I also had the Preschooler of Doom this weekend. My god, the energy in that boy. I got him to sleep and went to bed cursing his name (how many times can a 3 year old say "I'm hungry" at bedtime? Several hundred.) Then at 3am he appeared in the living room, with his flashlight, crying, having wet the bed, gotten up ("and turned on the light because I was little bit scared") and peed on the floor some more, and after calling and calling and getting no response (we had a loud fan on), set off with his flashlight in search of parental help. I was totally slain with the cute.
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flea - Apr 26, 2010 6:45:34 am PDT #25150 of 30001
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Cashmere - Apr 26, 2010 6:45:43 am PDT #25151 of 30001
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DavidS - Apr 26, 2010 6:48:18 am PDT #25152 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There are a lot of days I live off the land at work.
JZ does this as there are a fair number of meetings where they order food and often have leftovers.
When I worked in law firms there was a whole network of office vultures who were alerted when extra food was left over after a meeting and people would come swooping in to nab sandwiches. They always ordered too much food, though I'd say it was an even split between clueless people who felt food was necessary when it wasn't, and thoughtful managers who didn't mind sharing the wealth by over ordering a bit.
Connie Neil - Apr 26, 2010 6:48:25 am PDT #25153 of 30001
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Well, who doesn't sometimes like to hear people say Ouch? I admire her id.
tommyrot - Apr 26, 2010 6:49:00 am PDT #25154 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.
In interesting local news.
Oh. Dear.
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2010 6:49:00 am PDT #25155 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh God, that is standard practice at my office. So many days where I have leftovers for lunch. Sooooo many. It's great.
Steph L. - Apr 26, 2010 6:50:01 am PDT #25156 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
In interesting local news.
This is my favorite part of the story:
police say they found more weapons in her arsenal, including a slingshot and a bucket of rocks.
A. Bucket. Of. Rocks.
Jessica - Apr 26, 2010 6:51:57 am PDT #25157 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It could really only be better if she had been wearing a "Throw rocks at boys" shirt in her mug shot.
tommyrot - Apr 26, 2010 6:52:14 am PDT #25158 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.
A. Bucket. Of. Rocks.
I'm gonna pretend they were very nice rocks. Like, sparkly and/or sharp-edged.
DavidS - Apr 26, 2010 6:53:10 am PDT #25159 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
At Orrick they had catered lunch for all attorneys. (They called it The Trough.) It was cheaper to feed them and keep the in-house most of the time. All staff had a free array of bagels in the morning (and a commercial conveyer toaster) plus PB, a variety of schmears and fruit.
At the last placed I temped regularly they had the Fruit Guys bring in a big box of fruit on Monday and that was snacked on all week. That was nice and actually changed my eating habits where I'd have a banana or apple at 3pm instead of a cookie.