Okay, actually onerous task day, not going so good. I have actual onerous work tasks in front of me and I am not doing them. I will get this one list of correspondence checked before I go home.
Wesley: And how does your kind define love? Demon: Same as all bodies. Same as everywheres. Love is sacrifice.
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Feb 10, 2011 10:20:30 am PST #22194 of 30001
hip deep in pie
lisah - Feb 10, 2011 10:23:27 am PST #22195 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Every day you don't bleed to death is a win!
I handled a conference call on a subject I know very little about ON MY OWN! New boss is working at home and she didn't dial in for some reason. Fortunately, other people were very nice and I can still use the "I'm very new on this project and have not mastered your terminology" line frequently.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 10, 2011 10:30:25 am PST #22196 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
T-Rex calls "shenanigans": [link]
Amy - Feb 10, 2011 10:36:26 am PST #22197 of 30001
Because books.
Every day you don't bleed to death is a win!
So weird, because S. just ran past me toward the bathroom with blood dripping from his nose.
That'll wake you up.
Strega - Feb 10, 2011 10:45:55 am PST #22198 of 30001
Twitter revealed to Birgitta Jónsdóttir, a member of Iceland's parliament, that the feds were seeking all of her Twitter communications. Facebook did not,
The difference is that Twitter challenged a gag order meant to prevent that notification. Google & other companies have notified members when they were subpoenaed, but AFAIK gag orders weren't involved in those instances. Wikileaks called for Google & Facebook to say whether they were subpoenaed as well, and I don't think there's been any response, which is... troubling.
JZ - Feb 10, 2011 10:53:52 am PST #22199 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Holy crap. Yesterday, pizza and cheesecake. Today, the rest of the cheesecake and a free bottle of cognac.
You guys can tell me; I promise I won't flip out. I've died and gone to heaven or slipped into a multiverse or something, haven't I?
Kate P. - Feb 10, 2011 10:54:48 am PST #22200 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
What's everybody doing for their Onerous Task today?
I called the doctor for a third time to try to get an appointment, and for the third time was unable to make an appointment -- their office is closed all day today, due to last night's snow. Augh. Just write me a frelling prescription already!
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2011 10:59:26 am PST #22201 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.
You guys can tell me; I promise I won't flip out. I've died and gone to heaven or slipped into a multiverse or something, haven't I?
ZJ, go to the light! Or stay away from the light! I'm not sure which!
Typo Boy - Feb 10, 2011 11:00:11 am PST #22202 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2011 11:00:39 am PST #22203 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Today, the rest of the cheesecake and a free bottle of cognac.
JZ's onerous task for today: drink that cognac!