ita -- whoo hoo! Making nonsense of the bmi chart!
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
sumi - Dec 18, 2006 2:45:19 pm PST #6893 of 10007
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - Dec 18, 2006 2:59:22 pm PST #6894 of 10007
Art Crawl!!!
Darn it, I can't get that Matt Damon thing to run. (It runs for about 16 seconds and then stops.)
DavidS - Dec 18, 2006 3:18:18 pm PST #6895 of 10007
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey, Boo Boo - Joseph Barbera died. Exit, Stage right.
omnis_audis - Dec 18, 2006 3:47:05 pm PST #6896 of 10007
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Kathy A - Problem here is that the vent is not only in the ceiling, but behind the flourescent lights, so there is no access for me. I can't even get the engineers to close the vent or even redirect it, so I'm just screwed. I don't know how the woman who had this cube before me stood it for as long as she did!
Hmmm, ::engineer brain turning... must come up with creative solution.. cold wind inside SUCKS::
Is the cubicle such a size that one could decoratively take a large golf-size umbrella and have it stretch across the cubicle (resting on the 'walls') maybe hack off the excess handle, such that the umbrella deflects the cold rushing air (and possibly reduces the icky flourescent lights).
If you were at the theater, I'd say make a small soft muslin flat and have it over the cubicle... alas, I don't think you do theater.
sarameg - Dec 18, 2006 4:02:23 pm PST #6897 of 10007
I just put tape over the ductwork. But mine are on a sill. A metal sill that is the duct. Which means I still get radiating cold, damnit.
jesus, public broadcasting is making me a sentimental mess tonight. First, Hanukkah Lights on public radio. Now stupid pbs ADS. ADS!!! But it has prompted me to email a childhood friend in my hometown. I may lobby the parents to have her and her husband and kid over for dinner on xmas. We always did a night of Hanukkah with them, and they did a day of xmas with us, when we were growing up. And I'd love to revisit that tradition.
In other news, I'm loving the 75 degree weather. Not loving the existance of bugs that are biting me.
aurelia - Dec 18, 2006 8:29:31 pm PST #6898 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Kathy, I'd find out if employers have to maintain certain daytime temps like landlords do. If they can't maintain an acceptable temp in your cubicle then they should move you somewhere else. Though I do love the idea of a huge umbrella over your desk.
aurelia - Dec 18, 2006 11:24:34 pm PST #6899 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Car. Alarm.
If 12am - 12:30am was any indication, I can look forward to 3 minutes on/3 minutes off for the next 1/2 hour. Lather, rinse, repeat in another 3 hours or so. I am so not thinking positive thoughts.
omnis_audis - Dec 18, 2006 11:53:31 pm PST #6900 of 10007
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
if the movies are true, you could elevate the car to a 30º angle. Car alarms have a gravity switch, so when they are towed, the alarm silences. That's if you believe "TWINS".
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2006 12:09:23 am PST #6901 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Schwarzenegger lies, and De Vito drinks.
Fact.
Soft cotton comfort without the panties.
God, my sleep pattern is fucked. I hope someone hunts that screaming car down and puts it out of its misery, aurelia. You're in the midwest, right? Someone must have rifle around somewhere.
Theodosia - Dec 19, 2006 1:59:38 am PST #6902 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"
It's hours later now -- I hope aurelia did get some peace and quiet, eventually. I would have called the cops, seriously. It's a car alarm, maybe somebody is trying to steal it. (Yeah, for a half hour straight. Well, it could happen.) Cops would have been able to open it and shut it off, for sure. Or look up the owner, etc.
I'm in a fierce mood this morning. I think that's because all the holiday preparation is getting to me... today is my last day of work before Xmas, I've reserved Wednesday for running around with the present-getting, and then it's down to festive PA for a couple days with Mom....