People with phone phobia:
Do you get excited when you call someone and reach voice mail, or do you feel it just prolongs the whole experience? (My reaction to voice mail is usually "SCORE!")
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
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.
Dana - Mar 22, 2007 9:54:41 am PDT #8389 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
shrift - Mar 22, 2007 9:55:15 am PDT #8390 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
At first, I read this like, "Holy ass," was his nickname, rather than just an exclamation of surprise.
Not a nickname in this case. But there is one sysadmin with whom I dread communicating, and I think he wholly deserves the Holy Ass moniker.
flea - Mar 22, 2007 9:55:38 am PDT #8391 of 10001
information libertarian
Announcement: I am now leaving for a vacation! I won't go to work again until Tuesday!!
Analysis: It is a little frightening how much a mere 4 days off, two of them weekend days, is pleasing me.
Theodosia - Mar 22, 2007 9:56:12 am PDT #8392 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"
I've now been at my job for just over ten years, in fact. It sure doesn't seem like that long....
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2007 9:57:29 am PDT #8393 of 10001
brillig
(My reaction to voice mail is usually "SCORE!")
Oh, yeah, plus a feeling akin to the commutation of a sentence.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 22, 2007 9:58:44 am PDT #8394 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've been at my current company since 1994. I've been in my current job (minus a few job title upgrades that changed exactly 0 of my work) since 2000.
Apparently I set down roots.
Signed,
Lived in a tiny basement one-room for 9 years and a second-floor one-room for 5.
shrift - Mar 22, 2007 9:59:47 am PDT #8395 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Do you get excited when you call someone and reach voice mail, or do you feel it just prolongs the whole experience?
I think it depends on why I'm calling. If I need to fix a problem, I want to reach a person. But I totally have been all "voice mail, SCORE!" on other less pressing matters.
JZ - Mar 22, 2007 10:00:43 am PDT #8396 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'll have been at this uni for 15 years as of June 1, and with the same doctor for all but four of them. And I need an escape hatch and an added 28% insanity buffer like WOAH.
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2007 10:07:09 am PDT #8397 of 10001
brillig
Ha! Court strikes down Internet porn law.
I am now a wee bit less worried about NC17 stuff on my site.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2007 10:08:31 am PDT #8398 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think it depends on why I'm calling. If I need to fix a problem, I want to reach a person. But I totally have been all "voice mail, SCORE!" on other less pressing matters.
For me, if I'm just looking for a non-urgent answer, voicemail is awesome, because they can can call back and leave it on my voicemail. Perfect!!
Although I'm making an active effort to get better at picking up the phone and calling people.