yeah there were a lot of tears. But they did it I guess the best way they could, at the end of the day, the five left right before the end of the day with their bosses walking them out. And their bosses were shaken up. This is the first time EVER that anyone has been laid off so it wasn't the first option.
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Cheese Man ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[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.
askye - Aug 26, 2009 12:59:43 pm PDT #20872 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
-t - Aug 26, 2009 1:12:14 pm PDT #20873 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's rough, askye. Layoffs are hard on everyone.
DavidS - Aug 26, 2009 1:31:16 pm PDT #20874 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Since I AM a pudgy dumpling, I foresee angst, disappointment and self-hatred.
I prefer to think of you as a scrumptious dumpling.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 26, 2009 1:33:20 pm PDT #20875 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I prefer to think of you as a scrumptious dumpling.
What Hec said!
Hil R. - Aug 26, 2009 1:54:08 pm PDT #20876 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yay Tom!
I more or less accomplished stuff today. Got some work done, organized my desk a bit, and figured out what I need to do tomorrow. Also met the new grad students who'll be in my office. I think I might have to start bringing my laptop in with me, because our office now has four people and only two computers.
Laga - Aug 26, 2009 1:59:48 pm PDT #20877 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I just had a Sven & Ollie moment with my electric toothbrush. When I plugged it in to charge the base wasn't level so I moved it a bit and the little blue light went off. I moved it again and the light came on again but the next time I looked the light was off. I jiggled it and the light came on again but then it went off. Eventually I realized the light blinks when the toothbrush is charging.
WindSparrow - Aug 26, 2009 2:01:50 pm PDT #20878 of 30000
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.
Hil, much holding out till you can get to the doctor ~ma.
askye, that sucks.
Yay, Tom!
Also, here is my contribution to making Wednesday a better-behaved day: I am the queen of buying fresh, locally grown produce - walked to the farmers' market and got tomatoes, apples, carrots, potatoes, onions, and scones. Then drove out to an orchard on the outskirts of town where I got more apples and also a couple of summer squash.
brenda m - Aug 26, 2009 2:19:33 pm PDT #20879 of 30000
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
I want a friend called "Shazzer".
I have a friend called Dazzer. You could have him.
Glamcookie - Aug 26, 2009 2:53:39 pm PDT #20880 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I had a woman come out to price post-construction cleaning and asked if they will put in shelf paper. She tells me yes, they just did Mariah Carey's house and put in an off-white paper but she only wants white everything, so they had to pull it all out and redo it. Ha!
Nora Deirdre - Aug 26, 2009 4:21:16 pm PDT #20881 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
For anyone who might be interested, here are the pictures from today's ceremony. I got a little carried away photographing people I didn't know as they came out with their certification of citizenship, but it was so awesome seeing everyone. [link]