Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


Nutty - Jan 18, 2007 12:00:19 pm PST #4129 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Rum in high-quality ginger beer is good. If you like ginger beer. I just saw a recipe for a hot toddy somewhere on LJ, and if I had any whisky in the house I might make that.


Consuela - Jan 18, 2007 12:01:16 pm PST #4130 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

None of the above, Dana. And she's trying to correct her mistake, so I should stop bitching about it. The problem is that I'm trying to coordinate production of a document where the files are on multiple networks and people have limited or no access to some of them. If I put them all in one place only a couple of people can work on them. If I start emailing them out, I'll lose track of what is where and my head will explode.

This is what happens when the server is in California and the people doing the revisions are in Colorado. Argh!


Dana - Jan 18, 2007 12:02:12 pm PST #4131 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

And she's trying to correct her mistake

Nope, definitely not my old coworker.

And I'll stop with the jokes and just sympathize. At least it won't be your problem much longer?


Jesse - Jan 18, 2007 12:14:31 pm PST #4132 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

We've had an ongoing document version clusterfuck here for a month or more, and finally someone figured out that it was thanks to someone saving it on her desktop, and going back to that version instead of the network one. OOPS.

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!

Or, alternatively, if you're my best friend and know me so well, ask me up front if what I want to do is what I do nine times out of ten that I use an ATM! This is my issue. Why do I have to tell them every time how much cash I want, and that I want a receipt. It's the same as last time!! I'm a regular! I want the usual! If you're so goddamned ready to help me.


Jesse - Jan 18, 2007 12:18:11 pm PST #4133 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sometimes stupid people are funny: [link]

Oh, and my going away party for my coworker was, to the naked eye, IDENTICAL to every other going away party we've had. I still don't understand what all the fucking drama was about.


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 12:22:33 pm PST #4134 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Aieee! Someone forwarded an email to her coworkers where I say she's better organised than all the rest of them.

Showoff, flake, who knows?


Sue - Jan 18, 2007 12:25:41 pm PST #4135 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Man, my bank has increased my limit on my line of credit by $5K. While I appreciate the vote of confidence, it screws me up when applying for a mortgage. Now, I'm going to have to in there and get them to reduce it.


shrift - Jan 18, 2007 12:27:42 pm PST #4136 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Someone forwarded an email to her coworkers where I say she's better organised than all the rest of them.

Hey, that's totally uncool! Way more uncool than what I did to Dana earlier today!


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 12:28:08 pm PST #4137 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Sue, why does that mess you up? Because the mortgage guys only want you to have so much credit overall?


Dana - Jan 18, 2007 12:29:39 pm PST #4138 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Way more uncool than what I did to Dana earlier today!

For the second time.

(You know I don't actually mind, right?)