This must be what going mad feels like.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Dec 02, 2014 6:28:38 am PST #11733 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Actually my superpower is very very quickly absorbing and synthesizing information. Saying that politely in a cover letter is perhaps tricky.

That seems like a pretty straightforward thing to say in a cover letter! You can talk about different contexts in which you've worked, and how you quickly absorbed and synthesized the information there.


flea - Dec 02, 2014 6:50:26 am PST #11734 of 30000
information libertarian

Servatii at Court and Walnut. There was apparently a lot of smoke, so the pastries are, um, toast.


Gudanov - Dec 02, 2014 7:02:41 am PST #11735 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

How's the new job, Gud?

The new job is going well so far. It's a newly-formed team and the project is a complete software rewrite from scratch so there's a lot of work.


Steph L. - Dec 02, 2014 7:12:22 am PST #11736 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Servatii at Court and Walnut. There was apparently a lot of smoke, so the pastries are, um, toast.

Nooooooooo!


sarameg - Dec 02, 2014 8:23:45 am PST #11737 of 30000

I think I'm going to need a new vacuum soon. It just doesn't suck as well anymore. I've replaced the belts, will give it a good cleaning, but....


Theodosia - Dec 02, 2014 9:25:04 am PST #11738 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"

Are you sure that it just doesn't need a new bag/filter?


Jesse - Dec 02, 2014 9:27:17 am PST #11739 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ugh, that reminds me that my vacuum smelled like burning the last time I used it.


sarameg - Dec 02, 2014 9:39:55 am PST #11740 of 30000

Bagless. And I cleaned the filters awhile back.


Zenkitty - Dec 02, 2014 9:46:00 am PST #11741 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I probably need to clean my vacuum's filter, but I lost the manual and I don't know how. The Internet could help with that, I guess. That's what the burning smell is, right? Dirty filter?

Sometimes I marvel that I've managed to live this long.


-t - Dec 02, 2014 9:51:07 am PST #11742 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

These problems do not arise if you just stop vacuuming. The tumbleweeds of pet hair do arise, but there are trade-offs in any strategy.