Yay Sumi.
Back off, family Jerkwads!
I am going out for Indian food tonight even though I have a lot of food at home I could be eating. I haven't had Indian in a while, so I am looking forward to it.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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.
Sue - Jan 26, 2015 10:35:45 am PST #17110 of 30000
hip deep in pie
aurelia - Jan 26, 2015 10:38:05 am PST #17111 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Does he think mean-spirited comments are really just good-natured ribbing?
aurelia - Jan 26, 2015 10:40:26 am PST #17112 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
ion, do I need this tee? [link] I think I might need it.
P.M. Marc - Jan 26, 2015 10:41:21 am PST #17113 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
I think he honestly means it, but I'm not sure. It's hard to tell when the default is bitter-ass dillweed.
JZ - Jan 26, 2015 10:42:01 am PST #17114 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.
I think you need it, aurelia. As do lots of folks hereabout.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2015 10:42:18 am PST #17115 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
In related news, I want to trade in my boss for a sane human being. She's assigned me a task that I've never done before, I have no idea how to do it, three times she's changed the parameters (which she would deny doing), and she's giving me NO guidelines or anything. I'm gonna get an ulcer.
How do we have the same job?
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2015 10:45:55 am PST #17116 of 30000
brillig
"Just dive in and figure it out" is fun when it's a DIY hobby project, not so good when a person in authority is gonna flip their marbles if it isn't right
Hubby was a lot like this. He knew how to do so many things and he thought they were simple and obvious, that he thought I was being deliberately obtuse when I couldn't do it or I was trying to make him mad. Apparently his first wife was a practitioner of this type of bitch-fu. We never truly resolved the issue, but I think he bit his tongue more often. There are many reasons why I despise that woman and make no effort to involve her in my life.
Laura - Jan 26, 2015 10:50:13 am PST #17117 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
To this day, I hate being in situations where I don't know what's expected of me
This indeed. When I was in college I didn't care about the course content or difficulty, all that really mattered was whether or not the instructor had a detailed syllabus or could make the expectations clear. If given clear direction I can do anything, guessing what the heck you want from me, not so much.
aurelia - Jan 26, 2015 10:55:58 am PST #17118 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That sucks, Plei. I don't even know what there is to say about that.
I love my family but I'm glad they aren't into social media. My only on-line familial connection is my nephew on G+, which I don't even use. And they know about my Flickr account. Although I do occasionally see indications that my former SIL has been checking up on me (LinkedIn gives it away).
Maria - Jan 26, 2015 11:02:55 am PST #17119 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
Plei, what an asshat. I saw it earlier, debated on flaying him verbally, and decided it was a waste of good oxygen. Especially when we were debating old houses and paint. And your mother is wronger than a wrong thing that is the wrongest in the history of wrong things. That sconce needs to disappear from the face of the earth.
Congratulations, flea and family!
Hairpats and ~ma to those who feel incompetent in any way. You're not, and damn the fools--work or family--that make you feel otherwise.