Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!

Buffy ,'Showtime'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

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.


Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 4:47:45 pm PDT #215 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Yay, Steph is validating my angst!

I no longer think I work for the most fucked-up journal.

I win! oh, wait...

This one journal is the only one we have that works this way. The rest are either normal, sane, published-first-in-print journals, or "preprints", or "rapid post" which is the same as your "Ahead of Print". This journal. INSANE. And the Society doesn't even understand how it works! Three times now I've had to carefully explain why I did something that didn't even make sense to them.

And I've reached a whole new level of gobsmacked. SRSLY.

I KNOW! I have tried to Speak Truth to Power, but Power is covering its ears and singing.

My boss even hinted that this would negatively impact my raise next year. (I don't care. What the hell is that supposed to accomplish, anyway? Retroactive competence?) I love my company, I do, but my department is kinda crazy. What would it be like to work for sane people? I have no idea. Are your people sane? What's it like?

El Vética

I have to have this. I won't even explain it to people; it's MY joke.


brenda m - May 18, 2010 4:49:21 pm PDT #216 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

El Vética

That is awesome like a thing that is awesome.


Nora Deirdre - May 18, 2010 4:51:27 pm PDT #217 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Speaking of NOLA food, apparently the corporate culture at his new place is to go out as an office for 2 hour lunches- today they went to Dominica, one of John Besh's restaurants.

I wasn't feeling great, so I didn't get anything good today, just nibbled at some smoked chicken salad and fried chicken we had in the fridge. Yesterday I had a cochon de lait po'boy at Mahoney's which was a hot mess of awesome.


javachik - May 18, 2010 4:51:59 pm PDT #218 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

javachik - HAHAHA I wish. We edit xml files. Let me just go on record saying that xml is shit for both editing and layout. Why we use it, I do not know.

Interesting! That is a large part of my job (well, my employees'), too. But yeah, we don't use ISI Toolbox for that.


sarameg - May 18, 2010 4:52:54 pm PDT #219 of 30001

My friends are doing that. Honestly, it's cool with me. I like the idea of buying shares in either tent from REI or a snorkeling expedition. They don't really have much stuff they need, having had a household established for a bit. So I can buy them a bit of fun.

I'll get a really silly, possibly profane, card. And fill it with obnoxious glitter or box it with jellybeans or something weird.


Nora Deirdre - May 18, 2010 4:52:54 pm PDT #220 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Jesse, where you going? O Ya? Craigie on Main?


Lee - May 18, 2010 4:53:15 pm PDT #221 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

So when are you going to be ready for visitors, Nora?


Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 4:53:29 pm PDT #222 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

That is a large part of my job

Editing in xml? Seriously? I thought we were the only ones!


meara - May 18, 2010 4:53:39 pm PDT #223 of 30001

That sounds awesome, Nora!

However, the crazy oldschool but not old enough cause then it would be on paper stuff sounds crappy.

El vetica is awesome. I would root for him!


Jesse - May 18, 2010 4:54:04 pm PDT #224 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Craigie on Main?

This.