Timelies all!
It's not a whole lot of fun when a piece of equipment you need for your protocol at work malfunctions in the middle of said protocol. To make matters more annoying, it's the only piece of equipment in the lab that works for this. Grrr.
Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
Sheryl - Oct 10, 2006 1:35:03 pm PDT #2996 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Connie Neil - Oct 10, 2006 1:37:51 pm PDT #2997 of 10001
brillig
I am so not in the mood to talk to whiny, self-centered clients. Don't spend the first five minutes of a call berating me about how valuable your time is and how offended you are to be kept on hold, etc. etc. Cut to the chase, tell me your problem, follow my instructions, don't keep harping on how horrible the service is and LET ME DO MY JOB!
msbelle - Oct 10, 2006 1:48:01 pm PDT #2998 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
company-wide "strongly encouraged" brainstorming meeting at 6!!!! @@@@
Pix - Oct 10, 2006 1:58:15 pm PDT #2999 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I despise "strongly encouraged" meetings with every iota of my cold little heart.
-t - Oct 10, 2006 2:02:40 pm PDT #3000 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Is it possible to be allergic to envelope glue?
They used to (maybe still do, I haven't checked into it) put corn starch in envelope glue, which I am allergic to, so, yeah.
No, I don't know why glue needs corn starch.
sarameg - Oct 10, 2006 2:03:10 pm PDT #3001 of 10001
I think your brainstorm should be "hire more people. Do the &*^#! work. No 6 pm meetings."
Jesse - Oct 10, 2006 2:05:24 pm PDT #3002 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
6pm meeting is the suck. I'm preemptively annoyed about the meeting I have on Thursday in deepest New Jersey at 4:30, but at least I had prior warning!
sarameg - Oct 10, 2006 2:10:37 pm PDT #3003 of 10001
I think you have to provide alcohol at my workplace if you schedule a meeting after 4:30 that doesn't involve the mission crashing and burning. There are a lot of staff who leave at 4 or earlier, having arrived before dawn.
Kalshane - Oct 10, 2006 2:23:35 pm PDT #3004 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
A 6pm meeting is ridiculous. I thought the CIO's 4:30pm on Friday meetings were bad.
ION, one of our directors brought in a bunch of chocolate bars. It was bad enough that I had the first one, but then I had to go get a second a couple hours later. Oy. I wish I dealt with stress in ways that didn't involve eating crap.
IOON, the Mythbusters' latest movie myth special was good stuff. I got an inordanite amount of glee out of watching a real sword cleave a stainless steel replica clean through.
ETA: Well, crappity. Kodak changed the terms of service for their on-line galleries. Now you have to buy something from them once a year or they'll delete your pictures. Is not enough I have one of their stupid cameras?
sarameg - Oct 10, 2006 3:24:01 pm PDT #3005 of 10001
I *just* realized why one of the tech's at the vet's office looks so familiar: she bears a passing resemblence to Abby on NCIS. Same hair, coloring, personal style, chirpy warm personality.