ETA: Whoops! It's in Alberta. Damn Albertans!
What is it, Heritage Day? Wayne Gretzky Departure Mourning Day? Sheikdom of Ralph Day?
t just back from AB, still feeling the snark
Xander: Just once I'd like to run into a cult of bunny worshippers. Anya: Great. Thank you very much for those nightmares.
'Sleeper'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JohnSweden - Jan 13, 2005 11:24:17 am PST #5647 of 10002
I can't even.
Betsy HP - Jan 13, 2005 11:25:17 am PST #5648 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I get precisely 8, with the long New Year's-Memorial day drought.
When I lived in the South, everybody gave Good Friday.
I don't think I've ever worked in a job that gave MLK Day or President's Day.
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2005 11:26:57 am PST #5649 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The job before this one we got 5, I think (Xmas, NY, Turkey, Labor and Independence). They mocked the idea that we should stop selling for any other reason -- but weren't above having our paychecks delayed because "the banks aren't open anyway..."
Steph L. - Jan 13, 2005 11:29:40 am PST #5650 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I know that I'm the only Buffista who gets, as a paid holiday, the National Day of Prayer. For real. Big!Boss is a fundie, so lo and behold, we get that day off. Also Good Friday.
Sue - Jan 13, 2005 11:31:09 am PST #5651 of 10002
hip deep in pie
What is it, Heritage Day? Wayne Gretzky Departure Mourning Day? Sheikdom of Ralph Day?
Alberta Family Day believe it or not.
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2005 11:36:56 am PST #5652 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I know that I'm the only Buffista who gets, as a paid holiday, the National Day of Prayer. For real. Big!Boss is a fundie, so lo and behold, we get that day off. Also Good Friday.
So Teppy, can you get a day off work by calling your boss and saying, "I really have to pray today"?
-t - Jan 13, 2005 11:43:02 am PST #5653 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Is the National Day of prayer always on Cinco de Mayo? 'Cause tequila usually makes me want to have a little chat with God.
New Orleans city holidays=New Years Day, MLK, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day (Observed)[the day after Thanksgiving] and Christmas. Nothing discretionary. There are some additional days when the offices are closed but no one gets holiday pay, yo're supposed to work extra hours the rest of the week to make up for it.
Steph L. - Jan 13, 2005 11:44:46 am PST #5654 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So Teppy, can you get a day off work by calling your boss and saying, "I really have to pray today"?
I've never tried it, but now I'm tempted....
Is the National Day of prayer always on Cinco de Mayo? 'Cause tequila usually makes me want to have a little chat with God.
Heh. I think it's always on the first Thursday in May. It sucks that it's not a Friday or Monday.
brenda m - Jan 13, 2005 11:45:39 am PST #5655 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Pray at your desk, missy!
Hmm. I wonder if that would help make the next 75 minutes evaporate?
Lee - Jan 13, 2005 11:49:09 am PST #5656 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I just got back from a continuing education class that was one of the most painful courses I've ever attended. In addition to technical problems and a presenter with a cold, in order to show us what biased behavior looked like, they showed clips from Family Guy.
On the other hand, at one point, when the presenter was explaining that she was using "people with different sexual orientation" instead of just "gay", because gay didn't cover lesbians, bi-sexuals, transsexuals, or transgendered, and because "there might be other groups out there whose sexuality I haven't mentioned," I had a very buffista moment, and thought "Furries" and then had to stifle a giggle for about 10 minutes.