Seeking Unemployment

Congrats to you, Kristin.
I'm still playing Family Business at work. They decided a few weeks ago that I was a cancer, so they decided to knock me out of the game. Fortunately, I called out my alliances and they are taking it on the lam for me left and right. Meanwhile I'm using up my defense cards by putting in Walshoriffic hours for a month so that I have more billable hours than all my colleagues, and I also have to pretend I'm happy and come up with a publication plan for myself. All this to buy an extra month of work while I wait on a grant application. If we get the grant, we're out the door immediately.
On the lamer side, I took the patent bar right after they told me I needed to bill 10 hours per day, and, between being stressed and unprepared, I scored three questions out of 100 short of passing. It was a bummer, but I hadn't really prepared, and I knew I'd be borderline going in.
In any case, we're still hanging by the skin of our teeth here, and I am employed... for now.
I appreciate all of your prayers, and I will let you know when there are more developments.

Dan