Matt Smith to play Christopher Isherwood. Apparently "vigorous, naked gay-sex scenes" are in the offing. Hokay.
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2011 1:25:24 pm PST #27059 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
JZ - Mar 08, 2011 1:29:27 pm PST #27060 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.
Okay, cold letter and follow-up letter written. One more follow up, PR query letter, and financial counselor letter, and then I think I'm done for the day.
I am so envious of ita's bonus.
And yep, Tep, Hec was right--it's a lovely place full of lovely people, but I'm still in the same division with the same title; they played musical chairs with us without giving anyone a boost, and made it clear that no raises would be forthcoming for the next, well, ever.
megan... uhhhh, Merfolk of the Mountains? I truly suck at titles.
Cash, kill him. Kill him a lot.
Steph L. - Mar 08, 2011 1:35:16 pm PST #27061 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And yep, Tep, Hec was right--it's a lovely place full of lovely people, but I'm still in the same division with the same title; they played musical chairs with us without giving anyone a boost, and made it clear that no raises would be forthcoming for the next, well, ever.
Well, getting away from Rage Nurse had to be good for your mental health, but getting a higher salary and more edit-y stuff would be good for you and more in line with what you want to do. Good luck!
beekaytee - Mar 08, 2011 1:44:34 pm PST #27062 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Fingers crossed for JZ's new venture.
Yay for ita's bonus. May it be enjoyably big.
When I worked for Physicians for Social Responsibility (working to keep us all safe from nuclear dangers), a new accountant came on board wearing really nice suits. A few months later, the FBI showed up. Apparently, this gem had stolen multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Blind Veterans of America. Not just vets who sacrificed for their country, but vets who lost their vision as a result.
Special circle, Dude. Special circle.
sumi - Mar 08, 2011 1:56:39 pm PST #27063 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Mar 08, 2011 2:05:14 pm PST #27064 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Special circle, Dude. Special circle.
Fuck circle, that guy gets the Octagon of Sharp Corners.
javachik - Mar 08, 2011 2:09:14 pm PST #27065 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Well, I just wrote an embarrassing email to my IT director (thank Dog we have an excellent relationship) explaining that I lied* to him earlier today about my progress. That was fun.
(*I sat here staring at the word "lied" in my composed email for a long time and finally changed it to "misrepresented".)
ETA: "embarrassing" is one of those words that looks incorrectly spelled no matter what I do.
Lee - Mar 08, 2011 2:21:01 pm PST #27066 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Ugh, javachik. I hope it turns out well
I want a Vlad!
"My" Vlad is pretty nifty--he has a slight accent, and drives a cool old school mustang on rainy days and a cool motorcycle the rest of the time.
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2011 2:23:16 pm PST #27067 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I suspect "my" Michael's real first name is not Michael. I wonder if it's cool. Maybe it's Otto. I don't know why I think that. But I would totally take accented surfing Otto if I couldn't get a Vlad.
Sheryl - Mar 08, 2011 2:26:36 pm PST #27068 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
For my onerous task, I tackled the pile of stuff on my computer desk. Divided it into stuff to go elsewhere, stuff to be thrown out and stuff to remain on the desk. Much less stuff now in the third group...
(ETA left-out words)