Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.

Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Liese S. - Feb 09, 2014 8:03:29 am PST #19597 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Aren't you glad I decided to share my exciting life?

I am! I need everyone's mundaneness this week!

In my own news, I reorged the SO's studio while he was on tour. He may hate me for it when he comes home but I think he'll be happy. It's one of those "oh yeah, and then" projects, though, because having gotten it physically straightened out, I now want to make it all technically more usable. So I was going to chill at home all day today but I'm totally going to have to hit RadioShack...oh, and crap, the music store will be closed today. Woes. Okay, that'll have to be a Monday trip. Bleargh. Maybe I'll do both on Monday instead.


Cass - Feb 09, 2014 8:04:05 am PST #19598 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Happy birthday, Suzi!

I'm sure there's a catch but I haven't worked out what it is.

Upgrade fee from Verizon and you usually pay tax on the full retail price.

Which mostly just ticked me off enough that I did an insurance replacement of my 4 instead of upgrading like I'd planned. But I admit it was purely because they annoyed me, not that it actually saved me any money beyond being way past my contract.


lisah - Feb 09, 2014 8:06:27 am PST #19599 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I need to figure out how to start the work week with a better attitude. I'm so anxious and upset about it right now. I need to figure out how to turn my outlook around because there's really nothing much I can do to change the situation. I feel both like I've been betrayed by my work colleagues and like maybe I did a shitty job. So I can't even use righteous anger to fuel searching for another job because, right now, I'm like "who'd want me." feh.


Jesse - Feb 09, 2014 8:25:14 am PST #19600 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh dear, lisah. That's the worst. I have no good advice because usually I can only get to "fuck them anyway," which isn't necessarily the most productive.

Happy birthday, Suzi! I hope you're having a nice day.


-t - Feb 09, 2014 8:28:02 am PST #19601 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Upgrade fee from Verizon and you usually pay tax on the full retail price.

Ah, yes, there it is. Yeah, that makes sense. I'll probably still do it, especially if I can remember WHY I wanted a newer phone (I am sure there was an actual reason. I remember thinking "Oh, yes, for this I will upgrade" about something ).

Oh, no, lisah, that sounds very hard! I find a large dose of fatalism wrt job stuff helps me a lot, but it's probably not for everyone. I hope things get better somehow or other. And even if Monday is going to be tough, today doesn't have to be.


lisah - Feb 09, 2014 8:31:32 am PST #19602 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I have no good advice because usually I can only get to "fuck them anyway," which isn't necessarily the most productive.

I need to embrace that sentiment a bit right now. I think it's healthier in this situation.

I've been busying myself with organizational tasks for the Ride for the Feast, the big charity ride I do every year that I'm chairing again this year. That helps somewhat with my feelings of uselessness.


brenda m - Feb 09, 2014 8:35:40 am PST #19603 of 30000
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

I have dog-walked (and narrowly escaped getting a ticket from the cops staking out the park) and made breakfast.


Jesse - Feb 09, 2014 8:48:35 am PST #19604 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I need to embrace that sentiment a bit right now. I think it's healthier in this situation.

That I can work with: Those motherfuckers! How dare they! And what else were you supposed to you? You did everything! Fuck em in the ear, is what.


lisah - Feb 09, 2014 8:50:49 am PST #19605 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I DID DO EVERYTHING!!!

They are THE WORST!

Thank you!!!


-t - Feb 09, 2014 8:53:34 am PST #19606 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Embrace the Fuck Them! They do not deserve you.