the definition of insanity

so i'm off today to begin a new job at my old office. which, you may remember, a little less than two years ago, i couldn't leave fast enough.

remind me why i'm going back there today?

(oh, right. the fame and the money.)

plus ca change

random oddness -- ran into girlfromsouth on the way in this morning. she is evidently temping in the same building, although not at the same firm.

dudes: the lobby still smells the same. i have gone through the looking-glass, but not into a happy if surreal world with animated chess pieces and talking dinners. through a different looking-glass, through a crazy sort of funhouse mirror into a world where the past two years never happened, except they did, because there are people i knew who aren't here any more, and people here who don't know me -- but they've heard of me, yo. and the receptionist called my old teammate to come and get me and told me to have a seat, and then about five minutes later looked at me sort of sideways and said "you used to work here." (me: "yes. yes, i did.") and two separate people have stopped, literally, stopped in their tracks and walked backwards for a few steps to make sure they weren't hallucinating and it is, in fact, me.

the case i've been brought in to work on is apparently the biggest active case in the firm. my summer's about to get crazy, y'all. just so you know.

sekrit message for jgesteve: webmail seems not to be working. waaah!

mail call

(alternate subject: other things that are REALLY HAPPENING OMG)

-- tax refund
-- recall notice on car: brake light switch needs examination
-- wedding invitation

[blink]

i have in my hand an invitation to MY BABY BROTHER'S WEDDING (which, incidentally, now that i look at it, i remember was never going to specifically name any of the parents individually, so this was one area that was not materially affected by the loss of FSIL's father).

aaack!