I wound up having to work this weekend, more than expected, so it didn't happen anyway. I may be able to get the combat spreadsheet up today, and if I do, I can roll for Laurelin, but I might not be able to pull it togeter until tomorrow in any case.
This is the deal. I'm a contractor. JnJ, where I work, is doing its level best to eliminate all contractors, but I had a few projects up in the air, testing to support claims. Anyway, long story short, I have to produce an ungodly amount of work between now and the end of the month, at which point, the management will sit down and decide whether to move on to phase 2 of the study or whether to lay me off. The workload is... intense. About 25% more than anything I have *ever* been able to do at any point in my career. I'm struggling to do it, but I'm falling behind already. I can probably get it done, but I'm working 12 hour days and weekends.
At this point, I'm not sure if I want them to keep me for another month or lay me off. I'm only allowed to bill for 40 hours per week regardless of how many I work, so it's averaging out to barely 60% of my usual pay. Phase 2 is about 10% more work than Phase 1, so if it's killing me now, next month will be worse, and it has less days in it. I'm already exhausted. Last week, I literally fell asleep standing in the shower. I woke up with my face pressed against the wall and no idea how I got in the shower in the first place.
So yeah, if it seems as if I've dropped off the planet, it's because I pretty much have. I apologize that I'm not keeping up with my responsibilities here. I miss it. I think about the game when I'm working, and stress out that I'm not making my posts.