I forgot today was "take your sons and daughters to work" day. This should be interesting.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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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.
Dana - Apr 22, 2010 5:51:59 am PDT #24403 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
tommyrot - Apr 22, 2010 5:53:06 am PDT #24404 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.
Here in Chicago, some schools are telling parents not to bring their sons and daughters to work today. Because if they do, the kids will be marked absent.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 22, 2010 6:06:27 am PDT #24405 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Bring your son or daughter to work day kind of annoys me-- because it seems like it was started so that girls had images of their mothers' working. And now it is a) open to everyone and b) there are all sorts of activities so that no one is really seeing anyone working!
Amy - Apr 22, 2010 6:06:47 am PDT #24406 of 30001
Because books.
I just turned my head too fast and pinched something awful in my neck/shoulder. OW.
It's sort of unfortunate -- taking my kids to work would mean letting them watch me copyedit or write in my jammies. Whoo hoo.
brenda m - Apr 22, 2010 6:07:21 am PDT #24407 of 30001
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
Bring your son or daughter to work day kind of annoys me-- because it seems like it was started so that girls had images of their mothers' working.
Yeah, they've completely lost the point.
SuziQ - Apr 22, 2010 6:07:33 am PDT #24408 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Since I have been working from home more often than not, CJ tried to convince me that letting him stay home today would count as "take your kid to work". Ummmm, sorry Charlie.
Plus I did go to the office today. Which I am regretting big time. My headache does not appreciate the florescent lighting nor the big barometric change. Working from home would have eliminated one of those.
lisah - Apr 22, 2010 6:13:11 am PDT #24409 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
b) there are all sorts of activities so that no one is really seeing anyone working!
I dunno. My boss' kid just watched us have our boring meeting. She was wearing headphones most of the time though. He did introduce me and tried to explain what it is I do.
Hil R. - Apr 22, 2010 6:14:03 am PDT #24410 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Since I have been working from home more often than not, CJ tried to convince me that letting him stay home today would count as "take your kid to work". Ummmm, sorry Charlie.
There were some articles last year about a woman whose kids went to a school that allowed Take Your Child To Work Day as an excused absence. She was a stay-at-home mom and wanted to keep her kids home to show them the stuff she does during the day, and the school wouldn't allow it, because they said that isn't a real job.
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2010 6:15:55 am PDT #24411 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's good to know that my boss is more reasonable than I am. He told me to get off the 8 o'clock con call and get my tire taken care of. Hopefully I can make it into the office for the 10 o'clock the 8-12 was coinciding with, then, and do that instead. Today's a little busy.
Hurry up, tow truck!
Hmm. I should work out where it's towing me to. And I *really* should have had a spare, since the Jetta has room for a full-sized spare, and all. I just never replaced the last one. Bad car owner. I was just broke at the time, and then completely spaced.
Dana - Apr 22, 2010 6:19:27 am PDT #24412 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Augh, I just did something that tweaked how Outlook displays my messages, and now I can't get it back.