Send them to a museum! Or the American Girl store, whichever is more to their interests.
I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not. So where does that put you?
Book ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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 - Jul 16, 2012 3:11:09 pm PDT #14264 of 30001
information libertarian
le nubian - Jul 16, 2012 3:24:18 pm PDT #14265 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
or shopping! or aquarium
§ ita § - Jul 16, 2012 3:30:49 pm PDT #14266 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's a lovely room, in a way I'm coming to realise I just don't do lovely. My room is fairly tidy...for me. Now's as good a time as any for me to be photographing my apartment (fuck, I went another day without organising a cleaner or carpet cleaning--see, there could be better days)...god, vapid.
Anyway, I have one status report to write and one more check of my emails to make before I can call it a day.
My boss checked with me today to make sure I didn't tell my manager he didn't make me cry. Ha! No. I described it as "an incredibly illuminating discussion about many things, including the limitations we have on resources". My ambassador father would be proud.
My mother distinctly less so.
My replacement computer is supposed to arrive tomorrow, and I *have* to go in tomorrow afternoon, since there's a mystery all-IT event with drinking afterwards. That requires cameras. They say to bring your iPhones. What kind of IT department is that? Sometimes I despair of them...
lisah - Jul 16, 2012 4:07:07 pm PDT #14267 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Pretty room, Anne!!
Scrappy - Jul 16, 2012 4:13:21 pm PDT #14268 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Love the room, Anne. The sitting/desk area is FANTASTIC.
le nubian - Jul 16, 2012 4:21:11 pm PDT #14269 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Anne,
how excellent. I love the room.
Jesse - Jul 16, 2012 4:36:15 pm PDT #14270 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That looks great, Anne.
Anne W. - Jul 16, 2012 4:40:19 pm PDT #14271 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you all! I'm still in a state of giddy disbelief that it's done.
ita, I hope your mystery event with iPhones is fun or at least not cringe-inducing. I'm a little leery of required work events that promise any kind of novel activity.
Cashmere - Jul 16, 2012 4:55:11 pm PDT #14272 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm asked to cover these desks all the time for extremely high profile people. But then when I go to interview for the job, they pick someone else...who then asks me to cover the desk when they're away. And then they all write glowing performance reviews.
I wish there was someone in the HR chain of command that you could ask that very well-formulated question.
§ ita § - Jul 16, 2012 4:57:04 pm PDT #14273 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wonder if I can bow out of the thing, pleading Ice Cream Sandwich?
My boss assures me a) it'll be rad and b) he won't be there. Also 1) it'll be rad.
And my manager assures me--I'm good to take time to go home for my sister's birthday. She might not be clear on the impact but I unleashed the feels.