Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.

Mal ,'Shindig'


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.


Daisy Jane - Apr 03, 2007 8:29:55 am PDT #429 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I did that thing when I woke up where I incorporated my alarm clock into my dreams, and when I finally opened my eyes, I couldn't understand the numbers. Fifteen minutes later, I had to do the shit-shit-shit stumble out of bed, tripping and dropping things and trying to make sure I had matching socks and my keycard and my bus pass and did I remember to put makeup on both eyes and oh crap have to go back for the umbrella.

I do this all the time. I know that there is a 7 and a 3 and a 5, but I don't know what it means.

There used to be a ball mouse only policy here for replacement mice since the guy in charge of MIS purchases or whatever saw optical mice as a luxury item despite being able to get them for 10 bucks at CompUSA down the street.

Everything is a luxury at a non-profit. I would get one myself, but there's the pesky "nothing on the computer unless we say so." thing. Which, I understand, but when I'm the one everybody in the region calls with computer problems, I think I should be given a little leeway.


Kathy A - Apr 03, 2007 8:39:10 am PDT #430 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Happy birthday, Tom!!!

I'm so happy for you, Allyson! Getting a book on a table at such a huge national chain as B&N is bigbigbigbig, especially for a first-time author! I've been going back and forth on whether I should head into my local B&N and see if they're hiring (I can sure use the money, but am not so sure I have the time, especially this fall), but the wonderful idea of promoting your book is making me think I really should.


Gudanov - Apr 03, 2007 8:42:59 am PDT #431 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Allyson! Getting a book on a table at such a huge national chain as B&N is bigbigbigbig

Wow, that's awesome!


Connie Neil - Apr 03, 2007 8:46:02 am PDT #432 of 10001
brillig

I just received Hitler porn spam! Ack!!! Some sort of "free thriller from author," and he included the first part of the chapter, and it's got Hitler--Ack! Brain bleach!


Pix - Apr 03, 2007 8:48:31 am PDT #433 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

It's peppered throughout the book, yes.

Oh yes, I foresee a flood of Allyson-lovahs this summer.... It will be interesting to see how much of a spike we get in board hits.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM!


DavidS - Apr 03, 2007 8:51:49 am PDT #434 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Daisy, the rollers on the inside of your mouse have crud on them. Turn the mouse over, open it up, pop out the ball and scrape the crud off the two rollers inside.

Also, (I think) you can tab into your tickybox and hit your space bar to mark it.


tommyrot - Apr 03, 2007 8:52:57 am PDT #435 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.

Daisy, the rollers on the inside of your mouse have crud on them. Turn the mouse over, open it up, pop out the ball and scrape the crud off the two rollers inside.

Yeah. The clippy part of a pen cap works good for this.


Daisy Jane - Apr 03, 2007 8:55:04 am PDT #436 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Also, (I think) you can tab into your tickybox and hit your space bar to mark it.

In most I can. I don't know why not this one. I don't want to point and click! I want to tab and type!


beth b - Apr 03, 2007 9:06:48 am PDT #437 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

[link]

so the pet food contamiation story is bigger


Daisy Jane - Apr 03, 2007 9:11:16 am PDT #438 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Ooh. The guy who did the Stanford prison experiment is on the radio right now.