Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…

'Conviction (1)'


Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns  

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.


Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2007 10:53:20 am PDT #7778 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

What a comfort.

You'd think Day 1 at Quantico would be: Watch all the doors.

(Day 2 could be: Mulder, Scully -- turn on the damn light)


Daisy Jane - Aug 30, 2007 11:06:02 am PDT #7779 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Y'know what I want? I want a grilled cheese with tomatoes and onions from home, and I want Mr. Jane to bring it to me and hang out while I eat it because I miss him.


Jesse - Aug 30, 2007 11:28:32 am PDT #7780 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw.

I just got the most ridiculous email about the work "outing" we're having next week. For one thing, we have to pick between chicken salad or tuna salad sandwiches. Maybe I don't want to eat a mayo-based sandwich that's been sitting around all morning? At least we found out from our mole on the committee that we won't actually have to come back to the office after the outing ends at 3:30.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 30, 2007 11:34:07 am PDT #7781 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

job~ma to Kathy A and Jilli, and safe~ma to Trudy and Jess!

For one thing, we have to pick between chicken salad or tuna salad sandwiches.

That is just weird. Haven't they heard of a sandwich tray?

I just found out that my raise, which was supposed to be retro-active to July 1 will probably not be, as the law prevents someone from going salaried retro-actively. Or something (I am not clear, and I am hearing about it fifth hand). Hey- big!Boss, perhaps you should check with someone before promising me that repeatedly. Perhaps I should tell HR I am going to sue because I worked like a salaried person for the two months when I was told it was just a formality!. Thankfully, I am less annoyed than I could be, because I work for a university and the bureacracy is craxy AND managers are not business people with real-life training, they are professors and nurses and such, so they don't check things out.


Theodosia - Aug 30, 2007 11:34:45 am PDT #7782 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"

You should consider yourselves all under orders to keep your jobs!

While I was making lunch, my shipment from Amazon arrived -- I CAN HAZ TEXBOOKS!1!! Now I feel like a real student and everything, although my university ID won't be ready until Tuesday.


Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2007 11:37:37 am PDT #7783 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Alright, where in the theater district can I have brunch before a show? This should not be so tricky!!!!


Jesse - Aug 30, 2007 11:39:47 am PDT #7784 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That is just weird. Haven't they heard of a sandwich tray?

This is what I'm saying. I'm going to bet the sandwich tray we order for meetings is too expensive to waste on the staff. Maybe I'll just pick up something normal on the way over to the park. We have to bring our own chairs and blankets, too.


shrift - Aug 30, 2007 11:47:54 am PDT #7785 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

For one thing, we have to pick between chicken salad or tuna salad sandwiches.

Dude. While not providing anything for people with voluntary or medical dietary restrictions is lame, I don't often trust other people to prepare and store mayo-salady foodstuffs.

There are certain members of my family whom I love but would not eat their potato salad for fear of food poisoning.


Atropa - Aug 30, 2007 11:50:35 am PDT #7786 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

You know what's not fun? Walking to the cafe with your boss and having her say "Yeah, I don't know anything. Everything may be fine, but if you want to start looking at what openings there are on other teams, everyone has permission to." I mean, I'd already started scoping out the internal job board, but still! Not Reassuring, BossLady!


Jesse - Aug 30, 2007 11:53:41 am PDT #7787 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, jeez, Jilli. Good luck.

I don't often trust other people to prepare and store mayo-salady foodstuffs.

Not to be eaten outside!! I mean, seriously.