Helping people!
Sleaterkinneyfan:
Totally helping people. And killing demons at the same time. In halter tops.
Katydid:
I wasn’t mean to him, was I? When I called him back?
Sleaterkinneyfan:
Oh, would you get over it? Who takes relationships one day at a time? I mean after TEN YEARS, three of which you lived together, for crying out loud.
Katydid:
WHY DID I STAY WITH HIM FOR SO LONG????? I’m such a loser.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
You are not a loser. You know who’s a loser? The T.O.D. Did you see what she has on?
Katydid:
Oh my God, I know. The same thing she was wearing yesterday.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
The T.O.D. got some! Did you see that hickey on her neck? She tried to hide it with concealer, but it is SO OBVIOUS. Why didn’t she go home to change before coming in this morning? That is so . . . gross. It’s like she WANTS us to know. Like she’s rubbing it in.
Katydid:
It’s working. I can’t believe the T.O.D. is having sex and I’m not.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
And you so know who she’s doing it WITH. Mr. No Pie For You himself. Oh my God, wait. . . . Did you see that?
Katydid:
See what?
Sleaterkinneyfan:
When she waved her hand just now, talking to Steph at the reception desk. Is that a DIAMOND ON HER LEFT RING FINGER????
Katydid:
ohmygod
Sleaterkinneyfan:
That is the hugest rock I have ever seen. It’s the size of my belly button!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katydid:
She’s engaged. I can’t believe it. The T.O.D. is engaged.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
MRS. STUART HERTZOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katydid:
I can’t believe someone asked the T.O.D. to marry him. I can’t even get a guy to agree to admit he might still be going out with me this summer, let alone FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
*I* can’t believe she hasn’t come over here to throw it up in our faces. I mean, that has to be three carats, at least. Although compared to my paltry .5, anything would look big.
Katydid:
Hey! Craig spent what he could afford. It wasn’t easy, picking out a ring on a computer programmer’s salary. A computer programmer’sstarting salary.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
Cool it! I wouldn’t trade my .5 for that barnacle creeping all the way up her knuckle for all the money in the world. I’m just saying—hey, who’s that guy in the suit heading for the T.O.D.’s office?
Katydid:
Her wedding planner? Geez, she works fast.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
Is that a SUMMONS he’s holding?
Katydid:
Oh, God, I hope so. I hope it turns out the T.O.D. is being sued for incompetence.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
Um, you don’t think it’s the pre-nup, do you?
Katydid:
Oh my God, Stuart Hertzog would SO make his potential bride sign a pre-nup! What is she doing now, can you see? Is she crying? If she’s crying, it’s definitely the pre-nup.
Sleaterkinneyfan:
I can’t tell if she’s crying or not. She’s still reading it. Okay, he’s leaving the T.O.D’s office. Maybe I can . . . Hey, why is he walking over toward YOU?
Katydid:
Oh, n—
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Kathleen A. Mackenzie
Personnel Representative, Human Resources
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Dear Ms. Mackenzie,
Pursuant to Article 29, page 31 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between theNew York Journal and the United Staff Association of NYJ, Local 6884, former employee Ida Lopez has chosen to file a grievance concerning the termination of her employment at theNew York Journal.
You are hereby notified of pending arbitration—in which your employer, as well as you personally, are named as defendants for breach of contract—and during which my firm will be representing you. Please notify my assistant as soon as possible of your availability for a pretrial discovery conference.
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Mitchell Hertzog
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Fr: Kate Mackenzie
Re: OH MY
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