I thought I'd say hi. It has been a while.
ita! I'm sorry the things plaguing you haven't improved, but it's wonderful to see your posts.
Happy belated birthday to the twins!
Well, other bands know more than three chords. Your professional bands can play up to six, sometimes seven, completely different chords.
Oz ,'Storyteller'
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.
Atropa - Mar 28, 2014 9:23:59 am PDT #23848 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
aurelia - Mar 28, 2014 9:39:40 am PDT #23849 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Hello, ita!
My job is in such limbo right now that I don't even know what to say about it.
msbelle - Mar 28, 2014 9:55:41 am PDT #23850 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I used to love my job because I felt I was doing important work. Then I liked my job ok, because I thought the organization was a good one - even though the day to day was ugh.
Then I had a job I hated and knew was unimportant. Since then I have just had jobs to make money.
I'd like my next job to be something I thought was important.
Rick - Mar 28, 2014 9:58:54 am PDT #23851 of 30000
In lieu of the grading that Kat is saddled with, people in my setting spend most of their time these days writing grants that don't get funded. Sometimes four or five grants a year that don't get funded, each taking hundreds of hours to prepare.
The funding situation is so dire that grant writing has turned into a kind of Cargo Cult. Time and time again, people reenact the behaviors that used to to bring in money, but the planes do not return. Viewed from the outside, we must seem like a tribe of superstitious primitives, unable to learn from experience.
Typo Boy - Mar 28, 2014 10:13:20 am PDT #23852 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Welcome back § ita §, missed your pixels.
flea - Mar 28, 2014 10:14:18 am PDT #23853 of 30000
information libertarian
One could extend this metaphor to most of academia. People doing PhDs spring to my mind, for example.
-t - Mar 28, 2014 10:17:11 am PDT #23854 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Rick is bringing the observational humour today. Good job, Rick.
I did not bring enough food today. I may have to see what I can glean from the vending machines. What I would like to do, of course, is go home early to make up for staying late earlier in the week, but that's not happening.
Dana - Mar 28, 2014 10:24:53 am PDT #23855 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Word from OTW is that Archive Team is working on archiving the content from TWOP.
I don't know much about them, but OTW says they make copies of what they've archived available for download.
Sue - Mar 28, 2014 10:25:20 am PDT #23856 of 30000
hip deep in pie
The documentary on Vivian Maier is showing tonight in town, one night only. I really want to see it, but I am on day 1 of period and I am coming down with something-- have been achy, tired and fevery all day. Oh yeah, and I've been awake since 4:45. So want to go home, take all the drugs and curl up in a ball, yet I so want to see this movie. Gah!
Dana - Mar 28, 2014 10:27:22 am PDT #23857 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Can you take some of the drugs and go see the movie?