Argh. So, last week I forgot my laptop power cord. I was only here for one day so i managed. But I thought "that was stupid, make sure you oak it this week!" and I have a distinct memory of picking it up in my office and bringing it over to where I was packing....and I suspect it's still sitting there, because it's not in my bag. And this week I'm here three days. So I just had to run to RadioShack and spend $75 on a cord. Jesus.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
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.
meara - Oct 23, 2012 8:11:15 am PDT #26804 of 30001
DavidS - Oct 23, 2012 8:13:02 am PDT #26805 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"that was stupid, make sure you oak it this week!"
I'm guessing you left the power chord in an oak tree. For the squirrels and chipmunks. It being compatible with the iAcorn Mini.
Liese S. - Oct 23, 2012 8:15:07 am PDT #26806 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I kinda want to track the changing typos here as we move from no spellchecker to browser spellcheckers to phone keypads to touchscreen and autocorrects.
sj - Oct 23, 2012 8:15:12 am PDT #26807 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Well now that you have an extra one anyone, you can just leave it in your suitcase so it doesn't happen again, right?
le nubian - Oct 23, 2012 8:17:44 am PDT #26808 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Perhaps it is because I don't want to be President (or hold any political office at all, actually), but WTF wants to be President for giggles? That level of responsibility you must carry every.single.day would be crippling to me. Much less to do it for a lark.
I thought Mormonism was his moral center, but I now doubt that too. Harry Reid has thrown a lot of shade Romney's way about what true Mormons believe.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2012 8:21:58 am PDT #26809 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe Romney wants to be president so he can fuck the 47%.
I've read several arguments that Romney will pass the Ryan budget once elected. That the Republican party's plan is "Screw the poor and the middle class while we still can, before demographic changes make it very difficult for the GOP to hold the presidency and both houses at the same time."
The Ryan budget is designed to be passed via budget reconciliation, so they'll only need 50 votes in the Senate instead of 60.
meara - Oct 23, 2012 8:22:18 am PDT #26810 of 30001
Yes, I'll leave this one in my bag. The issue last week was I changed bags last-minute and didn't put it in. And clearly "oak" meant "pack". Crazy iPhone (it also always autocorrects "so" to "do", which I don't get)
Jesse - Oct 23, 2012 8:32:26 am PDT #26811 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I thought Mormonism was his moral center, but I now doubt that too. Harry Reid has thrown a lot of shade Romney's way about what true Mormons believe.
I have no idea why I would defend Mittens in any way, BUT: I know a lot of people whose moral code is defined by their Catholicism, but not in any way the Vatican would approve of.
shrift - Oct 23, 2012 8:38:20 am PDT #26812 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I probably should clarify that it's only been eight days since I last had a cigarette, and the honey badger lurks.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2012 9:00:05 am PDT #26813 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good for you, shrift!
Annoying stupid work thing: I was drafting a letter from a VP, like you do. In the letter, I said "my office will follow up." My boss changed it to say the VP's assistant's name. I always leave it vague, because I might be the person doing the follow up, not the assistant, but I guess let an exec assistant do her job, right? So since we sent the letter out last week, the assistant no longer works here, and now I'll be doing the follow up. Just like I thought might happen and made allowances for in my language that they made me change! ISTG.