Good lord, people are dropping like flies around here! First there was fireddecided-to-leave coworker, then there was my staff person, now the other person at her level is out! I guess it was time -- all the positions on my level turned over in the past year, so now it's the more junior people's time.
This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Jesse - Jan 26, 2007 4:31:28 am PST #6026 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2007 4:33:47 am PST #6027 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Popcorn and a tangerine make a good breakfast, right?
One of my classmates was saying yesterday that, when he was home in Poland, it was -20 degrees. I had to go through the whole, "OK, -20 divided by 5 is -4. Times 9 is -36. Plus 32 is -4," before getting to "Yeah, that's pretty cold."
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2007 4:37:57 am PST #6028 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.
One of my classmates was saying yesterday that, when he was home in Poland, it was -20 degrees. I had to go through the whole, "OK, -20 divided by 5 is -4. Times 9 is -36. Plus 32 is -4," before getting to "Yeah, that's pretty cold."
Instead of dong all that math, I'd think, "OK, zero degrees C is 32F and -40 degrees C = -40 degrees F, so -20 C would be halfway between 32 and -40F, so that's about -4ish F....
Topic!Cindy - Jan 26, 2007 4:44:41 am PST #6029 of 10001
What is even happening?
Or you can double it, subtract 10%, then add 32.
I just learned this -- after talking with Sue.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2007 4:58:00 am PST #6030 of 10001
'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"
My method is to hunt up the nearest thermometer, which cleverly has both scales on it.
sarameg - Jan 26, 2007 5:01:11 am PST #6031 of 10001
It's too damned cold. There's condensation on my office windows and it sure is not humid in here.
And the roads are so salty, clouds of deicer billow up and you can taste it. Uhg.
Sue - Jan 26, 2007 5:05:29 am PST #6032 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I never convert the temperature in the winter, but in the summer, I often do. I guess 77F seems warmer than 25C.
amych - Jan 26, 2007 5:14:51 am PST #6033 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Of course! It's a bigger number.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 26, 2007 5:14:52 am PST #6034 of 10001
What is even happening?
That makes sense to me, Sue. You may want to be afraid, now.
With the fever thing -- I was just thinking that a 1 degree body temperature jump is in Celsius is so much more significant than it is, in Fahrenheit.
37C is 98.6F; 38C is 100.4F; 39C is 102.2F; 40C is 104.
sumi - Jan 26, 2007 5:20:30 am PST #6035 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Okay, the Women's final is on at approximately 8:30 pm Central time - there would be no logical reason for ESPN to NOT show it live, right? Same with the Men's tomorrow?
And there is a preview for the Top Chef finale up - it looks like they brought back Betty instead of Cliff. Interesting teams: Marcel with Sam and Michael and Ilan with Elia and Betty.