Besides the unfortunate affair at the theater, Mrs. Lincoln...

[alexpgp]

To be frank, I probably have better reasons to be morose than the news of the demise of my two aforementioned colleagues. I have been neglectful in calling my old man, mostly because he seems to make a point each time I call to needle me. Whatever the news, I end up hanging up the phone wishing I had never initiated the call. I should, probably, force myself to call tomorrow, and hang the consequences.

In other news, today was yet another good day for work. I am beginning to think that, if I were to set myself up as the de-facto "rush" translator for my best client, many of my worries about getting work would be solved, though frankly, I don't think such a setup is practical.

My new East Coast client dropped me an email asking if I would be able to take on some work this Thursday and Friday, but without actually guaranteeing any work, since at this point it's merely a query from the end client. I was careful to reply with my usual boilerplate, to the effect that if I was available, I'd be happy to work for them. (It's funny, but over all the years I've worked in this racket, nobody's volunteered to pay a retainer to keep me available for translation work. Interpretation? That's a different kettle of kumquats. But translation? Never.)

Cheers...

Comments

Grumbly Pa

[daphnis.livejournal.com]

Perhaps he's just venting stored-up anger at your Ma's illness on you, since he may not be able to be 'tetchy' with her. I saw Vinita's and my Pa go through a similar situation with our mother ~ she could be totally unreasonable, irrational, and downright combative when she was scared or hurting, yet he strove mightily to keep his temper and deal with her courteously and gently.

I was, to be truthful, SO tempted to 'give her a smack', as it were, and amazed beyond belief at how he coped. It does get to be burdensome, being 'on duty' 24 hours a day, even when there are others to help out.

Just suggesting.... Love him/them as much as you can from where you/they are; you'll probably never regret having done so.

[sneakyfitch.livejournal.com]

Hey there. papoose recommended you to me to answer a question. I really have no idea of how to post in LJ using the cyrillic alphabet/russian language. I sometimes post to some russian LJs and I think the Russians are getting annoyed with having to read my transcribed messages into english letters.
Any help?

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

If I understand your question, you'd like to be able to type on your computer in Russian.

What kind of computer do you have, and what kind of operating system does it run?

Cheers...