Aw, msbelle. You can make it through. And good for you being honest with your boss.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
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.
Jesse - Sep 10, 2012 3:02:23 pm PDT #21657 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Burrell - Sep 10, 2012 3:02:52 pm PDT #21658 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congrats Kate! Nice to hear good news.
Sending vibes to msbelle and all who need them.
I am so tired I can barely sit here, and I need to get up in a moment and make dinner. Oy. And then conferencing with students all week, which is a pretty serious drain on one's life force, plus no sitter for the week (she's in NYC). I'm gonna be a wreck by Friday.
Jessica - Sep 10, 2012 3:05:49 pm PDT #21659 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used my microwave just now to melt butter for the granola bars I just put in the oven. I could have used a tiny pot on the stove, but then I'd have a pot to wash instead of a small silicone bowl. I don't do any microwave cooking as such (I've tried microwaved oatmeal, I do not like it) but it's fab for prep work.
Burrell - Sep 10, 2012 3:05:50 pm PDT #21660 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Not fired is good but even better would be a job that didn't leave you fearing you'll be fired at the drop of a hat.
msbelle - Sep 10, 2012 3:07:48 pm PDT #21661 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am only working 8-10 tomorrow because of a budget meeting, then have the rest of the day off.
manicure, lunch with a friend, a couple of hours with the nanny to go over some longer-term projects that she can do since she is cleaning faster than I can assign new tasks. She has run the dishwasher twice when it was not full and I really don't that kind of stuff just for something to do.
msbelle - Sep 10, 2012 3:09:28 pm PDT #21662 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
used microwave to reheat casserole for my dinner.
This casserole is a great new recipe for me because it uses dressing (Thanksgiving dressing) which I LOVE, but doesn't taste too Thanksgivingy.
Cass - Sep 10, 2012 3:19:44 pm PDT #21663 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
We don't have a microwave. But we do eat oatmeal fairly often.
It's certainly not impossible and not to everyone's tastes but, for me, I find it's the key to my eating oatmeal which is good for me. So I am pleased to have one again.
Hil R. - Sep 10, 2012 3:20:52 pm PDT #21664 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have a microwave, and I use it often, and I eat hot cereal often, but I don't make the hot cereal in the microwave.
sarameg - Sep 10, 2012 3:25:15 pm PDT #21665 of 30001
I actively avoid using my stove 4-5 months out of the year, so if I want something hot or cooked, I need a microwave. Much less heat to dissipate.
Security guy at the Y was wearing his jacket; it was 76. But everyone has been remarking on the chill in the air. Because we are all so broken after this summer.
I marvelled how the sun was setting on my walk home. Summer is slipping rapidly away.
Connie Neil - Sep 10, 2012 3:29:04 pm PDT #21666 of 30001
brillig
The leaves have all nearly turned on the mountains, though that's partially because of drought. And the sun has no longer cleared the mountains by the time I get up in the morning.
Building just rattled from a big assed thunder clap right over head. Hooray for reading and heeding weather.com and for rolling up my windows.