Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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.


flea - Apr 06, 2011 12:35:29 pm PDT #2043 of 30001
information libertarian

mr. flea still has no idea.


Consuela - Apr 06, 2011 12:36:40 pm PDT #2044 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I just got an email from my employer, basically saying we're out of work if the shutdown happens. No surprise there.


Jesse - Apr 06, 2011 12:40:32 pm PDT #2045 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yikes, you guys.


Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2011 12:42:39 pm PDT #2046 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Between the government shutdown and all the acquisitions lately. A lot of people are going to be out of work. Just when the economy was starting to pick up.

I wonder if that was part of the plan?


Liese S. - Apr 06, 2011 12:42:54 pm PDT #2047 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, guys, this is such rough news. I'm sorry it's all been so harrowing.


Maria - Apr 06, 2011 12:51:16 pm PDT #2048 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I'm good if there's a shutdown, but our invoices won't be paid in a timely fashion. Receivables will be a mess, and I'll get yelled at because I won't meet my monthly metrics, but that's nothing in comparison to what friends and work colleagues will be going through.

I'm sorry for anyone who's going to be furloughed.


flea - Apr 06, 2011 12:54:18 pm PDT #2049 of 30001
information libertarian

We'll be fine - it will get to be a pinch if it goes on for more than a couple of weeks, but if it's a day or two it's actually not a big deal, even a little break.


bon bon - Apr 06, 2011 1:01:03 pm PDT #2050 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Don't know if I'll eventually get paid -- the agency paid salaries after the last shutdown, but its current budget is, uh, controversial. All of my peers seem to be ok with about a week's unpaid shutdown. I'd be ok with it too if I didn't have to also go to jury duty!


Jesse - Apr 06, 2011 1:03:51 pm PDT #2051 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's the best of both worlds!


§ ita § - Apr 06, 2011 1:11:22 pm PDT #2052 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

How lazy is too lazy? If I make ice cream according to the recipe but substitute soy milk for cow's milk (but use real cream) is that going to mess anything up other than jeopardise the flavour?

I mean, anything chemical?