ION, I am going to tattoo "Set nocount on" on my forehead. And then put a mirror on my desk to I can read it while working. I'd have to have the text backwards so I could read it in a mirror, like "Ambulance" on the front of an ambulance.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Dec 14, 2009 6:56:10 am PST #24868 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 7:07:35 am PST #24869 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have 20 years of experience, and I don't think anyone even guesses other than my boss. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it makes me bristle. I'm not that much younger than the apparently grizzled vets, I'm learning. They just got rode harder and put up wetter than I did.
Ginger - Dec 14, 2009 7:08:12 am PST #24870 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sometimes I feel like I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 7:11:06 am PST #24871 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler
Mine was. RPG III programming was dinosaur wrangling. But at least no one expects me to do that any more. But as for the bulk of what I do now? It's been about 20 years. People need to step off and stop being surprised.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2009 7:11:47 am PST #24872 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sometimes I feel like I might as well say my first job was dinosaur wrangler.
I'm right there with you.
So JZ talked to one of the nurses in her office and she thinks I've got a UTI (my kidneys hurt and have been tender).
I'm off to the doctor in hopes of getting an antibiotic course.
ChiKat - Dec 14, 2009 7:15:10 am PST #24873 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Oh, msbelle. I am so sorry. That totally sucks.
I am currently eating my lunch of a very tasty chopped salad that I made a TON of last night. It's going to be my lunch all week, so I'm glad it's as good as it is!
erikaj - Dec 14, 2009 7:21:30 am PST #24874 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
God, Hec, those suck... Feel better fast.
Daisy Jane - Dec 14, 2009 7:22:15 am PST #24875 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Happy birthday, TB!
I'm sorry msbelle.
Kat - Dec 14, 2009 7:32:59 am PST #24876 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
they would not allow the exception. bye bye $500/mo in tax free dollars.
That absolutely blows. We do ours and it's due November 20, but they don't tell you by phone or email or anything else. you get an enrollment packet in October and you're on your own.
The upside to such a system is that I have learned that both medical and childcare is still tax deductible, if you dont' FSA it. You just have to wait longer to get the money back. But it does come back in one nice big lump.
msbelle - Dec 14, 2009 7:33:45 am PST #24877 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The thing is...Now I am very determined to get my $2K come hell or highwater out of my employer.