Thanks for the good thoughts heading my way, job-wise. I updated in Natter. Talked to Boss. He is still mad, but beginning to cool down. Wrote email to Execs and apologized. I hope that's all the fallout there is going to be, but I am not sure...
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Scrappy - Sep 03, 2008 1:11:58 pm PDT #4233 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Gadget_Girl - Sep 03, 2008 1:14:29 pm PDT #4234 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
You'd think I'd be more excited about working on a world premiere musical.
Can I be excited for you and totally jealous of you at the same time?
NoiseDesign - Sep 03, 2008 1:16:06 pm PDT #4235 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Can I be excited for you and totally jealous of you at the same time?
Sure. Why not. It's a fun show and it's sounding good, so I'm happy with it. It's also a theatre I enjoy working for.
brenda m - Sep 03, 2008 1:16:47 pm PDT #4236 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
We had a dog who would get freaked out by the change in floor color between the kitchen (maple) and the dining room (dark wood) and not be able to cross the threshold. Sometimes she could manage by turning around and backing through the doorway.
Barb - Sep 03, 2008 1:17:54 pm PDT #4237 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Ugh, Scrappy--I do hope everyone calms down before your eval.
In foodie news, I got to cook for what felt like the first time in forever tonight. This is what happens when everyone is on a different schedule, which is frustrating because I love to cook, but only know how to do it in large portions.
Anyhoo, marinated pork tenderloins in an Asian ginger dressing for several hours then patted them dry, seared them in a blazing hot pan with a little olive oil and finished them off in the oven. For sides, I caramelized a huge Vidalia in a small amount of Irish butter, added a head of minced garlic, two Granny Smith apples, roughly chopped and a handful of sugar snap peas. A little apple juice, apple cider vinegar for bite, and sea salt finished that off. The second side was mashed potatoes with blue cheese and garlic.
OM NOM NOM NOM
(And there's enough tenderloin left over for Lewis to make sandwiches with tomorrow, so I won't be tempted by it.)
omnis_audis - Sep 03, 2008 1:19:49 pm PDT #4238 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
You'd think I'd be more excited about working on a world premiere musical.If your talking "Straw Hat", I can only imagine. The last workshop is was luke warm at best. How is Mark & Tom doing by you?
IOmusicalN, in a mememe fashion, the critics have spoken, and it looks like we may have a hit: [link] and [link]
Toddson - Sep 03, 2008 1:22:02 pm PDT #4239 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Barb, remembering your opting out of fundraising efforts - around here they're having a serious fuss about fees for school things - gym towels, textbooks, etc. Seemingly some of the suburban schools have been instituting these fees - for necessities, not optional things - and the parents (who pay hefty property taxes for this "free" education) are fed up.
NoiseDesign - Sep 03, 2008 1:22:50 pm PDT #4240 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Everyone here is doing a fine job. I keep teasing Mark by saying, "Well, you're no o_a."
Barb - Sep 03, 2008 1:29:01 pm PDT #4241 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Seemingly some of the suburban schools have been instituting these fees - for necessities, not optional things - and the parents (who pay hefty property taxes for this "free" education) are fed up.
That's interesting-- around here, the parents are very sheep-like. Not so much with the protesting, even though we pay big time property taxes as well.
All of the kids in Abby's class are required to buy flash drives, which, admittedly, not terribly expensive, but then we're hit with, "But of course, if your child has their own computer, we'd prefer if they bring it to school, since we only have limited numbers of loaners we can issue to each classroom."
Now, Abby has her own laptop, so that's not even a huge problem-- where I drew the line was when her teacher said with a straight face, "We'd prefer if the children left their computers here during the week and only brought them home on the weekends."
To which I respectfully replied, "Oh, I prefer if Abby brings her computer home every night, in case she needs it to do her homework or any other research."
Then the teacher tried to tell Abby she thought it would be quite the hardship for Abby to tote her laptop to and from school each day. Which, predictably, made the top of my head nearly explode. But I kept it together and told Abby it was a good lesson in responsibility. I mean, seriously-- leaving a $1K laptop in a classroom all week? Are they kidding?
meara - Sep 03, 2008 1:35:47 pm PDT #4242 of 10001
Then the teacher tried to tell Abby she thought it would be quite the hardship for Abby to tote her laptop to and from school each day.
Right. And when it gets stolen from the school, the school is going to replace it??? I don't freakin' think so. That's RIDICULOUS!!!
And honestly, asking the students to provide their own computers is pretty damn ridiculous too. Especially in middle school!