tigerpants's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gee, Gosh, Thanks! You're the bestest. So, the quest to keep my roommate is not going well. Today, I finally got to speak to our investigator. Let�s just recall that I filed my complaint on November 16, people, and it�s taken this long to get a person on the phone. And I was only able to get someone on the phone by looking the department up on the internet, finding some clerical person, asking them to connect me, and then I found out that my case had actually been assigned to a DIFFERENT investigator, which I snotted to the clerical person that it might have been pertinent information like a WEEK ago or something. But anyway. So I get Fancy New Investigator on the phone, and he tells me this alarmingly fantastic piece of information. He says that we (my roommate and I) are correct. That because the old owners of my apartment building have been taking her checks for the past year and a half, my roommate has established tenancy, and is therefore an approved tenant. Yay! So he�s going to mail a citation to the new owners saying that they can�t evict my roommate. Double Yay! BUT! (You knew that was coming, right?) It turns out that this citation from the Rent Control people is really nothing more than a recommendation. It�s not binding in any way, and the new owners can still take us to court and ask a judge to toss my roommate out, based on some esoteric law his lawyer finds. AND, the lawyer this owner has hired? Is a total shark, and is like the most notorious landlord�s lawyer in LA. FABulous. So, we�re screwed, to sum up. We have very few options at this point. Basically, we can wait it out, go to the court date (if they file) and then see what the judge says, or, when we�re notified of them filing, we can just cave, and Roommie can move out. We�re currently leaning towards caving, because we don�t even want to deal with the court nonsense. Neither of us really has the time to do that. It�s just fantastic, isn�t it? Sigh. In other news, I�m back at work for the season, and so far, it�s kinda weird. There are new people and stuff, and I�m not sure what to make of it yet. But I�m sure I�ll pass judgment on everyone and everything pretty soon. I�m still me, after all. The past few weeks, I�ve been shopping for a fun and sparkly top to wear to my office Holiday party. Wow, that has NOT been going well. Apparently, when the fashion industry thinks �sparkly holiday top for fat chicks,� they get �fat� and �pregnant� confused. You can see how they might, after all. Big bellies are really just big bellies, I guess. So, yeah. Many of the tops I�ve found feature little to no strappage and empire lines. So here�s a little tip for the fashion people at large: Dear Stupid Fashion Designer Types, So, in conclusion, I ask that you put some thought into the design of clothes for the fat chick. We don�t necessarily want exact replicas of skinny girl clothes. We need them tweaked a bit for us. Princess lines, empire seams (minus the floaty fabrics), higher armholes, lower v necks (when you�ve got Girls, you might as well share them with the world!). Thanks for your time and consideration. I do have some money to spend, after all!
So that�s the news for now. How�s everyone�s prep for the holidays? Smooth-going? Enjoy! I�ve got to be back at work at 3 AM for the Grammy nominations. Why, you ask? I can�t really answer. Apparently, my company believes that someone cares. � 2004-2005 Tigerpants Nation (Rebecca Gross) 8:45 p.m. - 2005-12-07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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