redbird | The job situation, and a gym note

I went and talked to my supervisor today, to ask whether this now-six-months-old temp assignment is likely to turn into a permanent job. [Day-to-day, we don't see her, because she's in charge of a lot of other stuff: two of the three full-time proofreaders take care of assigning work.] She said it's very unlikely, because she doesn't have and probably can't get authorization for the headcount. She also told me that whoever is in charge of budgeting such things is unhappy with the amount being spent on temp proofreaders as well, and thus the temp assignment may not be available much longer. (Since Karen is forthright enough to make me look circumspect, I'm fairly sure that this is not an excuse for "we don't like your work enough.")

The reason for asking now is that

cattitude and I need to decide whether to renew our lease: we love Inwood, but if PCH were likely to offer permanence, it would make sense to move. So, take a day or two to let things settle mentally, and nudge the temp agency about finding me something in the city. (I have a doctor's appointment Wednesday, so won't be going out to the Island then, which might make it a more convenient day to make phone calls.) Karen also noted that if I need days off to interview for possible full-time jobs, just tell them and go.

I went to the gym after work. My left calf was feeling oddly tight/painful last night and much of the day--except, oddly, when I walked around at length on my lunch hour.

I did 7.5 minutes of cardio bike as warmup: I'd planned to stop around 6, but by then I had my heart rate up to 160, so I decided to go for a full two miles. That was enough to sooth/warm my calf, which was a relief.

Then I did the Xpressline. Same weights as last time, but I did 12 reps on all the machines, even the bicep curls, which are usually my weakness with that set of equipment. The only difficulty was that my right shoe was laced wrong, or something, and was being pushed down hard onto my toes when I did the seated leg press.

Then, four sets of 20 crunches, three sets of 17 back arches, and my usual stretch routine.