I hope this thing gets less depressing....

But, you know, it's only been about 4 and a half months. Baby steps, people.

Morbid humor is carrying me through. I was IMing a coworker the other day, and we were discussing the election. My coworker is one of my best friends, and she is also a conservative Christian. She cusses a lot, though, and is very tolerant of other views, so I heart her.

Prelude: One of the first Deep Meaningful convos I had with her, I said, "the Christian right annoys the piss out of me." Her response, "Uh, that's me. How does your foot taste NOW?"

So it was only a matter of time before the foot was in the other mouth. A paraphrase:

Me: Thanks, McCain. I will be sure to vote with my vagina this election season. Pandering asshole.

Her: H [another coworker/friend] is really excited about it, despite Palin's very conservative leanings. Although she took it well when I called her a baby-killer.

Me: That's ME, dumbass. GOD.

[audible gasp from her cube, which is next to mine, separated by a wall]

Me: Morbid humor FTW!

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This is why I love my job. No, really. It's a relatively young company, as far as the age of people who work there. For once, I am not one of the youngest employees. And they were SO awesome after we lost Jakey. Food arrived in TWO waves, cards, calls, you name it. H (from the above IM exchange) is the head of HR, and really worked with me and my friends to spread the word on how I wanted my return after 2 months handled (i.e., don't treat me like That Girl, or I will stab you in the eye). I had the temerity to be out of work during my main client's fiscal year end, which means everyone at Giant Corporate Conglomeration with the GDP of a Small Profitable Nation was trying to spend all their money at once. And everyone just came together and got stuff done, and I came back to a minimum of cleanup, like, almost none. They had to give horrible news out not only to coworkers, but my regular vendor contacts that I joke around with on email and phone all day, and who knew I was pregnant. H worked with the FSA people to refund the daycare $$$ I had put in my FSA, since it is use it or lose it - $1700 bucks right there. And outside of this ordeal, the people I work with are so nice and decent and funny anyway, that I really feel like I am at home.

Easy for me to say now, enjoying 2 random days off. But really, when I go to work, I am happy to be there. I love my coworkers, my clients, and my vendors. Even more so now that they have proven what human beings are really capable of.