Glad your father's all right, Maria! Whew.
I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning.
Snyder ,'Showtime'
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.
Zenkitty - Apr 23, 2014 3:52:09 am PDT #25897 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 23, 2014 3:56:35 am PDT #25898 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Glad about your Dad, Maria.
Oswego is not exotic- unless you are interested in college students bar-hopping in the snow...
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2014 4:02:25 am PDT #25899 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It took me a moment to remember that you weren't talking Somerville weather, Jesse. Because we've had a small thunderstorm, but no hail so far. I guess you're not missing much weather-wise!
I realize how blessed I am to have really good, accessible, visible veins. Total luck of the draw, eh?
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2014 4:06:33 am PDT #25900 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oh! And such good news about your father, Maria! No, it's not going to be fun, but still so much better than heart attack!
tommyrot - Apr 23, 2014 4:31:10 am PDT #25901 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The funniest thing I've ever seen about the "friend zone": Dinosaur Comics - April 23rd, 2014 - awesome fun times!
Fred Pete - Apr 23, 2014 5:04:52 am PDT #25902 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Relief~ma, Maria.
-t - Apr 23, 2014 5:47:56 am PDT #25903 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I need some hivemind help. I was contacted by three different recruiters yesterday for a contract position that pays a lot more than my current job, but (a) 12 month contract (b) no benefits (c) longer commute. So, I can work out for myself the intangibles, but I'd like to get a handle on how much of the ~$20/hr pay difference goes away when the lack of benefits is figured in. Is there a rule of thumb for that?
flea - Apr 23, 2014 5:58:22 am PDT #25904 of 30000
information libertarian
In grantwriting the rule of thumb for benefits is 20%. You might want to actually quantify 1) retirement 2) sick/vacation and 3) health care, though.
-t - Apr 23, 2014 6:08:02 am PDT #25905 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, flea. Using the 20% and considering the commute time and gas expense, it's really not worth thinking about any further. Kind of a relief!
Strix - Apr 23, 2014 6:16:49 am PDT #25906 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
That looks like a fun con, Jilli! All the medieval costume lectures...mmm.
Independence is a burb of KC, and is...um, interesting. Feel free to hit me up if you need anything!