Vewy Intewesting

I'm not inspired to post about my life these days.

I find myself thinking, "It's just the same old stuff: movies, rehearsals, Monte." Except for all the wedding planning bits.

And I know I'm reticent about talking about THAT. I don't want y'all to get sick of the wedding before it even happens! And I'm twitchy about turning into a Bridezilla.

Ah, hell. {throws caution to the winds}
Since I have nothing else to talk about, here is the same old with a dash of wedding crap.

Rehearsals
We're in the last week of rehearsals before tech week next week. I was pleased to hear that we do NOT have to be at the tech run through on Sunday. But I do have to go directly from work to rehearsal all next week. Suckage.

The good news:
- All this activity has caused me to drop a few pounds. Whee!
- I don't suck in this show. I consistently make people laugh, and the notes I'm getting from the director are positive.
- The show should be terrific. I know that the cast, when singing in full chorus, sounds AMAZING.
- We get microphones! Yay!

The bad news:
- Boy am I tired by the end of the night. It's a quick little show (we run it in 2 hours), but it's a sprint, not a leisurely jog. And the end is so emotionally wracking. Aiy.
- I'm tired of driving to Mahtomedi for rehearsal. Next week we're in Maplewood for tech. Yay!
- Monte is starting to realize just how much time rehearsal takes now that we share living space.

Movies
Still a bunch of movies I want to see. I'm wondering if "Unfaithful" got lost by Netflix again. Too many birthdays this month - it's cutting into my movie-watching time.

Monte
Sweet as ever. When I come home from rehearsal, he is almost always already in bed. But he wakes up and greets me and chats with me. And when I want to do unwindy-stuff (read, plan, etc.), he asks me to do it in bed so he can cuddle with me while I do it.
Aw.

We've been having meaningful wedding/marriage talks, too. Which reassures both of us that we are getting married, not just having a wedding.

Wedding Crap
Still trying to convince Paul to join us for the Wedding Fair. No solid word yet on whether moneygod will be joining us, but I'm not planning on it (her brother will be back in town for the weekend) (and it's her birthday that day!).

I'm looking at reception spaces today and tomorrow. Monte is looking into community centers. I need to call caterers to compare outside catering prices to inhouse catering prices. (The books say that renting a space and getting an outside caterer is cheaper. Hotels all use inhouse caterers. But outside catering means you have to rent so much more that gets included in an inhouse catering deal. Must research.)

Need to call my still-preferred spot and discuss details, see if we can get it cheaper, look at beverage costs, etc.

It's all about the ceremony site and reception site at this point.

Other stuff
It's getting warmer. Yay!
This weekend is all about the birthdays. barda, taucross, birdfigment to name just a few. Saturday is chock full. Friday night I'm running to a party after rehearsal. Sunday is mostly empty at this point. Thank god!
And Monte and I need to open a joint checking account this weekend.

There ya go.

Enough to make me hate people...more

So, my supervisor (the support staff supervisor) here at work...

(I know. It gets confusing. I've got my six lawyer bosses. And my support staff supervisor. The one who actually talks to me about my job performance is my supervisor.)

Anyway, she's stepping down from being the supervisor for the floor/group. Stepping down before she gets asked to step down, in fact.
Why?
Stupid frikkin' shithead dorky political whiny-ass bitchiness.

And I do not (for once) exaggerate.

1. Supervisor gets told we've got "a morale problem" in our group.
2. Supervisor gets told that she must start a morale boosting program.
3. This program goes over like lead bricks.
4. At staff meeting, program comes up. We find out we've got a "morale problem" (news to us) and that's what this program was about. Supervisor can axe it, she doesn't care. She wants to do what is good for the group and what the group wants.

After said meeting, team member runs to her boss (who just happens to be the Group Head) and whines about the whole deal. Somehow, even though the Supervisor was fine with axing it, even though it wasn't her idea to begin with, somehow...the unhappiness (that is now going to END) is all her fault.
And instead of talking to Supervisor about it, Mr. Big Boss Man goes to HER boss and complains. Never gets Supervisor's side at all, or reasoning, or anything.

I hate clique mentality. I like my job, I like my bosses, I like my group - largely because I'm left alone. When I am forced to become aware of this shit, I get pissed.

Much like the state of the world pisses me off, for example. It's enough to make me consider running for office. But then I remember - I'd suck at sucking up to the right people.

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Other news: Went to look at the Walker Art Gallery for a reception venue. Was not bowled over. Will crunch the numbers, but I still like the other space better.

And it's GORGEOUS outside!