People do that in my office Sophia! Drives me nuts, except I catch myself doing it too! I don't understand why it's just contagious.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
askye - Jan 15, 2008 8:54:52 am PST #3317 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2008 8:55:46 am PST #3318 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.
I haven't worn jeans to work maybe 10 times in the past decade.
Tom is me.
Which makes it convenient that we have the same name....
Susan W. - Jan 15, 2008 8:56:41 am PST #3319 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Denim is against the dress code here. Not only can we not wear jeans, even on Friday, but denim anything is out. Not that I have a hankering to get in touch with my inner Prairie Muffin and wear a denim jumper, but it's just so picky.
I miss working in jeans. I'm never quite as comfortable in anything else.
lisah - Jan 15, 2008 8:58:09 am PST #3320 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
So I just ordered these. [link]
Those look great...I'm tempted to get some too. But I was so burned by the Aerosoles when I tried to order boots a few weeks ago. They claimed to be available on their website but they really weren't. So they ended up canceling both orders.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 15, 2008 9:01:56 am PST #3321 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm also the only one who can routinely be found in a bunny suit checking labels on hydrofluoric acid, so I feel like no one gives a crap.
Bunny suit? Is it pink & fluffy, and did you get it by raiding ita's closet?
lisah - Jan 15, 2008 9:02:46 am PST #3322 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
and Aerosoles is STILL saying they have the boots I ordered in my size when they've canceled my orders because they were out of stock. bogus.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 15, 2008 9:03:26 am PST #3323 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Bunny suit? Is it pink & fluffy, and did you get it by raiding ita's closet?
I'm sort of picturing Anya doing Allyson's job. It makes me laugh.
I am glad to hear other people are annoyed by the phone thing. It seems like such a little thing, but I am sick and therefore easily annoyed. At least the singing coworker has gone home for the day.
brenda m - Jan 15, 2008 9:03:38 am PST #3324 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Why do people dial the phone and listen to the phone ring on speakerphone, and then pick it up when they get the person. Does this somehow save time? Does the 30 second you can spend without holding the phone really matter?
I've done that. All part of the cult of multi-tasking!
Frankenbuddha - Jan 15, 2008 9:04:43 am PST #3325 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
At least the singing coworker has gone home for the day.
No exploding mascots prior to that, I hope.
Emily - Jan 15, 2008 9:05:36 am PST #3326 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I've done that. All part of the cult of multi-tasking!
Yeah, me too. Particularly when I'm a) calling multiple people or b) not sure they'll be there or c) really trying to get something done on the computer. I never did it a lot, and never when I was working around lots of other people, but I have done it.