mark twain said he could live a month on a good compliment. i think that's true. today i got the raise i had been planning to ask for. i know my boss is tight, and i know i must have had two lovely ladies batting for me to just get it like that. they went out on their own to ask him on my behalf. wow. so after i got the good news, a while later one of them, my supervisor, walked by me and said, "by the way, it's more than deserved." ooh! yay! i kick kitchen ass.