Yeah…I didn’t think so, but (surprisingly) couldn’t pass up the opportunity. 
to you to. 
Shouldn’t I be asleep by now?
GT
ah, the life of a love house cat - that’s what I want to come back as.
I never did answer your question, Achod, but no. I reread the job description and requirements and realized I would not be considered. The fact that it’s a four level jump notwithstanding, there were software knowledge requirements I do not have.
This is so cryptic, you have me confused. And shouldn’t I be the one you’re trying to convince, not the others. Unless of course, you’re trying to find an audience. :eek: :eek:
You and Dotty are getting more shocking every day. 
You’re not saying that you’re incapable of consent, are you? Because as far as I know, you’re not helpless or underage (I hope).
You’re in so many places with so many people, you don’t remember where you got what and from whom? :eek:
Frilly skimpy black bra? Definitely not mine. You can decide for yourself how I know.
There’s math in being married? Who knew?
Male or Female? And are you recruiting?
Lili, sorry to hear about the bad dreams.
What’s sour cream chocolate? Not sure why I’m asking since those are two things I can’t eat, but just curious.
KeithT wears a thong?! :eek: Wow, the things I’m learning this week.
My thoughts and prayers for a good outcome with your health situation.
Taters, I hope your headache has subsided.
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
It must be something in the air because like Lili and FCM, I didn’t sleep well last night either. So I’m thinking about heading out tonight pretty early. I hate to miss the late night partyers, but I’m fading fast. Why don’t they start earlier?! Good night and good morning!
My interview is tomorrow at 3 pm. I have to pass the admin screen before I will be admitted to the presence him/herself. So, short interview = bad, long interview = good. Once I found out where I would be interviewing, I Googled them. Lots of good stuff on their site, they sound like a decent place to work, excellent benefits, hmm, they only close Christmas and New Year’s Day, that might be annoying.
And then, out of habit, I do what I’ve done the past 7 years when researching a company: pull up their press releases and their latest 10-Q & 10-K (SEC financial filings, Q is quarterly, K is annual, both include financial statements). The Q looks good…Hey, wait a minute! This was filed in April 2006. Hmmm. And their last K was filed in 2005. Double-plus ungood. Press releases are…interesting. Recent resignation for “personal reasons,” new CxO after…Restatement? Starting from when? Oh, h#@! Go check who signed off on the K in 2005. @#%^@!# No wonder the company sounded familiar. Sigh. Go poke around in EDGAR some more. Page after page of sorry, can’t file yet, sorry, can’t file yet. Oh, look, the latest earnings call transcript is online, and that’s quite enlightening. Ah, I love the smell of BS in the morning!
My google-fu was strong tonight, so there’s lots more, but I won’t bore you (any more than I already have) with it. I hadn’t realized that I had become fluent in weasel-ese and BS during my tenure with The Firm, but it’s a useful skill to have.
Does this new, entertaining information have any bearing on whether or not you will go to the interview?
This is fascinating. What’s a reason that a company would be able not to file a 10-K? Does that mean they’re not profitable? Don’t leave us hanging. It’s like a mystery novel.
Oh, I’m going to the interview, if for no other reason than the sheer entertainment value. Plus, it’s practice. But combining this information with the rather vague job description the recruiter had, it isn’t looking very promising. Well, that and the even more *interesting *information I found 5 minutes after I posted. It’s generally a bad sign when the recruiter sounds dispirited about a position, so I’ll be treating this as strictly a trial run. I’ve been creating a list of questions for the “do you have any questions” part of the interview, something I’ve never been good at. Not, I hasten to add, having anything to do with the information I posted above!
Not being able to file means the company has been either been very naughty with regards to finances, which means it’s possible that the SEC, other governmental agencies, and their stockholders, are very, very unhappy with them and/or they are about to no longer be a going concern (like, they can’t keep the lights on anymore) because, see above.
Restatement means somebody made an oopsy, either by accident or design, on the financial statements, which could be either the company, its auditors, or both, and the financial statements have to be restated (redone) for the period they were incorrect. Restatement is a four letter word in the auditing world. It’s similar to if you told the IRS that you had 64 dependents and filed your tax returns accordingly, but the IRS discovers you don’t actually, so you have to redo the tax returns for the years you filed with 64 dependents. Except one year you had 3 dependents, another you had 5, and there were all those other write-offs you had that may or may not be valid, and they each have to be reviewed and approved. So restatements take time. While the company is restating its financial statements, it can’t file, because the information it has is incorrect, so it’s unusable. This is way oversimplified but close enough for entertainment value.
Interesting, Jahdra. With all the SEC work I do, I wonder if I’ve heard of your company in the context of one of the investigations I’ve done depos for. Of course, if I have, I couldn’t tell you since I’ve signed some serious paperwork with them, enough to persuade me to keep my mouth shut. But it’s always interesting to see who’s in trouble for what. It’s also interesting to see various “kicks” the SEC gets on – right now it’s restatements, but a couple of years ago it was something else entirely. Every couple of years I go through and delete a bunch of macros that I never use any more relating to the last “kick.” I guess it’s easier to investigate one particular kind of problem enough that it puts the whole industry on notice to toe the line in that area; but of course since accounting at the level of large companies can be as creative as writing symphonies, there’s always some new area for the regulators to zoom in on.
But if your interviewing company hasn’t t filed a Q since April 2006? I’d definitely be wary! Have you been reading their press releases and 8-Ks? That can clue you in on all kinds of interesting stuff, too.
I was a good girl and got several things blocked out tonight. Then tomorrow I’ll spread out on my bed to block the last bunch of stuff – I don’t have a lot of animal-proof surfaces in the house big enough to block on, so I’ll have to do it in stages. I’ll take photos of everything to show you guys when I get it all done and ready to go; I’m very proud of what I’ve been doing lately.
