Of late, Biyi's been watching this period drama-slash-soap opera set in the harem of one of the emperors of the Qing dynasty. It's all in Chinese, so I have only a basic understanding of what's going on, but to an outside eye it seems to be a strangely compelling blend of Survivor, The Bachelor, and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
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.
billytea - Apr 08, 2013 4:25:53 pm PDT #17766 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Dana - Apr 08, 2013 4:54:04 pm PDT #17767 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
My masseuse beat the crap out of my shoulders, and now I want to take an epsom salt bath, but everything is packed.
SuziQ - Apr 08, 2013 5:00:05 pm PDT #17768 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Ok, I know my emotions are on high this week but someone crying on tv set off a 20 minute sobbing jag. I'm still trying not to hyperventalate. Slow deep breaths. Holy crap. Thankfully I'm home alone, though I think I scared the cats.
sarameg - Apr 08, 2013 5:04:12 pm PDT #17769 of 30001
I wish I had a masseuse. I've iced and foam rollered and unnnng. I've made obscene noises lying on a baseball on the floor. It's one spot. And last night's horrific swim did not help (it felt good at the time. But the times were bad, and whatever the fuck I was doing left me in grinding pain today. Or maybe that was my bra. Seriously, wearing a bra hurts. WTFF.)
Bonus for this week, it's a busy one, my email inbox had diarrhea today, I have a thing to prep for on Wed that will mean I can't bug out, and I'm having serious dire conversations with my head about Devi's future. And next week is a conference I can't bug out of (was in Spain last year!)
In short, fuck this shit.
sarameg - Apr 08, 2013 5:06:31 pm PDT #17770 of 30001
And it is only fucking MONDAY.
Cashmere - Apr 08, 2013 5:29:12 pm PDT #17771 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
billytea, I'd totally watch that.
msbelle, you just sent me into flashbacks of asshead boss and presentation-admin hell. And that was before I had a kid to get home to at night. *shudder* Hope your search is quick and fruitful.
Consuela - Apr 08, 2013 5:30:21 pm PDT #17772 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm getting increasingly depressed about my job prospects. The firms that are hiring in my field are not local, generally. My one connection to a big firm that seems promising was laid off last month. None of the places my friends work appear to looking for new staff.
Argh.
I'm hoping this is just hormonal unhappiness, and not cold rational thinking. Because honest to god, I guess I could go back to temping, but it would likely be hard to cover my mortgage that way...
msbelle - Apr 08, 2013 6:30:49 pm PDT #17773 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
entire bottle of nail glue on self. seriously. I wish being comic relief paid better.
beth b - Apr 08, 2013 6:52:59 pm PDT #17774 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I' m sending the peace ma~~~~ out. what a rough day for you all
meara - Apr 08, 2013 8:59:09 pm PDT #17775 of 30001
That sucks, Suela. Any chance out of town places would hire you for your experience and let you work mostly from home (maybe spend a week a month wherever they are?). Might be worth a shot.