No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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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.


Steph L. - Dec 04, 2007 8:08:46 am PST #5370 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

That means I have to go pay it during this evening's Snowpacalypse.

We're forecast to get the first snow of the season overnight and through tomorrow (1 inch tonight, up to 4 more tomorrow).

Problem is, if you know anything about how horribly Cincinnati reacts to snow, 1 inch = The White Death.

I *so* wish I were kidding.


§ ita § - Dec 04, 2007 8:08:55 am PST #5371 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

"You often bring in a latte in the morning, so here's a Starbucks card"

Make sure they're not a Coffee Bean person. IJS.

I hope there's no gifting here, and it seems like there won't be an after hours holiday party. Just perfect.


Kat - Dec 04, 2007 8:09:55 am PST #5372 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Allyson, insent.

I won't get xmas gifts at work this year. I'm sure of that. Nor will I get a bonus. It's all fine.

My district claims I owe them $5000. I'd just like for that to end, thank you very much.


askye - Dec 04, 2007 8:11:52 am PST #5373 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

The only gift exchanging that goes on (as far as I know) is with the admin support staff among themselves. Some of the women give little gifts, like an ornament or something. I always feel guilty becuase I've never done something for them but I've gotten gifts. I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year.


lisah - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:16 am PST #5374 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

My district claims I owe them $5000. I'd just like for that to end, thank you very much.

whoa! Is that part of the crazy problem they're having out there with paying teachers?


Steph L. - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:26 am PST #5375 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year.

I'm going to make fudge and/or truffles for my co-workers this year. Those are easy to make in big batches, so I can get them all wired on sugar in one fell swoop.


megan walker - Dec 04, 2007 8:13:36 am PST #5376 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

You can always counteroffer. He sounds like a lazy sack, so he may work with you so that he doesn't have to find a new tenant.

I did this in New York. I had no lease, and when the family that owned my brownstone sold it, the new landlords wanted to raise my rent from $900 to $1500. They agreed to knock a couple of hundred off when they came to my place and saw how I was taking care of it.


sumi - Dec 04, 2007 8:14:20 am PST #5377 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Teppy, we're supposed to get 1-3 this afternoon and 3-5 overnight. (Inches of snow, that is.)


Kat - Dec 04, 2007 8:15:25 am PST #5378 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Is that part of the crazy problem they're having out there with paying teachers?

Yep. This figure is down from the $13,000 they thought I owed in September, but up from the original $500 they said they overpaid me.

Color me irked.


tommyrot - Dec 04, 2007 8:16:49 am PST #5379 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.

Another Buffista-ish LOLCat: [link]