dear bob

i have thought of you often
over the past couple years
i put you away
one self-pity day
i think it is time to meet you again,
my Battery-Operated Boyfriend

strokin' me

i've been doing transcription for about 4 years. i so enjoy it. i would go into a deep depression if i did not have the work to wake up to most days of the week. early in the spring i took on another account from a gal in california. i was not getting steady work from her, but i had hopes that it would change in time. i never knew what she was going send my way - so every day i learned something new.

then one day, i thought i would do one of my craigslist searches just to see what was out there for part-time transcription work. not that i was really looking, but ya never know if there is something better.

i had not done a search for work in about 4 months, because i was keeping busy. but, i really did want some steady doctors as it's much easier to get a rhythm when you type the same ones - they too are creatures of habit and generally use the same phrases over and over again.

to my surprise, the second ad on the list was by the gal i am typing for in california. she was looking for a full-time person. so, i emailed her and told her i saw her ad on craigslist and was curious. she asked me if i was looking for more work and i told her i was, but i didn't think i could do full time because of my texas account. so, i asked her if she would consider taking on another part-time person and send the other part-time work to me.

i have to tell you, my 2 faithful 'followers', in this business, it does not seem that we get much stroking. and of course, one does not really know these people you type for, you just hope like hell the checks don't bounce.

anyway, she emailed back with such a 'feel good' note i just wanted to stroke myself a li'l bit by showing you what she wrote:

"I love your work, your work ethic, and your dependability, and I would love to send more work to you. I have one person that wants to do “part-time” and maybe I could give you the majority but send some to her also. Like I said, these doctors dictate irregularly and this office uploads irregularly. It doesn’t make for a very good combination ! and it just keeps me crazed (more than normal). Think about it but just let me know because I answered a couple of resumes this morning. I would love to shift more work your way and not interview for a full-time person."

yeh, no doubt, that was simply delicious for my ego.