I just dressed down a Time Warner webchat guy. Never say "with all due respect" to a customer. Just, don't.
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'Beneath You'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2011 4:21:19 pm PDT #1676 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
flea - Apr 04, 2011 4:21:33 pm PDT #1677 of 30001
information libertarian
It's not the same degree of culture shock, but I always used to thrill at the moment when I knew I was back in the US (from Europe) - when I was confronted with the incredibly NYC-style laydeez who bossed everyone around at the airport shuttle area at JFK. There is nobody like that anywhere in the world but America, and honestly, it's pure New York. (And amusingly, I'd bet that at least half were 1st-generation Americans.)
sarameg - Apr 04, 2011 4:25:22 pm PDT #1678 of 30001
Zen, now I (ab)use my neighbors' goodwill (and buy them wine or leave cookies and return favors,) but when I had a couple staying at the house when I was in Nepal/Bhutan, I think it was $30/day, and that was you know, staying here and 2 shots a day. I used to pay the kids at my old place $10/day to come over and feed and water and scoop.
I think my vet charged $17/day plus a medication fee for boarding per cat, but that was a couple years ago.
Lee - Apr 04, 2011 4:33:53 pm PDT #1679 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I suspect two monitors would just increase my goofing off by 66%.
Most of the time, one has work stuff and the stupid ancient IE that is still the firm default, and the other has Firefox with gmail, here, and any other personal stuff I am looking at.
I do sometimes have work on both monitors, but not all that often.
Zenkitty - Apr 04, 2011 4:34:52 pm PDT #1680 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thanks, brenda.
And thanks, smonster, too! $13/day it is.
I suspect two monitors would just increase my goofing off by 66%.
I read this as two *minions* and thought, I'd goof off a lot more than that...
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 04, 2011 4:37:27 pm PDT #1681 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
WTF Backyard Burger? The restaurant was locked up tight (but still lit) at a quarter to eight on a Monday night?
sarameg - Apr 04, 2011 4:38:11 pm PDT #1682 of 30001
Loki is monitoring my wall again. Always makes me wonder about mice (though I've never seen them here.) But Devi is ignoring it, and she's my surefire mouse detector, so... But he's REALLY interested in the wall.
Sheryl - Apr 04, 2011 4:39:17 pm PDT #1683 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Back from FKO. Lots of great music, lots of friends, not enough sleep.
Also Gary won the bid on a framed Experience Persephone poster signed by 10 people from the Whedon-verse, including Ron Glass and Tim Minear.
smonster - Apr 04, 2011 5:17:57 pm PDT #1684 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh! I learned "poftim" from BBC's Top Gear! It means, like, "here, have a thing," right?
Yes! Or "you're welcome," or "after you," or some other things I can't remember.
(psst, Zen, that was sarameg, not me. but you're making me feel better for doing doubletakes at NoiseDesign's posts sometimes, having read Nora Deirdre)
Sue - Apr 04, 2011 5:19:17 pm PDT #1685 of 30001
hip deep in pie
From way back, ita, I haven't noticed a span torrent, but my gmail is good with filtering it out. Even my spam filter is empty now.
I pay $20/day for catsitting for one visit a day.