Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.

Wash ,'Serenity'


Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here  

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.


Theodosia - Apr 03, 2007 7:08:17 am PDT #392 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"

Kat, yes -- I actually got a generous severance in accord with my ten years, plus all my vacation pay, plus 3 months of an outplacement firm. It helps a lot with the natural bitterness of the situation (I liked my job!) to have the immediate financial situation in hand, and the luxury to be picky about my next move(s).

Know what I'm going to do now? Go back to my ex-workplace and pack up my excessively pack-ratty cubicle. I'm being subtly sadistic and wearing a polo shirt with the company logo on it. If anybody cries, it's not going to be me.


Daisy Jane - Apr 03, 2007 7:08:28 am PDT #393 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Happy birthday Tom!

msbelle's list would be mine if I decide I want children.

Will selectively pimp Allyson's book.

I seem to have caught the psycho from shrift.


Scrappy - Apr 03, 2007 7:13:45 am PDT #394 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

MsBelle--Yes! and It was wonderful and thoughtful! I am a total loser for not writing a thank you card to you both. I ESPECIALLY loved Mac's card, which is up on our fridge. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!


bon bon - Apr 03, 2007 7:14:51 am PDT #395 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Jesse, were you saying at some point that you'd been to Campbell Apartment? Trying to find a bar in the area.


msbelle - Apr 03, 2007 7:15:54 am PDT #396 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oh, you are welcome. thank you card NOT necessary. I am in a never ending cycle of thank you cards for all the family and friends of family who send mac things. He now likes writing his name so much he is retro-actively wanting to send more.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2007 7:18:09 am PDT #397 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Happy Birthday Tom!

I am peeved that Walmart.com's music download catalog is Windows-only, and thus I'm unable to even check whether or not they have Traveling Wilburys songs for sale, nevermind actually buying and downloading them.


lisah - Apr 03, 2007 7:21:39 am PDT #398 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I think what I will do is tell a very popular former coworker who is opening a new bookshop up the road in about a month about it.

??!! Where?


sarameg - Apr 03, 2007 7:26:48 am PDT #399 of 10001

Up in Old Reisterstown. "Up the road" being very relative.


lisah - Apr 03, 2007 7:30:01 am PDT #400 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

ah! I thought you meant up the road from your work and was going to have to get on the neighborhood new business gossip hotline pronto.

That's cool though!


Gudanov - Apr 03, 2007 7:32:00 am PDT #401 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Happy Birthday Tom!