OMG, a local weatherman on TV just said, talking about rain, "Will the weekend be jeopardized??" Um, I'm pretty sure there will still be a weekend.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
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 - Jul 26, 2013 6:37:59 am PDT #379 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Jul 26, 2013 6:54:24 am PDT #380 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"
In its defense, Gardens of Time has an actual story line and characters that are surprisingly well-written (considering the whole thing is in second-person dialogue). Also I find hidden object games to be kind of zen-inducing.
One of my deliberate strategies with Facebook gaming friends is to find foreign ones, since the possibility of stalking seems rather low and my political views are probably not going to bother them/vice versa. (And even if it did, most likely we'll be posting in different languages.)
Amy - Jul 26, 2013 6:58:30 am PDT #381 of 30000
Because books.
I am ... weirdly opposed to interacting with strangers on the internet. That sounds completely idiotic, I know, but you guys aren't strangers. Everyone else ... is.
Theodosia - Jul 26, 2013 7:16:05 am PDT #382 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"
I hear you, Amy. A number of gaming friends game under a separate account with a fake name and no interaction besides social game posts even if there's often official policy against it.
Maria - Jul 26, 2013 7:26:26 am PDT #383 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Thank you notes after the interview--email or handwritten? Help! I'm so out of practice.
brenda m - Jul 26, 2013 7:30:20 am PDT #384 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
Email is fine.
Jesse - Jul 26, 2013 7:34:18 am PDT #385 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In its defense, Gardens of Time has an actual story line and characters that are surprisingly well-written (considering the whole thing is in second-person dialogue). Also I find hidden object games to be kind of zen-inducing.
Yeah, I don't care so much about the story line. I just like finding things! Which sometimes fucks with my head, when I'm walking down the street and literally thinking, "Lamppost, graffiti, bike..."
Jesse - Jul 26, 2013 7:34:55 am PDT #386 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Am having a super goddamned fancy salad for lunch with pickled beets AND a pickled egg.
meara - Jul 26, 2013 8:00:33 am PDT #387 of 30000
Email is ok, especially if you can't put the handwritten ones in the mail today.
Jesse - Jul 26, 2013 8:04:54 am PDT #388 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Email is especially handy if you met with people in groups -- you can send one note to the group and not have to come up with a hundred different ways to say "Thanks for meeting with me and I want the job."