says. Even when he tells me it’s okay to tell him he’s overthinking something, I can tell that he doesn’t want to be told anything of the sort. To the point of losing sales. Oh well. They pay me and I can pretty much set my own schedule and nobody is watching my every move, so…

2. We worked at my apartment all day on both Tuesday and Wednesday, and even though it was weird, the even weirder thing to me is that he was here for eight hours straight for two straight days and NEVER ONCE used the bathroom. Don’t you think that’s odd? He’s a super odd duck. We also never broke for lunch.

3. Head Cat asked if we could postpone the dinner I’d planned from Tuesday evening to Wednesday evening at the Greek place. I said sure, thinking he’d probably cancel for that night too, but he wanted to go. But it just so happened to be my friend C.’s company holiday party dinner and of course, we ran into the whole crew. It was pretty uncomfortable I think because Head Cat probably thought I’d set that up. But that was NOT the case - we were supposed to have dinner there the night before! Anyway, C. bought us drinks - me bubbly and Head Cat had cranberry juice (didn’t realize he’s sober, but I should have known) and we were seated away from the party, so that was good. We had some time to chat. I told him about the situation with The Cutie Pie Company and Chief Cutie and I think he got self-conscious again because he has trouble keeping personal assistants (four in the last two years!). So yeah, diva much? Thank GOD I don’t work directly for him!! Dinner didn’t last long and I drove him back to his fancy-pants hotel and we had a quick hug goodbye.

4. Then I went BACK to the restaurant and joined C.’s party, haha! They gave me a little wine and I got to chit-chat with his peeps. Fun to be a little social and feel like I was part of a party. Sigh.

5. C. seems to be breaking up with his girlfriend. He told me several weeks ago that his plans for the holidays were to spend them in NorCal with her. Now, it seems he’s not doing that. He said he’s staying here and would love to come with me to my family’s place. Dude invited himself!! He can’t come with me, though. I am going to be spending two nights at their place and then I’m heading to [old city] to be with girlfriends. He is not invited. So now I’m feeling a little guilty…but not enough to bring him along!

6. And about home, holidays, parents, etc… it’s just getting harder and harder. My mother had a stroke in her eye yesterday or the day before and lost sight in that eye. After many tests, they went to a retina specialist who diagnosed the stroke and told her that the sight loss was permanent. And the really scary thing is that I think that eye stroke could be a serious precursor to a brain stroke if they don’t do something medically. After her pulmonary embolism, her doc took her off the Eliquis cold turkey, and I was surprised he didn’t put her on aspirin or anything else to protect her from a stroke. Well, this happened. I know she’s getting more tests (a whole battery of them), but I’m concerned. Concerned about my dad too. Ugh. It just gets harder.

7. And remember my friend whose dad was murdered? Well, her mother passed away less than eight weeks later. Essentially it was from a broken heart. GAH. So freaking tragic. Sure, getting older is a blessing, but getting really old can be fucking horrifying!

8. Taking a hard left, I did get the job offer from that other company. I told them I appreciated the offer and was flattered, but that I haven’t made that salary in twenty years and I have that much more experience under my belt, but if they came up $40K I’d entertain the offer. OH, the HR person was MAAAADDDD. I also told her that they dragged their feet so long that I’d accepted another position. She was even MADDER! But…who do you think you are, cheap bastards??!! I’m offended by your fucking offer in the first place. I never heard anything back after that phone call.

9. I feel lost lately. What am I even doing?

10. Tonight I’m going to meet my former peer from The Cutie Pie Company at a holiday shopping event. I can’t wait to hear how things are going now that Chief Cutie is on maternity leave. I know she still wants out, but I’m just dying of curiosity.

Better go. It’s still work hours, but I’m over it.
See you soon!
Love,
GS