Oatmeal:
The other agent is trying to use my disability as a reason for us to come up on the price of the house, because it happens to be a ranch.
Oh, sj, I am in a BAD MOOD already. Can I punch agent? PLEASEPLEASEplease? It would be so lovely....
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Strix - Feb 01, 2012 7:44:33 am PST #6630 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sj - Feb 01, 2012 7:46:30 am PST #6631 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh, sj, I am in a BAD MOOD already. Can I punch agent? PLEASEPLEASEplease? It would be so lovely....
Well, I can't do it, and somebody really should...
askye - Feb 01, 2012 7:47:57 am PST #6632 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
If I were the seller I'd fire that agent and find a new one. really.
Erin, sorry about your dreams. Hopefully krav will help.
erikaj - Feb 01, 2012 7:54:12 am PST #6633 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
my mother hates real-estate agents with a fiery passion from working in a title company. Between that, and him being a bigot, it could be like that part in Romancing the stone when they ask if Joan's sister found her husband and they say "Just the one...part."
§ ita § - Feb 01, 2012 7:55:10 am PST #6634 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
there CAN be people who get all up and anal for interviews, and then work out ok with people in a chaotic field.
And there can be people who interview badly who're a good fit, and vice versa. But the point of the interview is to assess the information presented, and gauge appropriately from there on in. I've bitched about that company before. Chaotic is a mild, polite, non-libelous term for what was going on there.
Strix - Feb 01, 2012 8:25:03 am PST #6635 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Well, I can't do it, and somebody really should...
Excellent! Hit me up with the pertinent info; my email addy is...
Huh. I guess I should set up a blind drop for covert random punching activities, no? Dammit. Lemme get back to you, sj.
It's about 65 degrees here in FEBRUARY. Maybe I'll go do some vicious gardening instead? Surely I have some horrible weeds with clingy roots I can attack?
Rrr. I have to get work done instead. Perhaps I can proofread...with extreme prejudice.
Coming soon to a theatre near you:
Scene: Normal suburban neighborhood. Quiet woman in office, shuffling papers, typing on laptop.
Voiceover:
"Most days are ordinary. I do my work; I tap on the keyboard, I return calls, I file..."
"But..."
(cut to giant red pen slashing across screen, dripping red ink -- or blood?! -- "V for Vendetta" style)
"...Every one in a while, I have to let the demons come out to play."
EDITED ACTION SCENES OF WOMAN DOING VARIOUS LETHAL BAD-ASS MOVES WITH A RED PEN AS WEAPON
"...People think the life of an editor is boring. It's best. For their peace of mind."
MOVIE ANNOUNCER VOICE OF DRAAAAMA:
"The Red Pen of Death. Coming to theatres Summer 2013."
fade-out to "Do you know where your manuscript is...?"
Do you think I have a sleeper hit on my hands? I mean, come on, right?!
...What?
Steph L. - Feb 01, 2012 8:29:56 am PST #6636 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Perhaps I can proofread...with extreme prejudice.
You should hear my department, and how often we swear at authors.
It's the best part of my day.
Strix - Feb 01, 2012 8:31:50 am PST #6637 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My cats get to hear my best cussing. It's tragic, really. Such a waste...
Laga - Feb 01, 2012 8:50:24 am PST #6638 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Someone needs to make the trailer for The Red Pen of Death!
Laga - Feb 01, 2012 8:59:24 am PST #6639 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
So absinthe is pretty good. Went with a slotted spoon to drip ice water onto the sugar cube. It did turn cloudy but not very green. The flavor wasn't as complex as I expected but it tasted surprisingly strong considering the low alcohol content. I think I'm ready to try it in mixed drinks. The aftertaste reminded me a bit of an old fashioned.