Timelies all!
I'm sorry, Suela.
Great news about your mom, Dana.
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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.
Sheryl - May 15, 2013 2:36:03 pm PDT #22533 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Liese S. - May 15, 2013 3:00:15 pm PDT #22534 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I absolutely agree with ND here. Expertise, work ethic, competency...those have actual, honest to goodness, monetary value. Then there's the market. Not to be all capitalist on anybody, 'cause all y'all know I ain't, but there is a price the market will bear, and if that is so, you should be able to charge that price for your services. Your services are not somehow not worth what you can charge for them.
le nubian - May 15, 2013 3:00:18 pm PDT #22535 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
a wasp flew in my office and flew up to the ceiling corner. I cut off the light, closed the blinds, opened my hall door wider hoping the thing would fly into the hall!
After 2 tense minutes, it found its way out! YAY.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 15, 2013 3:07:46 pm PDT #22536 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
See, in that situation I would have spritzed it with household cleaner and then stepped on it when it fell to the floor. Wasps get no mercy from me, though I've gone to ridiculous lengths to get a trapped bee back outside.
The moral of this story is that maybe if wasps were less stingy and more with the pollinating and providing honey, they'd get treated better.
Calli - May 15, 2013 3:10:49 pm PDT #22537 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yay mom-of-Dana!
Consula, I'm sorry about your mom's possible stroke and associated doctor disagreements.
le nubian - May 15, 2013 3:12:43 pm PDT #22538 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The wasp was up at the ceiling and my ceilings are probably 10-15 high. I couldn't get it to hit it. I prefer that such things fly out of my space if I can help it.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 15, 2013 3:15:56 pm PDT #22539 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ah, yeah, that's way too high unless you have one of those long distance hornet killer cans.
Juliebird - May 15, 2013 3:19:43 pm PDT #22540 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I think what I need is to firm up what my baseline charge is. So I can spout it off without hesitation or guilt. The woman that I did flowers for, when I tried to discuss rates, rushed out "I trust you" when I was all "I don't trust ME!". And when her check failed to come in until two weeks later, I was certain she'd decided to stiff me (not to mention I was out 200 of my own change awaiting reimbursement on top of my fee). Seed money is goooood.
sarameg - May 15, 2013 3:31:59 pm PDT #22541 of 30001
You know those days when you fall so far down the rabbithole of code (or some other task) that when you come up for air you feel functionally hungover, or possibly still drunk in a bad way? Yeah. One of those. And I'm not sure how to fit the rest of the week into the week.
And I can't even get the code squirrel to shut down.
Swim was surreal. I was both mentally and physically checked out and spacey.
Jesse - May 15, 2013 4:07:02 pm PDT #22542 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If they don't want to pay it then they can make the decision not to hire you.
That a thousand times.
Suela, continued good wishes in figuring out stuff for your parents. And a job!