Condi Rice is seriously persona non-grata in the US right now. I don't think I've seen her at all this year.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
Tom Scola - May 21, 2008 5:01:21 am PDT #8111 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Shir - May 21, 2008 5:03:21 am PDT #8112 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Heh. A lot of people my age are still pissed about the Camp David peace accord (in 1978-ish) because news of it preempted the premier of the original Battlestar Galactica.
I can understand them.
Sparky1 - May 21, 2008 5:07:59 am PDT #8113 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Jesse, the USDA says throw it out: [link]
Cashmere - May 21, 2008 5:11:34 am PDT #8114 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Mmm. Vista isn't playing nice with my 8 year old Nikon digital camera software. Quelle shock.
Owen announced to me this morning that he "wants his big hair back." Looks like the buzz cut is a bust.
tommyrot - May 21, 2008 5:16:42 am PDT #8115 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.
Sometimes I really wish I still lived in San Francisco....
San Francisco Cardboard Tube Fighting League Tournament
What:
The season of Cardboard Tubes is upon us. On Sunday, May 25, 2008 the first San Francisco CTFL Tournament of the season will be held at Corona Heights Park in San Francisco. Look for prizes that include, but are not limited to, a legendary tube belonging to the most famous Musketeer in history, and that of a well known, and bloodthirsty, pirate. Build your cardboard armor, hone your skills, and prepare for a tournament of epic proportions. Tubes provided!
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Why:
The CTFL was created out of a desperate need to better train and arm citizens with cardboard tubes. While many speculate that our fore fathers, when drafting the constitution, originally intended the fourth amendment to refer to fire arms, there is now a small group of non-academics who believe that they were more likely referring to elite militias of card board tube wielding ninjas. While this training often takes place during childhood, it is discarded by adults who remain uneducated about the importance of such practices. The goal of the CTFL is to provide organized cardboard tube based events that help spread cardboard awareness.
shrift - May 21, 2008 5:27:24 am PDT #8116 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm trying to come up with an excuse to hang out in Uptown in the next couple of days.
Film crews were gone yesterday when I came home from work. They might be back again today, but who knows?
I'm not adequately caffeinated and people keep wanting me to do stuff that requires complicated thought. Does that seem right to you?
Sue - May 21, 2008 5:35:48 am PDT #8117 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Okay, I just received an email from the person who replaced me at my last position asking me if I could do the performance appraisal on my former minion. I have been gone from that dept. for six months, and was that employees supervisor for 7 of the 12 months of that fiscal year. It seems totally inappropriate for me to go back there and do her performance appraisal after all this time.
amych - May 21, 2008 5:42:26 am PDT #8118 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, that's just bizarre, Sue. I'd think it would be completely appropriate for you to provide some notes, and for the new supervisor to frame his/her evaluation in terms of having only been there half the year, but it's so not your job to do the thing.
Jesse - May 21, 2008 5:45:29 am PDT #8119 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's really odd, Sue. Say no!
Jesse, the USDA says throw it out: [link]
Bummer! It was the blueberry!
shrift - May 21, 2008 5:48:59 am PDT #8120 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
You know, the number of things I need to enter into a potential manual about the stupid fricking ancient software I support is approaching infinity, and I don't think the possibility of a bonus is enough for me to even contemplate this project. It's HUGE. It's like asking me to write the tech version of Gone With the Wind on top of my regular duties. I don't want to do it.