I received three emails from assorted bosses informing me that I could leave at 2pm. It's past 2pm, and yet somehow I'm still at the office.
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
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.
shrift - May 28, 2010 10:20:21 am PDT #2232 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
tommyrot - May 28, 2010 10:26:41 am PDT #2233 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.
So there was this baby that was born deaf. 8 months later he had an implant that let him hear. Here's a video of him reacting to hearing for the first time: [link]
Toddson - May 28, 2010 10:26:52 am PDT #2234 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Everyone else - of the few who turned up today - has gone. I had a couple of things to clear up - including a message I should have sent out first thing this morning - and here I am ... playing with my Buffistas.
amych - May 28, 2010 10:33:35 am PDT #2235 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I had masses of prison labor to crunch out this morning and then two early-afternoon meetings because OMG EVERY ONE OF MY USERS sent me that "oh, I'm leaving town on June 1, so can we meet THIS WEEK?" email like, two days ago.
All of which means that there was no way was I going to take today off, but then it completely died dead dead dead as soon as the last meeting was done. Srsly, I'd rather have just had the day off and no "must do this before I go to Paris for two months".
Zenkitty - May 28, 2010 10:47:46 am PDT #2236 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Here's a video of him reacting to hearing for the first time
Oh, damn, that's amazing. He looked so happy!
meara - May 28, 2010 10:50:07 am PDT #2237 of 30001
Oh my. That was seriously adorable. He was smiling so big!!
smonster - May 28, 2010 10:50:24 am PDT #2238 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Here's a video of him reacting to hearing for the first time
He did a spittake! Sort of. Very cute. His parents must have been so thrilled.
§ ita § - May 28, 2010 10:51:21 am PDT #2239 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Another mood-altering thing I tried was a cartwheel. I think I might have pulled something. Oh, my long-past youth. Also, WTF? Why am I cartwheeling at work? I'm losing it.
Out of town friend got back to me. Good. Of course, he's staying downtown and is here during the work week, but it's a start. Bah. Revolve around me, would you?
British PhD Student Studied Jack the Ripper, Then Killed Like Him. They note that he kept lizards and shopped on Amazon, like that makes it more likely he'd be a serial killer.
Kathy A - May 28, 2010 10:52:18 am PDT #2240 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If you look at the other two vids of his left ear being activated, he does the same "spit the binky out" move when he gets aural stimulation.
smonster - May 28, 2010 10:55:34 am PDT #2241 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Comment on the Jack the Ripper story:
Well it's nice to see Leo Johnson going back to school to try to get something better than driving a big rig.