Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.

Anya ,'Potential'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

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.


Amy - Apr 03, 2012 5:52:08 am PDT #29307 of 30001
Because books.

Ugh, Suzi. That's not very nice.

Baking types: If a recipe calls for a half cup of butter and a half cup of shortening, can I just use all butter instead?


§ ita § - Apr 03, 2012 5:54:14 am PDT #29308 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Happy birthday, Tom!

I have to fill in calendars that indicate whether I was in or not. I never gave much thought to it. They keep attendance numbers, and the source must be recorded somewhere, so why not there?

I am trying to shop for guava jam, since I've stretched out what I brought home from home as long as I can. It's amazing how much prices vary, and how unclear it is if everyone means the same thing by guava jam as we do. V. confusing. I will have to go by brand, and apparently the internet has never heard of the brand I bought when I was last there.


Toddson - Apr 03, 2012 5:58:26 am PDT #29309 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Amy, you COULD - it'll change the texture, but won't destroy it.

And Happy Birthday Tom!


Amy - Apr 03, 2012 6:02:11 am PDT #29310 of 30001
Because books.

Thanks, Todd. I'm going to give a shot because I have no way to get out and get shortening today, and snickerdoodles are calling my name.


Polter-Cow - Apr 03, 2012 6:03:42 am PDT #29311 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Happy birthday, Tom!


Sue - Apr 03, 2012 6:04:35 am PDT #29312 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I have to fill in calendars that indicate whether I was in or not. I never gave much thought to it. They keep attendance numbers, and the source must be recorded somewhere, so why not there?

We have to record our absences in SAP for HR/payroll purposes. The only reason I would be putting them in my calendar after they happened is so this one person can track my whereabouts.


§ ita § - Apr 03, 2012 6:16:32 am PDT #29313 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The only reason I would be putting them in my calendar after they happened is so this one person can track my whereabouts.

Can the director not see in SAP? That makes no sense. We have to multiple enter, but not after the fact, but before it, for planning and notification purposes. Our Outlook calendars have to be up to date, as well as the team Sharepoint calendar, as well as the HR system's calendar. Tiresome, but I get the point, and the effort required to synch them up isn't worth it.

Does anyone here read ApartmentTherapy.com? Do they trade on their private lives as well as their living conditions and design tips? I'm reading some people saying it's hypocritical of them to ask for privacy during their divorce, since their relationship has been their cash cow up until now, and they can't suddenly switch that off.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2012 6:23:38 am PDT #29314 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

I report sick days as they happen to the next two layers above me in the org chart, so I just have to keep track of whether or not one bumps me below 80 hours in a given two-week period and thus uses up leave time (which happens extremely rarely; I clocked 110 work hours in the recent pay period wherein I was out 3 days for stomach flu).


Jessica - Apr 03, 2012 6:25:43 am PDT #29315 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I follow Apartment Therapy, and I'm not sure how their relationship has been the cash cow. I mean, they built the website together because they had a relationship, but I had no idea the two founders were married until I read that they were getting divorced, so it's not like their personal lives are a huge draw to the site.


Amy - Apr 03, 2012 6:26:50 am PDT #29316 of 30001
Because books.

I didn't know there was a blog, either (is there, actually?) -- I only go on to check out house tours when I want design porn.

In the Jezebel piece about it, it mentioned that Dooce and her husband separated, too, which I hadn't heard.