They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.

River ,'Ariel'


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.


Atropa - Jan 26, 2015 8:07:51 am PST #17065 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Flea, what a great house!

I had a manager who, I'm pretty sure, set me up to fail a lot. She did this to a number of people (I think she wanted to be seen as "saving" the department by rescuing it from our "mistakes")

I didn't know you worked for my last boss! Or else people like that are legion in management positions, and we should perhaps create poppets of them to stab with pins.

According to my BigBoss, everyone I met at the Copenhagen office thinks I'm awesome and great at my job. Also, they really want me to move there.


Calli - Jan 26, 2015 8:09:38 am PST #17066 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

How lovely, flea! I especially like that front porch.


-t - Jan 26, 2015 8:10:40 am PST #17067 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

everyone I met at the Copenhagen office thinks I'm awesome and great at my job. Also, they really want me to move there.

Of course they do.


sumi - Jan 26, 2015 8:10:50 am PST #17068 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

Flea, that house is gorgeous!!! Congratulations!!

ION, I went to the podiatrist today and he thinks that with new orthotics I won't need to wear a brace!

Also - I should never be barefoot.. ., i.e., wear clogs indoors.

But no brace!!!


sj - Jan 26, 2015 8:11:35 am PST #17069 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

everyone I met at the Copenhagen office thinks I'm awesome and great at my job. Also, they really want me to move there.

This is not at all surprising.


Steph L. - Jan 26, 2015 8:11:49 am PST #17070 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

sumi, that's great news!


Atropa - Jan 26, 2015 8:14:01 am PST #17071 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

It's a nice idea to idly contemplate. But there's the reality of our life in Seattle: Dad is here, a bunch of our close friends, my goddaughters. Plus the idea of packing up ALL OF OUR STUFF and doing a cross-continental move is terrifying to think of.

But still, Copenhagen was pretty nice. It looks like I'll be headed back there in June.


JZ - Jan 26, 2015 8:15:20 am PST #17072 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.

Braceless sumi is excellent news! Many congrats!

Management-by-sabotage, and its subset New-management-establishing-itself-by-shitting-all-over-everyone-who's-already-there, is grimly familiar to way too many of us. Enough so that I personally can't even construct a response, just nod and shudder and rock back and forth. But, holy crap, am I delighted that Jilli is loved and appreciated now! So long overdue, so incredibly well deserved!


WindSparrow - Jan 26, 2015 8:15:55 am PST #17073 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Lovely house, flea! May you have many happy years living five minutes from Teppy.

I am always boggled by people who get their jollies from having endeavors they're involved with struggle and fail.

I wasn't sure if you meant cruddy work managers who set people up to fail or the ghost/sasquatch hunters...


WindSparrow - Jan 26, 2015 8:18:20 am PST #17074 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

sumi, I'm glad for your feet and legs.

Jilli, the people at the Copenhagen office clearly are smart.