How are you doing more generally, Steph?
Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
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Fred Pete - Dec 07, 2010 9:42:51 am PST #10405 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Steph L. - Dec 07, 2010 9:46:49 am PST #10406 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
How are you doing more generally, Steph?
Okay. Moderately overwhelmed with everything that happens this time of year. Still disgustingly happy with The Boy, though worried that my exacerbated depression is off-putting to him (which is something I worry every time my depression gets bad, so -- I'm true to form, I guess).
t edit Thanks for asking.
Zenkitty - Dec 07, 2010 10:08:51 am PST #10407 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Teppy, I hope the visit to the doctor makes you feel better.
Love Actually
Now you've all got me thinking about it, I know I've seen this movie at least twice, and I swear I cannot remember it. Hugh Grant was in it, and his story was stupid, and Colin went to America to get laid, and that was kinda stupid, and that's all I remember.
I really wanna go back to bed.
meara - Dec 07, 2010 10:18:10 am PST #10408 of 30000
Oddly, when I think about any individual "love" story in Love Actually, I'm not a huge fan. The dad! Except it's really about the son, it's ridiculous, and the dad ends up with...Claudia Schiffer? WTF? The maid! Except...they can't even speak each other's language, and hardly know each other. Emma Thompson...has a shitty husband. And on and on. And yet, I love it anyway.
Barb - Dec 07, 2010 11:21:02 am PST #10409 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
All right, y'all. Talk me down, please. I'm in a mild panic about tonight and can't concentrate on anything. I may be forced to start folding laundry for therapy.
Vortex - Dec 07, 2010 11:36:12 am PST #10410 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hey Barb, you can give me a good substitute for the word "inadequate", because I'm writing a report and I need to say that the current plan isn't working, but the person who created the current plan may read this, and I don't want to hurt her feelings. I actually like her.
Barb - Dec 07, 2010 11:38:05 am PST #10411 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
How about variations on "insufficient" or "lacking"? Perhaps not quite as harsh as inadequate?
beekaytee - Dec 07, 2010 11:38:37 am PST #10412 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Folding laundry is MY calming method of choice!
Barb, you are going to be great because you love the material. If you concentrate on what YOU love, the audience will follow. If you worry too much about what other people think, it will turn the energy into the opposite of what you want.
Do you have a couple of good questions to ask the audience after the reading? "What did you all think of the scene where____?" "What was it like for you to hear_____?" Engaging them is a great way to get a favorable response.
I've seen Malcolm Gladwell use this technique with great effect.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2010 11:40:32 am PST #10413 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How about variations on "insufficient" or "lacking"? Perhaps not quite as harsh as inadequate?
I would probably use a phrase like "has room for improvement" or "could be improved by/with" or whatever....
beekaytee - Dec 07, 2010 11:41:35 am PST #10414 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
the current plan may read this, and I don't want to hurt her feelings. I actually like her.
--- The 'gaps' lay in...
Fall somewhat/slightly short of goals/intentions...
Growth edges...
Opportunities for development/growth/further study... ---
Why yes, I was an organizational development consultant for many years. What tipped you off?