sj, I think you should have as many drinks as you want, at any time today. I'm so sorry about your friend.
Connie, I'll join you in the "Can it be menopause time now, please," corner.
Stop means no. And no means no. So . . . stop.
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Calli - Mar 26, 2009 1:05:49 pm PDT #4781 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Connie Neil - Mar 26, 2009 1:17:25 pm PDT #4782 of 30000
brillig
Connie, I'll join you in the "Can it be menopause time now, please," corner.
My sister.
Laura - Mar 26, 2009 1:29:23 pm PDT #4783 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Can it be menopause time now, please
7 years ago for me. Have I missed my periods even once? No, I have not.
Yes, you may drink, sj. In fact, I'll join you!
sj - Mar 26, 2009 1:36:27 pm PDT #4784 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Toasts Laura
I am having a Mike's Hard Lemonade, and later I am having Trader Joe's chocolate covered pretzels for dinner.
meara - Mar 26, 2009 1:40:43 pm PDT #4785 of 30000
Argh. So my boss called earlier. Seems that the project we've been waiting and waiting and waiting on? Is not as big as expected. AND, they don't need anyone in Seattle. SOoooo...they've arranged, even though the other division of the company isn't hiring, to switch me to that part. Unless I want to be laid off. Do I want to be laid off? (Um, no. No thanks. I'll take "having a job, even if it's less cool than my current one, for $200, Alex"). Sigh. So in the next couple days I should find out what new division of the company entails...but basically it's "less cool, more micromanagey" version of what I've been doing. With new boss. And means my whole goals, and plan for being awesome on this new project are out the window. Etc, etc. Sigh. Now I get to start in all in the middle of some other project, thrown in and "quick, get up to speed!" and "timelines deadlines metrics!!" and shit. Grrr. This is what I DIDN"T want when I joined this company. This is why I joined the OTHER part of this company. But...no, I DON"T want to be laid off in the middle of the worst recession in years, no. No. No.
brenda m - Mar 26, 2009 2:20:04 pm PDT #4786 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
Jesus, meara.
sj - Mar 26, 2009 2:24:33 pm PDT #4787 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Damn, meara. That sucks!
Hil R. - Mar 26, 2009 2:29:53 pm PDT #4788 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jeez, meara.
I'm giving a talk at a conference this weekend. Kind of nervous. Also kind of worried because I haven't been able to get a good answer about what sort of projection equipment they have.
And I need to pack my suitcase, and mostly just want to sleep. And I hate airplanes.
Hil R. - Mar 26, 2009 3:00:47 pm PDT #4789 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oh, and I emailed my advisor on Monday, attached the PDF file of the slides for my talk, and asked for his comments on them -- I specifically said I didn't need line edits, just feedback on the way I organized the talk. I also asked if we could meet sometime on Wednesday.
As expected, still no response.
sj - Mar 26, 2009 3:36:20 pm PDT #4790 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Good luck with the conference, Hil. I'm sorry your advisor is still being unreliable.