The Big Meeting

So we had the big meeting today at work to discuss my "attitude problem." Actually, it went ok. I had a few days to cool down and I already decided I was just going to be professional about everything and state the facts, which they let me do and even agreed with me! The fact is, this position has morphed over the years from "Consumer Health Librarian" to "Reference Librarian" and I told them that I simply don't have the time anymore to devote to the consumer health program b/c I am too busy doing lit. searches, desk duty, and outreaches/classes b/c there's no one else to do them! And I've got the #'s and evidence to back it up. But like I said, they agreed with me, and said that with the impending addition of 2 new folks to our dept. that the work should be alleviated. Yeah, well we'll see. At least I found out last week that this new chick they're hiring to be our Dept. Head--although she is totally unqualified and will have to be completely trained from the ground up and by... whom, exactly?--is in fact a friend of one of my dearest friends, so that's nice to hear.

So my attitude today is much better. I just decided that if they still want me around and can show it and prove it, then I'll feel better about sticking around. Deb H., that jerk, even asked me what can they do to help me with everything? What a nice question! I feel a little refreshed and even a little invigorated and sent off some go-getter emails based on some brainstorming we did in the meeting. The HR person even came to my office after the meeting to tell me that I did very well! Still--I'm eagerly awaiting response from the resumes I've been sending out, too. I'm not writing those off just yet.

Long weekend and I'm tired, even if Sat. was mostly a rest day, although we did have to go meet with the amicus atty. at his office. We all dressed up, me and the baby in dresses, and the meeting was short though we did have to wait a long time for him. He told us to take the baby to the dentist so I made an appt. for her for tomorrow with my cousin. Piece of cake! Also, I've been fighting with the whore via text messages (she thinks I'm S, which is exactly what she needs to think!) to send us those doc's on the baby that we need, which she finally sent today after I threatened to tell the court on her. We were able to tell the amicus that she continues to be uncooperative! He knows, he knows!

Yesterday we went to church w/Uncle Mano, who had come down for the weekend. He and S went to see Ratt and Poison, of all bands, on Sat. night while I stayed home with baby. So on Sunday I went on patrol with Mudflap on Special Assignment: The Mexican Flea Markets of North Houston! Whoo-whee! Culture shock! I felt so ethnic. Seriously, I had to use my Spanish a lot. So many cars get ripped off in the parking lots and it's always Dodge's and Chevy's with big stupid rims. Later we got involved in a "Zero Tolerance" sting on traffic, which I love! I pulled over this idiot lady with 4 kids in the back seat and none of them wearing seat belts! I wanted to tow her dumb ass and then throttle her, or maybe the other way around. She had no driver's license, no insurance, and no carseat for the 4-year old. Mudflap convinced me just to write her 3 tickets but I really should've towed her. Mudflap was all like, then you'll have 4 kids on the street and I was all like, better on the street than in a moving ton of metal where if they get hit they'll all be dead for sure!!! In the end I told that dumb bitch that I didn't want to see those kids without their belts again and that I was giving her a "Ticketazo." (Spanish slang for "big ass ticket.")

So now I'm just waiting until I can ride the rail down to pick up S's car from the mechanic again, after which I'll go pick up the baby from J.'s house. I'm also trying to decide if I should quit my Friday-night music gig with Jimmy or not. I'm not sure it's going to work out for my current lifestyle for the money involved, is the problem. Decisions, decisions.