Happy Birthday, Aimee!
Timelies to everyone else.
I haven't read the Firefly essays yet, but I expect I will eventually. Although when essayists need to rent a truck to ship their own agendas to the table, my eye rolls do get rather pronounced.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
Calli - Aug 09, 2005 4:27:57 am PDT #6651 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Frankenbuddha - Aug 09, 2005 4:28:02 am PDT #6652 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
waves madly to JZ
Oh yes. Bids a fond adieu to the lovely JZ. It was great getting to meet you on Sunday.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2005 4:33:16 am PDT #6653 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know what bugs me? When people keep asking you for more information despite your assurance that you know less than they do, and they know everything you do. That, in fact, if they've had any contact with the sender outside the forwarded e-mail, they are now the experts and to leave me alone.
Also, people should read their e-mails, so I don't have to point out that they haven't in my defense.
But, yay! No migraine!
Nicole - Aug 09, 2005 4:49:18 am PDT #6654 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Yay for no migraine, ita!
Happy Birthday, Aims!!
You know what I hate? Scorecards. Actually, I probably wouldn't hate them if I didn't have to prepare them each period. But since I do, HATE!
Topic!Cindy - Aug 09, 2005 5:04:52 am PDT #6655 of 10002
What is even happening?
You know what bugs me? People not emailing back. I only work at this job Tues/Weds. On last Weds I emailed three people about two different things. I figured when I got in today, there would be responses waiting for me. Yeah, NSM. For another job, I heard through something on Friday through the grapevine that significantly affects what I'm doing. Did anyone contact me directly? No. Have I recieved a response to the email I sent yesterday about it? No.
That would bug me too, Jesse. Maybe you could remind them of your schedule, when you're asking for something via email.
You know what I hate? Scorecards. Actually, I probably wouldn't hate them if I didn't have to prepare them each period. But since I do, HATE!Scorecards, Nicole?
I'm glad you're migraine-free, ita.
DXMachina - Aug 09, 2005 5:12:51 am PDT #6656 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
How can you tell the players without a scorecard?
Theodosia - Aug 09, 2005 5:16:57 am PDT #6657 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I happened to have NPR on as the shuttle was landing this morning, so I got to breath a little sigh of relief when it got down safely. How much do I like the fact that nothing special seems to being made of the fact that the mission commander -- who took the controls for the final descent -- is a woman?
tommyrot - Aug 09, 2005 5:19:21 am PDT #6658 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.
How much do I like the fact that nothing special seems to being made of the fact that the mission commander -- who took the controls for the final descent -- is a woman?
Oh yeah, I noticed that too (that nothing special was made of it). I think she's commanded a shuttle mission before, though.
And yes, the shuttle is a very difficult aircraft to fly.
Nicole - Aug 09, 2005 5:37:39 am PDT #6659 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Scorecards, Nicole?
Oops. Sorry. I prepare the team scorecard for my department at work. It's basically a breakdown of how the team is doing in different areas of responsibility and involves running a gabillion reports every 4 weeks or so to figure out the period performance and year to date performance.
I understand the need for it, I just don't want to be the one that does it. You know? Too. Many. Reports.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 09, 2005 5:48:23 am PDT #6660 of 10002
What is even happening?
I understand the need for it, I just don't want to be the one that does it. You know? Too. Many. Reports.Ugh. Oh, yeah. Reports, and meetings--they're still the work timesuck of all time. The internets only aspire to suck time the way they do, and that's before we consider the soulsucking potential.