So I’ve been really psyched for this 4 day Thanksgiving holiday. Well I guess I must have shown my happiness a bit too much because I woke up Wednesday morning with a pain in my left cheek. As Wednesday wore on I realized I’ve got a fucking infected tooth that quickly turned into an abscess. Oh joy. And of course I knew I wouldn’t be able to get anyone to look at it on Thursday so I figured there would be someone open on Friday, right? Wrong. Come Friday morning, I’m on the phone. I don’t know how many dentists I called and not one was in the office. I left message after message and no return calls. I began to doubt that there would even be anyone open on Saturday and then the earliest I could get to a dentist would be Monday afternoon. Not acceptable. So I took myself off the the Urgent Care facility (20 fucking miles from my house…don’t people in my area deserve quick care?) and got some antibiotics to get a jump on this infection. Hopefully by tomorrow morning I’ll be feeling a bit better and my glorious 4 days won’t be a total write off.

And now I have to get my stupid ass to a dentist for real. Sometimes life really sucks!

So yeah, today was my annual review at work and I’m not sure it’s worth it. What they do is they take you into a room, give you your review paperwork and leave you alone for a few minutes to read it through. Now first off them taking me into a room, in light of recent past events, is a scary proposition for me. But anyway, I start reading the review and get to the part about…can’t remember the exact wording but something to the effect of considering other workers feelings and shit. Of course I got bad marks there and the thing that was supposed to be completely over & forgotten and never referred to again was mentioned in my review. Twice. So much for letting bygones be bygones and me having a clean slate.

Well that crap was bad enough but I also got dinged for my quality being slightly lower that it should but no mention of the fact that I talked to them about that exact issue a few times saying it was because of all the bullshit going on around me. The fact that since I’ve been moved to a different seat my quality is back up above where it should be apparently holds no weight. The final result is that my raise was a paltry sum although according to them it’s not bad considering their high end of raises (for the UNbeautiful people that is) is insulting in itself.

It just angers me that the only thing I ever had which was my work reputation, is gone. I have nothing anymore. Well maybe that’s good because if you have nothing then you lose nothing when the whole fucking show is over. Makes the end easier, no?

Finally feeling better, just exhausted still. But that’s just as much from emotional overload as it is from having been sick. Been busy trying to work up some Christmas spirit but it’s just not there. I didn’t really want anything for Christmas but there were a couple things I wouldn’t have minded getting. Of course they were knocked down by the powers that be. So instead I’m told that I’m getting “a controversial” gift this year. Apparently that means that I’ll like it but I won’t. Okaaaaaay, whateva! Should be interesting I guess. Have to go to my sister’s this year. Hooray. I get one lousy day off and can’t even spend it at home. Instead I have to go up there and be uncomfortable and play at being a family. So yeah…BAH HUMBUG I say.

But to all those who do enjoy the holiday season…Have a safe and happy holiday!

Love,
Mina Scrooge