Happy Birthday, msbelle!
Also an image of Christopher Eccleston as John Lennon from a British tv movie.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jan 15, 2010 6:46:42 am PST #1736 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Jesse - Jan 15, 2010 6:47:08 am PST #1737 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh no, Matt. That sucks.
Sophia your boss is full of fail.
I gave to Partners in Health because I am parochial, and they are based in Boston.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 15, 2010 6:51:31 am PST #1738 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Christopher Eccelston as John Lennon looks like Jesus.
msbelle - Jan 15, 2010 6:58:07 am PST #1739 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sophia, your boss is a tool.
Thanks for the birthday wishes y'all.
Polter-Cow - Jan 15, 2010 7:01:15 am PST #1740 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Bah, I tried to give blood, but the needle slipped out and made my blood all bubbly and contaminated. That's never happened before. I guess this is why they always use the right arm. I was trying for something different! Stupid left arm.
Lee - Jan 15, 2010 7:13:25 am PST #1741 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Oh Matt, I'm sorry.
§ ita § - Jan 15, 2010 7:15:10 am PST #1742 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sophia, that's appalling. Tell your boss to go back and call the guy "articulate." That's about all that's missing.
Matt, so sorry.
Mandatory IT meeting this morning was about teamwork. New Guy missed it. IP VT defined stages of teamwork as
- Forming--coming together of the team, characterised by optimism and seeking definition
- Storming--conflict and powerplays as definition breaks down
- Norming--searching for harmony through conflict avoidance, development of team vibes
- Performing--peak productivity as the team vibe is in full play and people work slickly together
She says it happens with every team formation, and every time someone is added to an existing team. But I swear I didn't notice storming when I was added to the team, nor when the latest business analyst joined. We still haven't super-normed, but we've been quite productive since very early on.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2010 7:19:14 am PST #1743 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.
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
That's just too... cute.
I'd add these:
- Ignoring--team members don't talk to each other.
- Goring--team members participate in the running of the bulls.
- Boring--team members fall asleep during meetings.
- Barnstorming--team members tour the country giving performances in antique biplanes.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2010 7:19:50 am PST #1744 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's the classic group-formation outline.
msbelle - Jan 15, 2010 7:22:01 am PST #1745 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Did anyone comment on New Tool not being there? like management?
Matt, I am so sorry, that is rough.
My boss has left for the day. Our performance appraisals were due today, he did none of them. He did not know it was my birthday, becuase he takes no ownership of knowing stuff like that, even though I and his former asst. always tell him when it is one of his other direct report's birthday. The are visitors in town and some leave today, but no one has told me if I need to arrange anything for any of them. Hope nothing is needed last minute because I leave at 5.