My next decision is my knitting project for traveling. I want something that will not take up a lot of room – which leaves out the ruana for Rosie, which will get too bulky very quickly – but is a not particularly complicated pattern. I think I’ve settled on this shawl, which is actually almost entirely one 12-row rose pattern with an 8-stitch repeat knitted around and around and around and…anyway, I’m using a finer yarn than called for so I won’t have to haul a big pile of yarn along, but it should more than keep me busy on airplanes. Which is a good thing since whoever designed airplane seats could give Torquemada lessons.
I’m off to bed, I think – I’ve got just a few more rows to knit to finish one more scarf that will need blocking in the morning, and then the last couple things I’m going to knock out quickly are patterns and yarns that don’t need blocking. I can see I’m going to have to put some serious supply-building for whenever I want to do another craft show; I can see it taking me 4-6 months to build up a semi-decent stock, since I hate the stuff knit in super-bulky yarn on size 16 needles. That’s cheating!
Night night, all. Roo and SpecialOne, you behave yourselves now!
Morning, all! Mmmfff… that was one wild party… need coffee…
We’re learning from you…
Hey, you didn’t seem to be worried about consent, before…! :dubious:
And I am seriously not underage 
Unless you mean mentally…
Mmm… hmmm. Fun party! ::hiccup::
You misspelled “enjoy.”
ems That cat is so cuuute! squeeeeee!! Nodoby saw me do that, right?
Roo, good night! Help you (and all the others with sleep problems) get a good night’s sleep this time.
Mamatigs, I’m being good. I didn’t even say anything this time.
Actually, that was **supposed **to be “hope.” Believe it or not, I was trying to be serious for once :o
I’m sure somebody will be along shortly to say something along the lines of "Freud strikes again…, " though.
And, in a totally unrelated development, I just learned that a second 30+, recently married guy in our dept. has had a cardiac “event” – within a week! :eek:
The first one was really bad – total cardiac arrest, clinically dead, heroics by the EMTs – but, miraculously (and thanks to the EMTs and medical staffs’ heroic work!!) appears to be on the road to full recovery. That was about a week ago. This morning, we learn that **another **guy went to hospital overnight with chest pain etc., was kept there and will be undergoing catheterization today to see what’s wrong…
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Somebody suggested a moratorium on new marriages here… after which I (naturally) asked if there was going to be a reverse ‘patch’ provided for those of us already possessing the bug…
(Yeah, we’re really bad with Black Humor like that. You have to know Israelis to understand, it’s our way of coping.)
{{{Lunch}}} Sorry to hear about your dept. mates. I hope they recover fully soon.
It must be scary for you since you’re old-er. Coping with humor, right?
Oh yeah, and I’m still up. . .although I shouldn’t be.
Just checking in. No, Roo, I’m not disappearing during my vacation. 
I’m just a little more scarce than normal because I get to do more personal things than normal and I’m not stuck in front of a work computer for 8.5 hours. 
The vacation is going well. Lots of free time to catch up on things or do various things. Two notable things so far:
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We watched Disturbia last night. It was actually a good movie! It’s basically a re-imagining of Hitchcock’s Rear Window with Shia LeBoeuf (Transformers, Even Stevens) sitting in for James Stewart, but with an ankle bracelet instead of a wheelchair as the reason for his being housebound. He’s a surprisingly good actor, and I like that the movie stuck with suspense instead of trying to turn it into a slasher flick.
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In keeping with the creepy genre, I discovered a really creepy game called Penumbra Overture. I started a thread about it here for those who are into that sort of thing. I’m still play through it, and man, is it fun – in a creep-yourself-right-the-hell-out sort of way.
I still have to catch up on the MMP, so I’ll see if I can get that done tomorrow.
Mornin’ or whatever it is wherever you are y’all! Up and caffienated here. Soon I’ll gear up for another excitin’ day at the brewry. We had to do start up yesterday mornin’. That means, of course, stuff decided it didn’t wanna start up. Twas a fun day. :rolleyes: Everything was rollin’ right along when I left, so I’m trustin’ everything’s in full tilt boogie this mornin’.
taxi prayers and good thoughts headed out. Also to others who need ‘em, I just can’t remember. I had a whole lot of readin’ to do to catch up after all.
I think I’ll get myself ready and go out and get some breakfast. I got me a hankerin’ for some Waffle House.
Ok, off for purtification and the WH. Later Y’all!
:: pokes his head in ::
Heard you guys were having a party.
Just wanted to say hello.
Whenever I’m at a get-together, I always chug some Gatorade. My record is 15-20 seconds.
Don’t be shy, bbs2k (we know you’re not shy…). I suppose now you’re going to claim the thong was actually yours… (There are more owners of that thing… Don’t suppose there’s actually more than one. :eek: )
Hi Mork!
Forgot to say: SCL - yay on the reduced-cost meds. I know they really help you with the RLS.
Need to water. And get ready for work.
Only two more work days and I’m on vacation!!! (Tomorrow is my Friday!!! Yay!!!) Did I mention: Yay!!!
GT
Puppet! You’ve come back! Please stick around this week, woncha?
hands BBSweetie a lovely cold beerverage
So my friend is having a rough time of it, she had a double radical and recontruction at the end of July. They put in a bunch of drains which are making her miseraby uncomfortable, but they are necessary. Unfortunately, they’re still draining fairly steadily, so it’ll be a while yet before they come out. Her prognosis is very good to excelllent at this point but the drains are driving her batty.
Meanwhile, her cousin (that guy) is in the hospital for the thirs time in as many months for heart problems and now he’s having surgery. I feel awful because I keep forgetting to call him. But I will definitely do so this week.