A completely different gripe about my work today. I work in an office with 5 people, we share 1 bathroom. This morning at 9 when I went to use the bathroom, empty tp roll and the sad last paper towel on the roll. People just suck. Supplies are in a closet everyone has access to.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
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.
msbelle - Dec 10, 2014 6:34:35 am PST #12239 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - Dec 10, 2014 6:50:41 am PST #12240 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I work by the secondary kitchen area here, and it's to the point where I'm excited if anyone else replaces the paper towels. People!
Strix - Dec 10, 2014 7:04:02 am PST #12241 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Hey editors and other knowledgable people:
I'm editing a MSS using CMoS 16th ed. There's a book title at the end of a section of dialogue and I have searched for 20 minutes to see if it should be "Book Title."" or 'Book Title.'"
Any help?
Also, scuba divers? Are C.A.L.M. and/or R.E.L.A.X diving acronyms? I scoured 7 scuba acronym pages and couldn't find them? Am I just blind??
Any help appreciated!
-t - Dec 10, 2014 7:13:50 am PST #12242 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, that sounds kind of great.
It's pretty good, as work holiday parties go! People grumble if it's a movie they didn't want to see and they'd rather be running errands or whatever, but it's nice to have some enforced leisure, I think, especially since it counts as work time paycheck-wise.
shrift - Dec 10, 2014 7:24:01 am PST #12243 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Had the career chat with my manager. I think it went well. Of course, in the same discussion I also got raise and bonus information. It was better than I was expecting it to be, so now I'm all, "Ha ha, oops, I guess you do appreciate me?" I still think moving into a different org is the right thing to do, but it would be nice to do it without any acrimony.
meara - Dec 10, 2014 7:25:35 am PST #12244 of 30000
That's awesome, shrift! Fingers remain crossed for you.
I somehow didn't realize I had an early morning training today (I swear they must've moved the time), and was up until about 1:30AM last night. Ouch.
-t - Dec 10, 2014 7:25:49 am PST #12245 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds good, shrift.
Burrell - Dec 10, 2014 7:43:47 am PST #12246 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Better to be unexpectedly surprised in that way, shrift. Much better.
Sorry Strix, I don't know from CMoS. Have you looked at the OWL at Purdue? OWL stands for online writing lab. Tends to be my go-to when students need to look up formatting questions.
Amy - Dec 10, 2014 7:47:56 am PST #12247 of 30000
Because books.
Strix, Book Title would be in single quotes in that example.
Theodosia - Dec 10, 2014 9:16:23 am PST #12248 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 met a Pomsky today -- that's a mix between a Pomeranian and a Husky. Adorable mini-Husky, and so very calm, too -- the passenger held her dog all through the ride without a peep from the dog.