Talking of which, it's time for a cuppa.
I'm on my second one. It's not working yet.
Dreg: Glory, Your Most Fresh-And-Cleanness. It's only a matter of time-- Glory: Ugh, everything always takes time! What about my time? Does anyone appreciate I'm on a schedule here?! Tick tock, Dreg! Tick freakin' tock!
'Sleeper'
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
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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.