Not only could I not work, I couldn't goof off. It was terrible.
Oh man. I'm sorry.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
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.
Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2007 9:56:11 am PST #4061 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 9:57:29 am PST #4062 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
or you know. Monday. After 11:00. Because it's not like I have work to be at.
I'm currently ditching krav right now (stop looking at me like that), and am totally sure I'll have none to ditch on Monday. I may have some to ditch on Sunday.
Kat - Jan 18, 2007 10:06:13 am PST #4063 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
okay. then monday works better. I have non-preggo yoga at 9:00 AM then an open day,. I've been trying to get a pedicure for almost a month. how sad is that.
Zenkitty - Jan 18, 2007 10:09:49 am PST #4064 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Good grief, I'm tired. I can't wait to go home and go to sleep.
No more staying up til 1:30 am.
DavidS - Jan 18, 2007 10:10:14 am PST #4065 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We've got a Starbucks coffee machine which fresh grinds the coffee beans for your cup. Which I appreciate, but the LCD readout which tracks the process finishes with "End of Cycle - Thank you!"
What is it thanking me for? I know I shouldn't care about the inane use of civilities, particularly by a machine but this doesn't even qualify in the "Thank you for shopping at Starbucks" category.
A cheery "Here's your coffee!" or imperative "Enjoy your cup!" - sure. But thanking me just cuts it loose completely free from its meaning. There's that underlying "Customer's Always Right" marketing culture, but really it should say "You're welcome for the free coffee!"
In short: I hate the creep of marketing into every exchange in corporate culture.
Signed,
Negativist
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 10:10:20 am PST #4066 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm actually trying to make an appointment with... a hand guy. My GP won't give me a new splint, because he wants me to see a specialist. I didn't give him the argument that came first to mind...that it's like giving a drug addict clean needles. I don't want to see a specialist so help me with the lesser of the evils.
Hand specialist can't see me for two weeks anyway. So much for that.
I need PB&J.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 10:12:44 am PST #4067 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.
I love the intelligent doors in THGttG: "Thank you for making a simple door very happy."
Maybe Hec's coffee thingie is thanking him for making it happy.
Liese S. - Jan 18, 2007 10:20:58 am PST #4068 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Just as long as we don't start getting the existential elevators.
bon bon - Jan 18, 2007 10:21:35 am PST #4069 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Thank you for making use of this machine, otherwise this machine's life will be meaningless?
Thanking doesn't bother me; first person singular pronouns by machines REALLY BUG. Citibank, your ATMS are the worst abuser in this category. It goes along with their idiotic campaigns where they thank you for treating them like shit. You're a big bank, act like it!
DavidS - Jan 18, 2007 10:21:45 am PST #4070 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe Hec's coffee thingie is thanking him for making it happy.
It has a telos - making coffee. So I have satisfied its purpose.
I always thought that the simplest way to program smart robots was to give them a pleasure feedback loop for doing their job. Like your roomba is running around your living room with a hard-on, and Japanese factory robots are in a constant state of ecstasy.