Someone I hate signed his email with his initials "ew". I was like "EXACTLY, ew!"
Hmm.
t reconsiders Edmund and Eleanor as first choice names for as yet hypothetical second child
Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Susan W. - May 27, 2008 7:15:43 am PDT #9094 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Matt the Bruins fan - May 27, 2008 7:15:57 am PDT #9095 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I am back from the family wedding in the Big Hot Muggy. Amazingly, my parents are also still with us (though it was a near thing when Dad said "One down, two to go!" to the bride's mother at the reception). I hadn't met the groom in person before this weekend, but his choice of groom's cake convinces me he will fit right in with us.
I also remember very vividly why I don't go on vacations with my parents any more. Scheduling two extra leave days to rest up afterwards is looking like a much wiser decision now that I'm back.
Frankenbuddha - May 27, 2008 7:37:48 am PDT #9096 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In addition to jet-packs and flying cars, another thing I expected to have as an adult is the office cocktail bar.
This reminds me of the house my friend D's parents had in PA where I stayed one weekend. It was like a cross between the Playboy mansion and the Brady house (with a stunningly gorgeous view of the nuclear power plant in the back yard). In addition to a home movie theater (complete with movie theater seats) that also had a sitdown bar (and for some reason a ginormous Hammond organ), the kitchen had pop-up mixers, and the living room had bookshelves that opened up to reveal a full wet bar. Just an outrageous 60s/70s relic.
msbelle - May 27, 2008 7:46:59 am PDT #9097 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have another month free of netflix offer if anyone is not yet using Netflix and wants to try it out.
sarameg - May 27, 2008 7:47:49 am PDT #9098 of 10001
Quick: if you are already paying a delivery fee (furniture,) no tip, right?
hippocampus - May 27, 2008 7:48:33 am PDT #9099 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
usually, we tip. Anyone who carries something that I don't need to carry? And it's hot? yeah. Doesn't need to be much.
Jesse - May 27, 2008 7:51:56 am PDT #9100 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I agree with Sox, although I generally take the lead from the delivery people -- sometimes they just put the stuff down and take off, and I don't chase anyone down to tip them.
My favorite example of someone letting you know they expected a tip was this woman at the head of a taxi line in Las Vegas -- she waved you over to your cab with a hand full of cash.
sarameg - May 27, 2008 7:52:03 am PDT #9101 of 10001
But I'm already paying the delivery fee (it's a small operation, so I'm pretty sure he gets the money) calculated off the fact I have stairs.
tommyrot - May 27, 2008 7:57:33 am PDT #9102 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 awesome event in San Francisco: Cupcake Camp
We're mainly geeks, so it's derived from BarCamp.
We will schedule different cupcake tastings for different time slots (e.g. by flavor, baker, or store), similar to how BarCamp works.
Jesse - May 27, 2008 8:08:41 am PDT #9103 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But I'm already paying the delivery fee (it's a small operation, so I'm pretty sure he gets the money) calculated off the fact I have stairs.
If it were me, I would still stick a $10 in my pocket, in case he is expecting a tip.
ION, I just had a long conversation about wedding etiquette, and my boss was saying she got into a huge flamewar on some board by saying she didn't think anyone needed to be invited "and guest" if you didn't want to. What say you people?