These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


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.


meara - Feb 28, 2014 5:05:38 pm PST #21125 of 30000

Wow Kat--how long had your leg been hurting??


Juliebird - Feb 28, 2014 5:32:23 pm PST #21126 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I've got the weekend to put together my thoughts on why my boss sucks eggs. Beyond the symptoms of the return of my nocturnal teeth grinding, tension headaches, migraines, anxiety dreams where argue with her and I punch her in the face and stuff her mouth with gravel (I haven't had anxiety dreams about colleagues since the evil ED) and develop a short temper more suited to the crazy and burnout that is more suited to April and May. She doesn't want to be in horticulture, age wants to tweet and Instagram and blog and Pinterest and send me funny cat videos and taint my love of Doctor Who.

I have months of concerns and grievances and I'm at the point if asking to be fired if the ED is too afraid to fire her. (She's his second hire, and the first was a disaster). It's that or take away her directorship and make her a secretary so she can continue to do the admin she loves s o much.

Shutting up now.


brenda m - Feb 28, 2014 5:34:59 pm PST #21127 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

Omg you guys. Someone in the practice I work with was at a client dinner (on the client's dime), offered to choose the wine, and then ordered A $450 BOTTLE.


meara - Feb 28, 2014 5:39:18 pm PST #21128 of 30000

Wait, ordered a $450 bottle of wine on someone else's dime?? On their client's dime?? Good lord.


brenda m - Feb 28, 2014 5:41:33 pm PST #21129 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

YES. I am all agog. And I can't tell anyone because it just happened last night and I really shouldn't know.


JZ - Feb 28, 2014 5:45:21 pm PST #21130 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

That's either epically ballsy or epically clueless. Either way, it's pretty amazing.


lisah - Feb 28, 2014 5:47:10 pm PST #21131 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Yikes, Kat!!! Am also glad you got that checked out!

And, totally different yikes, Brenda!


brenda m - Feb 28, 2014 5:52:59 pm PST #21132 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

Oh it's the latter. Hes kind of a pretentious little shit and very high on himself as a wine guy. And I actually like him well enough but come on.

Mr. Clueless shares an assistant with the guy I was traveling with today, to whom she is much more loyal. She shared a nugget of an email today from the head of the practice to mr. C ranting about reckless and irresponsible and unprofessional.


-t - Feb 28, 2014 5:57:19 pm PST #21133 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh my.


SuziQ - Feb 28, 2014 5:58:16 pm PST #21134 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

To think I got called out for taking a couple of colleagues out for a business lunch (that cost maybe $40) without getting it pre-approved. I can't imagine $450 on a bottle of wine on the client's dime.