I can't imagine you not reacting to annoyances

Yet, at work, I'm assigned problem people because they never make me twitch. I have a bunch of friends who ask me how I'm feeling if they want to know--otherwise there's no way to tell.

And then there are people who think I'm hair-trigger with little regard for appropriate time and place. Or, say, here, where I'm less trigger and more splitter.

I also don't see it as you twitching, just more... I dunno...attempting to extract what exactly people are meaning. Maybe that's why you get the problem people? I don't know.

Splitter works here. But then, I see you only in this venue and I really don't know how you react elsewhere.

Me, I tend to be really fuzzy online. I've learned that while I can be a complete hardass when it comes to confrontation, it isn't something that I like sustaining every freaking where. I want to smooth the edges, even at my cost, online, though I still get impossibly frustrated as people caving. It's easier for me to let things slide than bother correcting. But that's me online. Work, I've got a small rep as the hardass peon. And lord knows, my family history is littered with me not budging. The rental office dreads my appearance.

Electrons versus molecules, I guess.

Oh, just tazer them, declare yourself a god and be done with it.

Note for beginners: this is not an appropriate strategy for proposing marriage.

...the plant may offer another opportunity. Now would be a pretty good time to dump a dead body in the botanic garden.

Bugger. Looks like it won't still be in bloom when I reach NYC. Incidentally, I note that its scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum. Seriously. "Huge, shapeless penis." Let me just say how glad I am that this is the name of this plant, and not a medical condition.

Was there a Janet Jackson cavewoman?

Yep. Name of Janet. Miss Onk-Kraa if you're nasty.

I'm getting more and more mad that more people aren't mad (about the stupid carry on restrictions.)

Hey, I'm pissed off. I have ten flights to, from and around the US in the next four weeks.

Yet Americans work longer hours per year than any other industrialized country, and get less vacation time.

Not true. Australians work longer hours. Of course, we do get more vacation time.

I have ten flights to, from and around the US in the next four weeks.

Better US than UK. At least (so far) you get to carry books and iPods.

sarameg, I guess I split hairs with regard to stripping away emotion, so that same riving leaves me in good stead with crazy people at work.

Better US than UK. At least (so far) you get to carry books and iPods.

Plus, I'd probably get myself in trouble by insisting the customs officials call me "guv'nor".

Oh, Psych is so adorable. I just love Dule Hill.

Maybe Denis uses it up at work. I wonder the same about Lewis Black.

What's your new hair look like, msbelle?

Welcome back, Calli. It's good to see you.

My TiVo has chosen to give me the Kolchak remake. Hmmph. It muffed the channel change for Stargate, so my thrill at seeing the Gates live is negatively impacted.

And Stuart Townsend looks funny.

Google query composing has failed you.

True. But I was happy to stop there.

What station is Psych on?