Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.

Host ,'Why We Fight'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


Stephanie - Feb 19, 2013 1:27:22 pm PST #11963 of 30001
Trust my rage

So you spend your hour of therapy walking through the park instead of sitting in an office?

Yeah, the thing I like, besides the extra exercise, is that I really feel refreshed after walking through the park. Something about the sunshine and smell of leaves. We usually sit on a bench for the last 20 minutes and she always brings Kleenex and a bottle of water. She does regular office therapy three days a week so clients can choose.


javachik - Feb 19, 2013 1:40:58 pm PST #11964 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

javachik, it's right here in town, about two blocks from the old one.

Oh, nice! Wasn't sure if it was out in WC or right in Philly.


Amy - Feb 19, 2013 1:42:22 pm PST #11965 of 30001
Because books.

We're not moving to Philly. If we were leaving this town, I'd go more rural first.


hippocampus - Feb 19, 2013 1:57:32 pm PST #11966 of 30001
not your mom's socks.

Ah, my flight has been delayed twice and it's still a few hours until it leaves. I suspect they are softening us up for cancellation.

Sue - insent


le nubian - Feb 19, 2013 1:58:22 pm PST #11967 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

So, I am not sure if I really want to register for a 5K. Does this defeat the purpose of a Couch to 5K program? I want to do 5K, but I am not very good with organized activities.


§ ita § - Feb 19, 2013 2:50:15 pm PST #11968 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Incompetent developer is ramping up the passive aggression. She keeps asking questions like "Is it okay if I don't fix the test system, since I'm focusing on the code for this deployment?" Uh, if your code doesn't get tested, you can't deploy it. So you're going to have to fix it.

When I told her it wasn't working the first thing she suggested the Java error saying it couldn't parse the elements of a dropdown on one screen of our application was related to the change I'd done of uninstalling IIS. She's back into that default position of putting everything on my lap, and not replying to my emails if she doesn't want to.

So when questions get sent to both of us, I don't know if she's working on it, and when I ask her to keep me up to date I get hours of radio silence, and then an out-of-office reply after maybe the 3rd email I sent her saying she's out for two days.

It's weird how some people think that if they don't answer you that the thing you're talking about will evaporate and disappear from their responsibilities.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 19, 2013 3:28:00 pm PST #11969 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

How is this person still working for your company? In this economy people should not feel free to regard "Don't wanna!" as an appropriate response to their job responbsibilities.


Sue - Feb 19, 2013 4:05:19 pm PST #11970 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Good news: My flight has left Buffalo and is on its way here. That means I will probably sleep in my own bed tonight!! YAY!

Thanks to Sox who offered to put me up if I was stuck. The Buffista network continues to rock.


DavidS - Feb 19, 2013 4:07:00 pm PST #11971 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

That means I will probably sleep in my own bed tonight!! YAY!

Yay! Dag, all three international travelers (Sue, Maria, Scrappy) hit snags in this weather coming or going.


Sue - Feb 19, 2013 4:15:24 pm PST #11972 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I am soooooooooo not going to work tomorrow.

Hey did I show you guys my room last night? I had to move hotels yesterday and I ended up in this tiny single room that they had crammed a sauna into.

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It was very hard not to crack up when the receptionist was explaining to me how it worked.