Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.

'First Date'


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.


Anne W. - Feb 23, 2013 4:38:22 am PST #12448 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Zenkitty, I've only done this with my metal coffee carafe, but I don't see why it wouldn't work with glass. Put a few tablespoons of powdered dishwasher detergent in the pot, fill it with super-hot water and let it soak for about 15-20 minutes. Dump out the water, then wipe and rinse in the inside of the pot. A lot of the brown scum will lift right off.

I am having a much-needed relaxing morning. The past few weeks at work have been unbelievably stressfull due to the sheer amount of STUFF I have to deal with. We're overworked and understaffed, and I'm feeling wrung out. The good news is, we're finally getting some new people on our team.

Meanwhile, I'm incredibly frustrated and my anxiety levels have skyrocketed because when there is so much going on in a hurry and I'm already tired, it's easy to make mistakes. Fortunately, my current workplace understands that errors are a natural consequence of overwork, but in an old workplace, every little mistake became a federal issue. Even though I've been in my new job for nearly seven years, it's amazing how much damage I still retain from old workplace toxicity.


Zenkitty - Feb 23, 2013 4:46:35 am PST #12449 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Thanks, Anne, I'll try that.

Your last two paragraphs, I could have written. It's disturbing, how many people I know who are in this situation of overworked and understaffed, how long it's been going on, and worse of all, that there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. This is the new normal, and I hate it.


Steph L. - Feb 23, 2013 5:02:45 am PST #12450 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

It's disturbing, how many people I know who are in this situation of overworked and understaffed, how long it's been going on, and worse of all, that there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. This is the new normal, and I hate it.

t raises hand In fact, I have a shit-ton of work to get done today. Meh.


Liese S. - Feb 23, 2013 5:10:36 am PST #12451 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, me too. But I don't know how not to do it this way.


Jesse - Feb 23, 2013 5:12:11 am PST #12452 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You can run vinegar through the coffee maker, as well.

Even though I've been in my new job for nearly seven years, it's amazing how much damage I still retain from old workplace toxicity.

Yes. I have weird flinchiness from past places, too.


brenda m - Feb 23, 2013 5:17:05 am PST #12453 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yup.

Jesse, I know I've seen this [link] before--has it been on Good Stuff before

I adore that pic but *what* is the name of that business in the background?


Steph L. - Feb 23, 2013 5:18:08 am PST #12454 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

You can run vinegar through the coffee maker, as well.

Yeah, and if you haven't done it in a while, sometimes you have to do it a couple-few times.

I also feel like I read somewhere that putting salt and ice cubes and water in a glass carafe and swishing it around will get rid of the coffee stains. Let me google.


Steph L. - Feb 23, 2013 5:22:10 am PST #12455 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Okay, this [link] suggests a few things -- soaking the carafe in vinegar and water before washing, or the salt/ice dealie.


Sheryl - Feb 23, 2013 5:27:37 am PST #12456 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Grey and rainy here, again. Could be worse.


-t - Feb 23, 2013 5:33:21 am PST #12457 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

My coffee-makers have always broken before they got that stained, which is why I now have many different coffee preparation devices with not many moving parts between them and not much glass.