Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.

Oz ,'Beneath You'


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.


Kat - Jan 15, 2008 10:32:42 am PST #3379 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

fit over my calves, but we'll see. Calfs?

Calf muscles?! Or in my case calf fat?


Kat - Jan 15, 2008 10:33:27 am PST #3380 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I strongly suggest to parents of pre-toddlers to start buying paper towels in bulk and stain guard your furniture and carpet.

Mostly done!


Kathy A - Jan 15, 2008 10:33:59 am PST #3381 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

If it's a business call from someone I'm not really familiar with, I'll answer it as I do unknown callers ("Editorial Library"). If it's my boss or someone else from my department, I'll answer as I do a family member or friend ("Hey there! Thanks for returning my call/What's up?/whatever is appropriate here").


Daisy Jane - Jan 15, 2008 10:34:38 am PST #3382 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I finally got around to putting up more Budapest pictures. There are some pretty cool pictures of the baths and metro [link]


bon bon - Jan 15, 2008 10:37:22 am PST #3383 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I do this because I am never sure if I am going to get a pushbutton menu instad of a person, and that's easier to navigate when my phone is on speaker.

This reminds me that if no one answers and you aren't going to leave a message, you just press a button to hang up.

I have my own office though, and don't use speakerphone in earshot of other people.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 15, 2008 10:37:45 am PST #3384 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Now, this is a question I’d like to pose. When you know who the caller is, should you greet them by name, or just answer hello? And does this differ if it is a personal call rather than a business one?

Keep in mind that I answer the main phone line for our department, but I usually pretend I don't know who is calling (because often it is a student and I think it would freak them out if they thought I knew their phone number) but if it is a friend or a close coworker, I say 'Hi Katie!' (or whatever is appropriate.


Laura - Jan 15, 2008 10:38:34 am PST #3385 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

big jump to Last to say

Happy Birthday to SuperMoM!


Sophia Brooks - Jan 15, 2008 10:39:27 am PST #3386 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have my own office though, and don't use speakerphone in earshot of other people.

I think this is the key. Of course the people I can hear doing it have their own offices, it just carries here. The singing cow-worker is also in her own office, but I can hear her. I can pretty much here what anyone in my hallway is saying even when they are in their offices. Please note the people I work with are VERY LOUD talkers.


Kat - Jan 15, 2008 10:39:50 am PST #3387 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Thoughts about the new super thin macbook? Cool? or apt to be broken by klutzes like me?


lisah - Jan 15, 2008 10:40:31 am PST #3388 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I got a comment on one of my flickr photos that is in another language! And I can't figure out what language! Actually, some of it seems to be in Spanish (basically, "I love the photo" and "Luck") but i couldn't figure this sentence out at all

jakaj qe limada la foto

(except la foto, of course)