Sparky - yes it is very lucky to have such a lengthy maternity leave. He'll be a few days shy of 5 months old when I return to work. And then his Mama L will be home with him full time. So very lucky!
Shh! I kinda wanna hear me talking right now!
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Glamcookie - Mar 31, 2010 9:22:03 am PDT #20049 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Dana - Mar 31, 2010 9:24:42 am PDT #20050 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Barb - Mar 31, 2010 9:27:13 am PDT #20051 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
zomg bacon doughnuts:
We have something like this at Frost Doughnuts up in Mill Creek. They're a maple-frosted, cream-filled eclair-style doughnut with candied bacon on top. They're actually pretty good.
Sue - Mar 31, 2010 9:29:30 am PDT #20052 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I have Friday and Monday off. And Tuesday, because I was supposed to have Monday off anyway. This is why the civil service is a velvet prison.
javachik - Mar 31, 2010 9:30:16 am PDT #20053 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
And pack my house. Ugh.
You forgot something, Aims. "And pack my house to move into gorgeous new condo that will be OURS OURS OURS and completely free of any weirdo family obligations!"
I finally have some energy today, and I have to waste it on going into the office.
Lee - Mar 31, 2010 9:31:32 am PDT #20054 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
They have bacon donuts in Portland, OR, at Voodoo donuts too.
Aims - Mar 31, 2010 9:32:15 am PDT #20055 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
"And pack my house to move into gorgeous new condo that will be OURS OURS OURS and completely free of any weirdo family obligations!"
VERY TRUE!!!
amych - Mar 31, 2010 9:33:39 am PDT #20056 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I do. Which is a bit odd, given y'all's religious affiliation and our lack of one.
Nah, we don't have one either, outside the div school -- we just have a religious origin. What we do have is a persistent habit of either not getting holidays some places get, or getting really halfassed "it's a holiday, but we're still having classes and people in this and that and the other category are expected to come in anyway" holidays. The basic "we're such a cushy place to work! but we secretly expect you to be so vocation-driven that you'll want to walk to work in the snow out of sheer love!" doublespeak that you get in a lot of the edu world.
(On the other hand, the state holiday makes me schadenfreudful at watching MIL try to figure just why she hates it. The government is wasteful and can't do anything right and state employees (note: she is one) are lazy and shiftless and don't deserve more days off! But on the other hand, it's a holiday about Jesus and there should totally be more Jesus in the government! But it's a suspiciously catholic holiday about Jesus! hooboy.)
flea - Mar 31, 2010 9:36:37 am PDT #20057 of 30001
information libertarian
I took Friday off to wrangle my mother. On the upside, maybe we'll garden.
Our local hipsterish coffee shop ( [link] ) has Elvis donuts - peanut butter, banana, and bacon. I've never had one, though - I can never pass up the red velvet with chocolate icing.
Atropa - Mar 31, 2010 9:40:14 am PDT #20058 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I took Friday off, because I'm a guest at our local SF/F con, and Friday involves three or four panels and a tea party.
(That's how they convinced me to be a guest this year. "We'll throw you a tea party!" As bribes go, it's not bad.)