A guy at work literally started whining to me when I tried to explain to him that it's not my job to debug an application that he is supposed to be supporting.
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2006 9:39:25 am PDT #5052 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
-t - Aug 29, 2006 10:05:50 am PDT #5053 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He was talking about mutual offers of aid and assistance with Cuba and how helping people in storms not a political thing.
Wow, that just made me like Jeb a whole lot more than I ever did before. How very...sensible!
Sad when that's a high accolade.
ICON, my laptop's hard drive is dying. Woe.
sarameg - Aug 29, 2006 10:06:44 am PDT #5054 of 10001
Did you tell him you can't understand him when he uses that tone? That's what mom always said.
I have a lame title.
IOLameN, I just had the lamest realization: whenever I'm reading a story that at some point involves characters inside a house or apartment whose layout isn't explicitly described (and even sometimes if it is, which can make things confusing) I use one of two default layouts, with very few exceptions. Down to where the kitchen appliances go. These layouts have no relation to any place I've ever lived, nor any house I honestly think I've been in. It's sort of strange.
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2006 10:08:32 am PDT #5055 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Andreas’ Personal Flying Suit (“Monocopter”) Project
I wanna find the guy who's building this and say, "Dude. You're head's gonna be inches away from a jet engine." Also, I hope he knows what he's doing, as the stability and control of that thing would be very complex engineering problems....
Theodosia - Aug 29, 2006 10:10:09 am PDT #5056 of 10001
'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"
My formal title is Senior Application Architect... at a publishing company. It makes me sound all kinds of responsible and awesome even if I'm not.
Jesse - Aug 29, 2006 10:11:14 am PDT #5057 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Did you tell him you can't understand him when he uses that tone? That's what mom always said.
OMG MINE TOO.
Actually, I think we've had this conversation before.
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2006 10:12:33 am PDT #5058 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My formal title is Senior Application Architect... at a publishing company.
See, that makes sense. It's like you're building stuff. The books are the boards and the authors are the nails... and to get anything done you have to hit the authors over the head with a hammer....
Scrappy - Aug 29, 2006 10:15:22 am PDT #5059 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I'm Human Resources Manager, which is the most boring title ever. Luckily, I love my job.
beekaytee - Aug 29, 2006 10:22:55 am PDT #5060 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Queen of King Features
Perfect!
Fast Company magazine (which I have not read consistently for years) used to have a feature profiling cool titles. They make a difference!
Even if you have a boring actual title, you can always make one up for yourself. For one of my clients, I'm "She Who Saves Himself, from Himself."
HR Manager can easily translate into "Cat Herder."
What would your title be if you it could be what you would have it be?
msbelle - Aug 29, 2006 10:23:26 am PDT #5061 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I stayed home today, but spent all morning online giving people tasks and prioritizing their work.
I am just starting to feel better. so YAY!
Also working on a few exercises in not being a control-freak. I am not sure I am doing very well.
ION - The Mrs. Dr. Shepperd from GA was Drew Carey's GF who had a weight problem on the Drew Carey Show. WHO KNEW?!