Need a kitten break? [link] video of little bitty kittens noshing on mom.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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Yep-- still beeping, about every 3-4 minutes

This 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)

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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.

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This 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.

Really taking to the TX way of life, eh, o_a?

Oh, I've been kvetching in LJ, but I don't think I have mentioned here, but Tom accepted a job for the company on the North Shore (easy commute from where we live, like his previous job) and will be starting on December 15. YAY!

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This 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.

I was thinking more BB ala Christmas Story actually-- except at 3AM I kept hearing some variant of "Be careful you don't put your eye out, kid."

Really taking to the TX way of life, eh, o_a?

I was gonna say

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Yay Tom! But why have you been kvetching about that?

I slept in today, but should probably spend the afternoon doing research. That'll require actually getting out of bed and getting dressed. That requires effort. I'm not sure I have effort right now.

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