Talking of which, it's time for a cuppa.
I'm on my second one. It's not working yet.
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
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.
sj - Sep 24, 2009 5:33:34 am PDT #24196 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 5:37:20 am PDT #24197 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
That sounds so British.
I'd be quite concerned if I started sounding Australian.
I've just had a disability publication offer me advertising space for my research at a price I can actually afford, which is massively reduced from their general commercial rate. I am astounded and very grateful. The next research project may get off the ground yet.
sj - Sep 24, 2009 5:38:44 am PDT #24198 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Seska! That's great.
Gudanov - Sep 24, 2009 5:39:54 am PDT #24199 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
That sounds like good news!
smonster - Sep 24, 2009 5:40:52 am PDT #24200 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Have you ever tried using a timer? *All* my productivity is thanks to using timers. There's a free app called Instant Boss that's really easy to use and it helps keep me focused at work (unless I circumvent it). You can also use a kitchen timer.
Giving myself permission to take breaks and practicing stopping breaks and returning to work is key for me personally. Also helps enormously with housework (yes, I'm kind of a Flybaby, for those of you who know what that is).
...and there goes my timer! Back to work.
(I've already done my allotted 1 hr of Most Dreaded Task today, and of course I'm so into it I don't want to stop)
(My other productivity aid is listening to dharma talks while I work, but I suspect that's less universally applicable)
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 5:48:26 am PDT #24201 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
There's a free app called Instant Boss that's really easy to use and it helps keep me focused at work (unless I circumvent it).
That's an interesting idea. My preferred work style is to get entirely lost in it for several hours, but that's not great for my energy levels. I should try shorter bursts of work. I'll look up this Instant Boss thing. Thanks!
Listening to music (or very familiar TV shows) in the background while I work usually helps, but at the moment it's just making me more distracted. I might have to find something else to have in the background.
billytea - Sep 24, 2009 6:04:37 am PDT #24202 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'd be quite concerned if I started sounding Australian.
It's easy to sound Australian, just practise this simple phrase: "Nice weather we're having."
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 24, 2009 6:06:25 am PDT #24203 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
"Nice weather we're having."
Yeah, we wouldn't say that here.
Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2009 6:07:06 am PDT #24204 of 30000
They pay me in WOIMS
Steph L. - Sep 24, 2009 6:11:22 am PDT #24205 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You wouldn't think that this image could get any creepier, but the red dust does in fact make it creepier: [link] Well done, Mother Nature.