I already posted this in my LJ, but it is boggling me a bit, so I am going to repost it here:
My town, it is strange and offputting, and somewhat resembling a police state.
Look, Angel, I know you've been out of the loop for a while, but I'm still evil. I don't do errands...unless they're evil errands.
Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Lee - Oct 14, 2007 3:30:06 pm PDT #6617 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Tom Scola - Oct 14, 2007 3:32:58 pm PDT #6618 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's 2:30am in Tel Aviv! I hope you get to sleep soon, Nilly.
Jesse - Oct 14, 2007 3:37:01 pm PDT #6619 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I saw that, Lee, and I can't stand that they aren't instead going against the buildings with (apparently) such bad ventilation/circulation. I mean, WTF.
Oh, and thanks, Nilly. And I'm sorry your report (and people related thereto) is such a pain in the ass! All-nighters are no good, even/especially if you can plan for them.
Nilly - Oct 14, 2007 3:38:23 pm PDT #6620 of 10001
Swouncing
Tom! You even knew to take into account the daylight savings time! Which is a good thing, because without it, it would be an hour later, so yay one more hour.
I don't know, um, should I write "if" or "when"? Either one. I don't know which one of them will come into play regarding my going-to-sleep tonight. Each year I try to make sure I get the data for that grant report on time, and each year people end up being late, if sending me any at all.
Lee, I didn't read the whole article in your link, but it already seems so strange to me - isn't there anything they can do before taking such measures? Wow.
[Edit: thanks, Jesse! I didn't so much plan for it, as made-sure-I-have-enough-chocolate for it, but I hoped I'd get all the info over the weekend. No such luck. Oh, well.]
Lee - Oct 14, 2007 3:47:06 pm PDT #6621 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I mean, WTF.
Seriously. Don't they have something better to do with their time?
Jesse - Oct 14, 2007 3:51:13 pm PDT #6622 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Each year I try to make sure I get the data for that grant report on time, and each year people end up being late, if sending me any at all.
PEOPLE.
Nilly - Oct 14, 2007 3:56:48 pm PDT #6623 of 10001
Swouncing
The thing is, if only one of them were late, it would be not-so-difficult to integrate their data with everybody else's. But *everybody* thinks "well, fine, I'll be the last person", and then, well, not so much with the easy insert and minor changes.
Um, remember when I said that the whine tag doesn't close tonight? Well, it really doesn't.
Kat - Oct 14, 2007 3:59:08 pm PDT #6624 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Don't they have something better to do with their time?
Clearly no.
AM bored.
Jesse - Oct 14, 2007 3:59:10 pm PDT #6625 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is just the worst. People always do that shit to me, and then I get in trouble with my boss for not giving her enough time to review the draft, but it's not me! It's all those other jokers!
Lee - Oct 14, 2007 4:02:07 pm PDT #6626 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That does suck, Nilly. maybe next year tell them it's due a week before it really is?