Heh, watching Colbert this morning while I ate breakfast, and The Word was on MPREG. Seriously. Nearly spit out my Kashi.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
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.
Theodosia - Nov 15, 2006 2:34:14 am PST #329 of 10007
'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"
Kat - Nov 15, 2006 3:06:28 am PST #330 of 10007
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
GC, sorry about the layoff. Good luck to her in her job search.
I'm up too early.
Theodosia - Nov 15, 2006 3:13:42 am PST #331 of 10007
'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"
GC, sorry to hear -- that so sucks. I hope, though, that the promotion means that she qualifies for a better severance package/more unemployment benefits (in MA at least, your amount is predicated on your previous salary)/better job title & description on the new resume.
My limited experience with outsourcing to India says that it's so not worth the money you save. But the company that does it has to learn via eventually (and expensively) rebuilding an IT department. Feh.
Sue - Nov 15, 2006 3:21:23 am PST #332 of 10007
hip deep in pie
GC, your GF's company is cruel. I hope she finds some thing soon.
msbelle - Nov 15, 2006 4:18:33 am PST #333 of 10007
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dear self,
stop with the stressy ball of stress.
Thanks - self.
Cass - Nov 15, 2006 4:22:17 am PST #334 of 10007
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Hmm. Framing that penultimate sentence made me wonder--how do Buffistas feel about the use of "hopefully" as a sentence adverb? As in, to replace "I hope" in the sentence under consideration. Bad? Inevitable? With precedent?As others have said, wrong but I do it anyway. Our grammar faux pas will set precedent for the future, hopefully becoming accepted.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 15, 2006 4:37:01 am PST #335 of 10007
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Heh, watching Colbert this morning while I ate breakfast, and The Word was onMPREG. Seriously. Nearly spit out my Kashi.
Not only that, he mentioned butt babies!
Tom Scola - Nov 15, 2006 4:40:06 am PST #336 of 10007
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Waves to all the Colbert Report writers who are lurking.
amych - Nov 15, 2006 4:51:29 am PST #337 of 10007
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
"Hopefully" is not at all wrong. Like split infinitives, it's just something that a generation of commentators got their panties in a wad about.
shrift - Nov 15, 2006 5:08:29 am PST #338 of 10007
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
2. Add a Tablespoon or two of miso paste
I love how this presupposes that own miso paste or even know where to find it in the grocery store. And dashi stock? Hm. I'll investigate my local place, but I may need to make a trip to Whole Foods.