Dream girl

For a long while he sat there, gazing down, meeting the half-hooded eyes in silence. And presently, with the effortless detachment of one who moves in a dream, he bent down to meet her lifting arms. The sand was cool and sweet, and her mouth tasted faintly of blood.

-- C.L. Moore, "Scarlet Dream"

Senior Computer Specialist

Well, I finally got my reclassification and am now a Senior Computer Specialist. Gosh, that sounds important, doesn't it? Makes me wonder what I do! It isn't actually a whole lot more money, and they can now fire me at will. Still, it's nice to have "supervisor" dropped from my job title, since I haven't supervised anyone for at least three years. Also, this is retroactive to September 16th, so I'll get a little bonus out of it. Not bad for government work.

My (now former) union is continuing to challenge this reclass, along with some other positions that went from classified to professional, but I doubt they'll win. But they're apparently saying it's illegal under the existing contract, so who knows? I am not a lawyer. I continue to be mystified by their behavior on this, which seems to be working against my interests and is certainly against my wishes.

Anyway, it's good news for now!