May every book or webpage your former employers go to only contain Anita Blake sex scenes.
Jesus, Empress! I would have saved that for WeeSisterJay's alleged friend or something. That's some serious smite.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Crying of Natter 49
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.
Connie Neil - Jan 05, 2007 6:47:50 am PST #265 of 10001
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Aims - Jan 05, 2007 6:50:00 am PST #266 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
May the alleged friend of WeeSisterJay suddenly find himself living RL Nixon/Kissenger.
shrift - Jan 05, 2007 6:53:40 am PST #267 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Apparently my boss wasn't even aware this was happening until last night and he's willing to keep an ear out for me and help me with my resume if I need it.
I wish you luck. FYI, I started getting a lot more calls when I put up a functional resume, and I got my current job by responding to a posting on Craigslist. Apparently because I wrote a smashing cover letter.
tommyrot - Jan 05, 2007 6:58:23 am PST #268 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.
Pictures of tree-climbing goats: [link]
brenda m - Jan 05, 2007 7:05:49 am PST #269 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yikes. Let's keep our Buffistini safe out there, okay? Consumer Reports:
Of 12 infant seats we tested, only 2 performed well: the Baby Trend Flex-Loc and the Graco SnugRide with EPS.
Nine infant seats provided poor protection in some or all of our tests, even though they meet the federal safety standard. One seat, the Evenflo Discovery, didn’t even meet that standard. We urge federal officials to order a recall of that seat.
Infant car seats sold in Europe undergo more rigorous testing than do models sold in the U.S. Indeed, when we crash-tested an infant seat we bought in England, it was the best in our tests. An infant seat sold in the U.S. by the same manufacturer failed. (See European models.)
Our findings offer added evidence of problems with LATCH, the federally mandated attachment system for child car seats. Most car seats performed worse with LATCH than with vehicle safety belts. And LATCH attachments aren’t always easy to use.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 05, 2007 7:06:32 am PST #270 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That sucks moose balls, Kalshane. Much job-ma in your direction.
Baretta. Tony Blake and a cockatoo.
Robert Blake. The irony of him being in that show and having played Perry Smith in IN COLD BLOOD was not lost on me during his trial. "Don't do the crime" indeed.
I'd close a pedant tag, but, well, that never closes.
DavidS - Jan 05, 2007 7:07:22 am PST #271 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That sucks, Kalshane! Jesus, what a crappy way to handle it.
See now, I told you they were trying to get you to quit by giving you crappier and crappier jobs.
God, they're shitty. And corporate America wonders why their workers aren't loyal anymore.
Welcome to the exciting world of Unemployed With A Baby On The Way. It'll sort out though. There's every chance you'll get a job with a sane company now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2007 7:16:20 am PST #272 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Apparently because I wrote a smashing cover letter.
You definitely write better cover letters than Laurell K. Hamilton, shrift.
Cashmere - Jan 05, 2007 7:24:19 am PST #273 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Yikes. Let's keep our Buffistini safe out there, okay? Consumer Reports:
Those are just infant seat, yeah? We used the Graco Snug ride but they're only good up to 20lbs.
And of course I have to subscribe to get to get the report on convertible and toddler seats, of which both mine are Evenflo. Crap.
Hayden - Jan 05, 2007 7:24:41 am PST #274 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Kalshane, that's ridiculous. My sympathies.
I'm not sure I can be wrong in this instance, given it's only my opinion, not an actual reading of the book.
Oh, that's what Pynchon-haters always fall back on. Their opinions. (OK, maybe this post is too late in coming to qualify as banter.)