The Splendid Table can also be a whole lot of fun, and is made up of shorter segments. They have been known to talk about cilantro and muffalettas.
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
Spike ,'Chosen'
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.
Anne W. - Jan 17, 2015 6:43:29 am PST #15682 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
JZ - Jan 17, 2015 6:47:17 am PST #15683 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Ooh, these all sound great! I may still dread the open office, but y'all are making me feel quite a bit more reconciled to the commute.
A $6M move? Gott in himmel.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2015 6:53:33 am PST #15684 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
TLDR (which is basically Intro to Internet Wanks in 8 minutes)
How is TLDR these days? I stopped listening when the original hosts retired (I'm so bad with names).
Open offices have their good and bad points. If your office culture allows headphones, take advantage, and if you REALLY need to focus, book a small conference room where you can hide. But being able to listen in on half of everyone's phone conversations has definitely made me feel more in the loop about what the rest of my team is up to, which is an overall plus.
juliana - Jan 17, 2015 6:56:05 am PST #15685 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Here!
Allyson's hair is the shiniest.
JZ, M really likes Chris Jericho's podcast Talk Is Jericho. He has a lot of wrestlers on, but also music & movie stars, & he's always got something interesting going.
-t - Jan 17, 2015 7:08:19 am PST #15686 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
But being able to listen in on half of everyone's phone conversations has definitely made me feel more in the loop about what the rest of my team is up to, which is an overall plus.
That is true, I sometimes pick up vital information that way.
Sue - Jan 17, 2015 7:13:06 am PST #15687 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Two CBC podcasts: IDEAS, which is an hour, but has a station break at the 30 minute mark.:http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/podcasts/
Under the Influence, about advertising and marketing, which I think is 30 minutes: [link]
I also loved the BBC's History of the Word in 100 Objects. [link]
Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2015 7:17:31 am PST #15688 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Cilantro, no. Oxford comma, yes. I wouldn't know a muffaletta if it bit me back, but I like olives. Muffins are merely an excuse to eat cake for breakfast. Raisins belong in trail mix, not cookies.
Podcasts drive me nuts, listening to other people yak inanely, and hum and uh, and the clatter in the background, and most of it I can't hear clearly anyway, so it's frustrating.
Despite my introversion, I loved my office's open floor plan, and I was soul-crushed when they did away with it and put us all in 6x6 cubicles like veal. I was really happy at my job until they did that. But my co-workers are for the most part intelligent and funny people and I enjoy their company. If I hated them, that would have been a whole different story.
Allyson - Jan 17, 2015 7:23:16 am PST #15689 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Moji said the family settled on the Angelus Funeral Home.
It's a bit on the nose, yeah?
Consuela - Jan 17, 2015 7:25:04 am PST #15690 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
How is TLDR these days? I stopped listening when the original hosts retired (I'm so bad with names).
Um, there's only been a couple of episodes so far. It's okay, but I think they're still finding their feet.
As for open offices, the ONLY way I know what's going on is eavesdropping, because my team never has any meetings and hardly anyone ever talks to me.
P.M. Marc - Jan 17, 2015 7:25:27 am PST #15691 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Little bit, yeah.