Uh oh. She's caffeinated now. Watch out, smoke alarm.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
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Amy - Dec 04, 2008 4:27:07 am PST #3302 of 10000
Because books.
sj - Dec 04, 2008 4:28:51 am PST #3303 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Barb, you have my sympathy. I once had to go out at 2am and get batteries for one of those smoke alarms. I applaud you being able to stay home. I would be losing my mind.
vw, I'm sorry about the asshat. You were so much nicer than I would have been.
I ended up getting a little more sleep last night, and my asthma is calming down. I have a benadryl hangover, and I'm trying to get over it before Mom gets here.
Barb - Dec 04, 2008 4:31:30 am PST #3304 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Watch out, smoke alarm.
Damn skippy.
WindSparrow - Dec 04, 2008 5:03:23 am PST #3305 of 10000
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.
Need a kitten break? [link] video of little bitty kittens noshing on mom.
SuziQ - Dec 04, 2008 5:22:00 am PST #3306 of 10000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Working from home today, basically because I can. Work laptop to the right of me, my laptop to the left of me, blinds open on the window so I can watch the snow fall, cat curled up at my feet and a hot cup of tea within easy reach. Yeah....I can do this.
JZ - Dec 04, 2008 5:26:36 am PST #3307 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, ugh, Barb. The fire alarms in our building are the same way -- thankfully, our ceilings aren't quite as high as yours, but it's still crazymaking. Hec can come in later and tell fun stories about the plague of false alarms in the mid 90s when electrical problems set off all the fire alarms and everyone had to evacuate in the dead of night and stand around in their PJs in the fog waiting for someone to reboot the entire building.
Really, whoever thought such a setup was a good idea, even for a second, and what were they on?
I've been ~ma-ing for DJ since omnis's request yesterday. Hoping things are better today.
SailAweigh - Dec 04, 2008 5:38:21 am PST #3308 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The weird think about the condos I live in is that they have smoke alarms that are wired in, but they also have red fire alarm pull switches in the living room. Which work, as we found out when someone with a three year old who could just reach them moved in.
Sparky1 - Dec 04, 2008 5:54:40 am PST #3309 of 10000
Librarian Warlord
We have an admin person here who has been at the U. for a thousand years, so she knows every person and every form that exists. However, she rarely works a Monday, a day when the BigBoss is out, or, you know, when she doesn't feel like it. We don't begrudge her the time (she's earned it), but we're all jealous of the schedule she's set up for herself. All week she's been out and her emails this week have been amusing me to no end. Today she can't come in because she's "not safe to drive."
omnis_audis - Dec 04, 2008 6:08:07 am PST #3310 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Yep-- still beeping, about every 3-4 minutesThis is why god made guns. If there is no residence over you, get a .22 and shoot the fucker. The trick is, put in a movie with a lot of gunfire. Godfather. Saving Private Ryan. Scarface. The .22 will be nothing compared to all that, and that way the neighbors won't call the cops.
Beeping would drive me INSANE!
(or you could borrow/buy a really tall ladder)
Laura - Dec 04, 2008 6:10:45 am PST #3311 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
The beeping would have forced me out of the house if ear plugs didn't block it. Stuff like that makes me crazy. There are noises I am accustomed to like the aquarium or pool pump, but if they vary I can't sleep.
Because I'm ridiculously nice. It's kind of sad, actually
Not sad! Lovely, as are you. The jerks out there don't have to change who you are. Unless, you want an alibi, in which case we are there for ya. Nope, vw couldn't have kicked rude lady's ass, she was over here being all nice and stuff.