I'm going to hold onto the job~ma for DH for a while longer. They know some things that are coming, but not others... it will be a few more weeks until the other shoe drops.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
hippocampus - Oct 01, 2008 3:30:16 am PDT #7109 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 01, 2008 4:12:50 am PDT #7110 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Dude, the crunchy salmon skins sound AWESOME. I wish we had them here. (envies access to non-Western approach to food)
Sorry about the limbo-age, Sox. But at least he's still employed for the moment?
I just ate a new Au Bon Pain bagel flavor- apple cheddar. It was pretty yum.
hippocampus - Oct 01, 2008 4:19:18 am PDT #7111 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
But at least he's still employed for the moment?
Yes. We are very grateful for that. Thanks Nora!
juliana - Oct 01, 2008 4:19:23 am PDT #7112 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
And have many, many gimlets?
Yes, if I can help it.
I am a little nervous about walking out to the parking lot.
javachik, I hope you are okay. There has been a crime spike lately, so I worry. If you want M to teach you some self-defense, he'd be happy to.
WindSparrow - Oct 01, 2008 4:37:22 am PDT #7113 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
javachik, I hope you are okay. There has been a crime spike lately, so I worry. If you want M to teach you some self-defense, he'd be happy to.
Are there no security guards in your building? If there are, they are likely quite willing to, and possibly expected to walk you out to your car as part of their job duties. Even for those of us who know some moves, it is better to prevent the bad guys from having opportunities than it is to have a chance to show them how wrong they are in deeming us good victim material. If this is not a resource that is currently available, you should bring it up with the powers that be at your company.
sj - Oct 01, 2008 4:39:22 am PDT #7114 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I fail as an adult. Again. Mom came over today so that she could drive me around while the car was getting fixed and managed to unjam the door in 5 seconds.
Shir - Oct 01, 2008 4:51:36 am PDT #7115 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Don't worry, sj. It's more common than you think.
SailAweigh - Oct 01, 2008 4:55:09 am PDT #7116 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Yeah, but who's to say it's going to stay unjammed. Better to have a mechanic look at it to make sure it's not something that's going to happen again. You don't fail as an adult, sj. Sometimes, we just don't figure things out. You've been under the weather and that's always when anything more ocmplicated than plugging in a power cord seems totally incomprehensible. No dissing on the sj!
smonster - Oct 01, 2008 5:00:19 am PDT #7117 of 10001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Skippy mcSkipperson here.
I am closing up shop now and heading home. I am a little nervous about walking out to the parking lot. Oh, well.
javachik, if you're staying late and there's no one there, could you maybe move your car really close to the entrance while it's still light? I also agree w/ asking a security guard to walk you, if you have one. Or at least watch you walk to your car.
Cashmere - Oct 01, 2008 5:02:52 am PDT #7118 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
sj, I once had the door mechanism break--the latch piece literally broke off so I had to bungee cord the thing shut (on a long drive from Ohio to Indiana), I also had the key jam in the ignition so I had to leave the car running for 10 hours while I was at work. Fortunately, my office had a window directly out to the parking lot below so I could keep an eye on it.
Believe me, I've had embarrassing car situations that have nothing to do with being a grownup.
Have it checked, just to be sure there isn't something going on with the latch mechanism and chalk it up in the weird car experience column.