Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


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.


Jesse - Mar 25, 2014 8:00:07 am PDT #23336 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sometimes you feel like a nut?

James Rebhorn (you know his face) wrote his own obit, and it's incredible: [link]


Amy - Mar 25, 2014 8:13:34 am PDT #23337 of 30000
Because books.

Oh wow, that's lovely. He was great.


Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2014 8:15:59 am PDT #23338 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I read that. I still remember him as Beth's rapey Step-father from Guiding Light.


Amy - Mar 25, 2014 8:16:52 am PDT #23339 of 30000
Because books.

Oh my god, Sophia! I forgot all about that.


sj - Mar 25, 2014 8:30:19 am PDT #23340 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I read that. I still remember him as Beth's rapey Step-father from Guiding Light.

This is always the first character I thought of when I saw him, and then Angel's molesting father on ATWT.


Dana - Mar 25, 2014 8:31:57 am PDT #23341 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'm having a hard time getting back to work after taking a break for lunch.


shrift - Mar 25, 2014 8:38:45 am PDT #23342 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Man, I thought this meeting was going to end early, but nooo. I need to go to the bathroom and my stomach is growling.


Sparky1 - Mar 25, 2014 8:44:45 am PDT #23343 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

I have to tell a adjunct faculty member who is currently enjoying special privileges that one of those is being taken away (after 10 years). He has to move out of the office he's had (and he's not getting another one). Vacate? Relinquish? GTFO? what's the least insulting word I could use here? Basically, there's no reason for this except the Dean doesn't want him there, so I can't tell him why, just that he's got to go.


Jessica - Mar 25, 2014 8:45:35 am PDT #23344 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Is someone higher up the ladder taking the office instead, or will it just sit empty?


sarameg - Mar 25, 2014 8:51:37 am PDT #23345 of 30000

"Facilities is repurposing your office"

msbelle, I'd be very very confused by the IRS thing. Oy.