All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.

Mal ,'Trash'


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.


Amy - Aug 16, 2013 7:38:31 am PDT #2633 of 30000
Because books.

I'm barefoot.

Working at home, I'm always going to lose this game.

In the case of your boss, isn't that a compliment?

Not if she decides to fire me.

She's the worst communicator in the world. Half the time she either doesn't answer an email with a direct question in it, or she answers another question entirely. In a half-assed way.


§ ita § - Aug 16, 2013 7:43:46 am PDT #2634 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm wearing one tensor bandage. I lose.

Lee, you like salt and caramel, and not lightly sweetened steel cut oats (made with milk and buttermilk) with freshly grated nutmeg and a handful of fresh organic blueberries? Sad to be you.

I know this [link] isn't as violating as an upskirt, but it's still a little bit creepy at least, no? I mean, if you catch it in your picture fine. But it seems the photographer went to some effort to isolate body parts.


Jesse - Aug 16, 2013 7:45:26 am PDT #2635 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In general, taking a picture of someone who doesn't know you're taking their picture is at least a little bit creepy.

I think I'm wearing the same sandals I was last time we played this! But my toenails are a nice apple green.


Kate P. - Aug 16, 2013 7:45:52 am PDT #2636 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Ugh, Amy.

I have decided not to call the potential debt-collectors/scammers. If they call again, I'll deal with it then.

In the meantime, I'm about to apply for another position at the same school I applied at earlier in the summer. There's apparently been some... confusion? chaos?... behind the scenes; the person they initially hired (instead of me) ended up not taking the job, and now they have someone else who's been hired as an interim director, and they're posting a one-year K-12 librarian position. Anyway, cross your fingers for me, please!


msbelle - Aug 16, 2013 7:46:23 am PDT #2637 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am eating leftovers and fighting the urge to go buy a pie or cake to eat.


Kate P. - Aug 16, 2013 7:46:50 am PDT #2638 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Lee, you like salt and caramel, and not lightly sweetened steel cut oats (made with milk and buttermilk) with freshly grated nutmeg and a handful of fresh organic blueberries? Sad to be you.

I like both! Do I win?


Lee - Aug 16, 2013 7:48:42 am PDT #2639 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

not lightly sweetened steel cut oats (made with milk and buttermilk) with freshly grated nutmeg and a handful of fresh organic blueberries?

Everything but the oatmeal sounds good.


Steph L. - Aug 16, 2013 7:50:58 am PDT #2640 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Anybody up for another round of what shoes are you wearing today?

The shoes of unemployment: [link]


meara - Aug 16, 2013 7:52:25 am PDT #2641 of 30000

the person they initially hired (instead of me) ended up not taking the job, and now they have someone else who's been hired as an interim director, and they're posting a one-year K-12 librarian position. Anyway, cross your fingers for me, please!

Crossed!

ita's oatmeal sounds great, but only if someone else is making it for me. I'm lazy.


§ ita § - Aug 16, 2013 7:58:28 am PDT #2642 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

ita's oatmeal sounds great, but only if someone else is making it for me. I'm lazy

I finally found a recipe that requires 2 minutes of stirring and then 20 minutes of doing something else, 30s of attention, and then 10 minutes of doing whatever. And I'm good for four mornings. I'm in such heaven, you don't even know.

Good luck, Kate!

The shoes of unemployment

I don't remember wearing shoes when I was unemployed. Go you!