Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...

Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'


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.


msbelle - Dec 18, 2012 2:11:30 pm PST #4986 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Oh yeah I prepatched mac's pants and then repatched using the cloth from outgrown pants.


DavidS - Dec 18, 2012 2:17:40 pm PST #4987 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

What a tough day, Jesse. I do think you timed it about as well as could be. Bye, Homer, you big orange galoot.


sarameg - Dec 18, 2012 2:41:37 pm PST #4988 of 30001

You know me, I spent most of the rest of the day working my way through a kleenex box, so....

I am about to kill my coworkers. I've been very clear I'll be gone for a week. And there's this huge push to start a new project that I'm point on. Fine. I've had my end ready for over a week. I keep having to wait on other people. Or firmware upgrades. I'm really not comfortable starting it and then leaving it for someone else to run while I'm gone because as with all these things, this is the first time we've done it THIS way, and I like to start out slow and with lots of monitoring. And wouldn't you know? ME AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO LOOK AT THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE OUT. And really, a lot of them aren't back until after the first week in January.

I'm NOT dragging my feet! I just want this done right and to not come back to a holy mess and have to do all the work over again. And the start WILL be rough because it is non-standard data. IT CAN WAIT A WEEK!!!

And then there is a whole 'nother clusterfuck I don't even want to get into. But I expect to be spending more time getting cozy with the DO again. Sigh.

Oh! OH! And tomorrow, my last chance to potentially start anything AND get people up to speed in case they foolishly push me into starting this? I HAVE MEETINGS MOST OF THE DAY.

I don't even. I've been observing for over a decade that the worst possible time to start new work that requires resources is between TG and the first of the year. AND YET WE KEEP TRYING AND CRASHING AND BURNING.

And I have so much shit to do around the house the next few days, it is ridiculous.


Consuela - Dec 18, 2012 2:45:29 pm PST #4989 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oh, man. So annoying. I do not get why the contractors on this project consistently refuse to read the frelling guidance I have provided them. The NPS is the expert on historic preservation, and they have these really handy materials that I have sent them electronically, for free, that explains what should be done -- this, in addition to the actual terms of our contract.

Do they read the guidance? No, they do not. Instead they send a question to the PM, and then to the contract manager, and eventually after a couple of days someone forwards it to me and I look it up in the guidance and answer the question.

Seriously, people. This ain't rocket science.

Bah, I still haven't called the insurance company about my stolen bike. Partly because it's my own damned fault for leaving the garage door open. Partly because I barely rode the bike. I just feel stupid. I should call them, though.


brenda m - Dec 18, 2012 2:50:55 pm PST #4990 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

Homeowner's insurance? Unless it was a really pricy bike I'd think twice.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 18, 2012 3:08:29 pm PST #4991 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

I'm sorry, Jesse.


flea - Dec 18, 2012 3:11:37 pm PST #4992 of 30001
information libertarian

For those who celebrate Christmas, do you have traditional meals you make? We'll have my in-laws for Christmas Eve and Day, and my SIL and her (incredibly picky) kids are coming the 26th. I think I will do lasagna on the 26th, with Italian sausage and no spinach, because I am pretty sure at least one of the incredibly picky kids will eat that, and it is hard to feed 9 people, but lasagna is one of my staples for that. For Christmas Day we will probably do a boeuf bourguignon (Julia Child/Jacques Pepin). I am sort of at a loss for Christmas Eve - my SIL always does pizza, but that seems a little boring. I want something easy but not boring. Ideas?


meara - Dec 18, 2012 3:13:20 pm PST #4993 of 30001

My mother has started doing a "traditional" meal (of about 4 years now) on Christmas Eve of Trader joes appetizers. Cheese, little things, chocolates, whatever looks good


Dana - Dec 18, 2012 3:13:57 pm PST #4994 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Honey-baked ham? Like, from the actual Honey-Baked Ham store.


Consuela - Dec 18, 2012 3:18:23 pm PST #4995 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I want something easy but not boring.

Soup and salad? My family traditionally does lasagna on Christmas Eve, but a big pot of hearty soup might do.

Around here one of the traditional things is Dungeness crab...