Bits and Pieces

Tonight I was supposed to see NY singer/songwriter Chris Ayer at this lounge near where I live. However, he cancelled as he's had health problems the past few weeks.

UCLA has a couple of job openings at their IRB, including Administrator for the "South" IRB. The woman who had been in charge of the South IRB has moved over to one of the medical IRBs. Though I found her far more intelligent and action oriented than the "North" IRB administrator, she was also more emotionally volatile. Three weeks before I was fired, I was on the receiving end of a hissy fit from her because I had the noive to ask her where the tape recorder was. It was one of those moments during my time there when I should have walked out and quit on the spot. I wonder how she's going to handle the pressure of being the lead administrator for a committtee that primarily reviews cancer studies? Also, I'll be very curious if they promote the South coordinator to the administrator position. The coordinator was the person in that office who had become so mentally warped from the office's emphasis on policy and procedures that she was rendered unable to answer simple yes/no questions with a simple yes/no answer. Well given that the North administrator (whose domain includes protocols submitted by the History department) didn't know that Vietnam reunited following the defeat of the US backed South regime, I venture to say that the South Coordinator has a good shot of being promoted, lol.

More weirdness from my co worker who sits next to me. Again she pretty much ignored me, though she made a couple of caustic comments. Then at the end of the day, she waited for me outside the building to tell me she isn't talking to me because she wants me to have good days at work and not be afriad of her. Really, can't she just act like everyone else in the office and either ignore me or engage in small talk or work related talk? Too much drama going on here. Oh, and a sad little tidbit about her: Yesterday, an aspiring new member called to get a quote for joining. The aspirant lives in Oakland. My co worker had to ask where Oakland was in order to determine if the aspirant fell under the jurisdiction of the Hollywood branch. Oakland is hardly podunk. Alas, the guy across from my co worker didn't know either so I had to tell her Oakland is a city directly across the bay from San Francisco and therefore the person should pay the SF branch rate. How could someone live in California all their life (well over 50 years) and never hear of Oakland? I get the sense that I'm to get a permanent position at this place, I might be better suited for another office within the organization.