She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


§ 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.


Jessica - Apr 03, 2012 6:29:43 am PDT #29317 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I'm a little surprised this isn't getting more press, unless maybe it is and I'm just living under a rock? Or is Rick Santorum such a vile excuse for a human being in general that nobody's surprised he's also pretty racist?


Cashmere - Apr 03, 2012 6:31:42 am PDT #29318 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I've been experiencing a greater amount of Santorum rage than usual because he's IN MY STATE and constantly robocalling me. Fucking racist, misogynistic piece of shit.


Burrell - Apr 03, 2012 6:33:06 am PDT #29319 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Happy birthday, Tom!


§ ita § - Apr 03, 2012 6:33:09 am PDT #29320 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

it's not like their personal lives are a huge draw to the site.

I'm reading some people saying that, and from a quick browse of the site I can't see relationship stamped all over it, so I'm wondering if it's a specific mindset of person who's saying that. There are people who seem to be mad at anyone who gets into the public eye, and that they deserve anything negative that comes their way.

Completely unrelatedly, I just saw an ad for Eureka, and I honestly cannot believe from day to day that Colin had a TV series. That's just so...dude. He's Colin.

I just got a random email (I think it's spam) from a guy who was directing a zero dollar budget martial arts movie I got involved in in Detroit. It was so lame...I had a fairly large part, and y'all might have noticed that I don't really act. But he saw me fight, and he wrote a role for me. I was the only woman who showed up for an action role. It was so bad. I mean, the movie was awful, my role was awful, and my performance was execrable. It was just pain all around. He never finished it, but I do have a couple clips of my suckiness. Good god.

But it was fun. I got my friend P involved, and that turned out to be a good thing, because the other guys viewed me as a slab of fresh meat, and he was the only thing that kept them off me. They were so scared of his 18 year old self. Which they should have been. He was totally bad-assed.

He might still be. He's also married, home owning, and a father now. I haven't changed so much.


Tom Scola - Apr 03, 2012 6:35:36 am PDT #29321 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone!


Jesse - Apr 03, 2012 6:37:42 am PDT #29322 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Or is Rick Santorum such a vile excuse for a human being in general that nobody's surprised he's also pretty racist?

I'm afraid it's this, but I have seen a fair amount about it.