Smonster, that sucks; I have no better advice than what has already been said.
Scandal made me so happy tonight!
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
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.
sj - Feb 19, 2015 5:29:13 pm PST #19828 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sarameg - Feb 19, 2015 5:42:08 pm PST #19829 of 30000
Sj, it was all, fuck you and you and YOU, taking care of me, finally. And Mellie. Oh, Mellie too.
I'm appreciative of this of late.
smonster - Feb 19, 2015 7:00:00 pm PST #19830 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Unplugged it right away. No removable battery. Way past warranty, is from 2011. Okay, Genius Bar it is. Thanks all. Good night.
meara - Feb 19, 2015 7:05:12 pm PST #19831 of 30000
Huh. Watching Grey's--they'd obviously been foreshadowing the Shepherd/Owen thing but I didn't expect them to go right there so soon. Huh. I thought there'd be more...buildup.
meara - Feb 19, 2015 7:14:24 pm PST #19832 of 30000
Also, am going to a dance weekend and can't decide if I want a room for one or two nights, and if I want to pay for it with money or with points. Hrm. (It's on the other side of town, but dancing tends to go quite late)
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 19, 2015 7:28:47 pm PST #19833 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I found out today there's a new Mediterranean place on the sketchy side of town! Depending on sleetfall, I may give it a try for lunch tomorrow.
WindSparrow - Feb 19, 2015 8:45:09 pm PST #19834 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.
... and they both complain (at length) to me, so I feel like I can see both sides of the issue when they can't.
The last time two coworkers managed to put me in the middle, I ended up saying to both of them, "I know you have been stressed out, so I have tried to be a safe person for you to vent to. But something has to change. In order to manage my own stress so I can do my job effectively, I'm making a new rule: No dumping on Andrea." The next attempt to continue the topic got suggestions of various non-me resources for them to handle it (ie, work it out with the other party, take it to the next layer of leadership, make use of the Employee Assistance Program, etc.). The third attempt got a firm, "I need you to stop."
At one point, H. (very young, 20 at the time) used the word bitch to describe W. (in her 50s), I came down like a ton of bricks on that. I'm generally pretty easy going but, "No. You do not use that word to me about [name]." Very stern. When H tried to do the "I'm sorry, but..." explanations and justifications, I kept saying, "No." When H finally said, "I'm just trying to apologize." I said, "The way to do that is, 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. No buts.'" At which point H said, "Ok, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
Lee - Feb 19, 2015 9:30:48 pm PST #19835 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Lee, maybe we can just plan a day off instead?
From way back, but yes please. This week has just been epically NOT FUN, and mid March is just too far away.
WindSparrow - Feb 19, 2015 9:58:10 pm PST #19836 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.
Talk about a blended family. [link] (video of a kitten and his dogs)
WindSparrow - Feb 20, 2015 3:46:25 am PST #19837 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.
On Wednesday I helped someone take someone (didn't succeed at getting it all) take nail polish off her finger nails. The three fingers I was holding the cotton balls with remover are now so dry and sandpapery that my new iPad no longer recognizes their fingerprints. Repeated applications of Amlactin and my own skin goop aren't making much improvement. Last night at bedtime I topped off the Amlactin with petroleum jelly based arnica ointment and covered my hand in a sock (can't find my cotton gloves). Upon waking, the sandpaper is a much finer grade. So, improvement but not much. At the moment I have that hand in a sandwich baggie into which I squeezed the contents of gelcaps of vit. E, and A & D supplements mixed with lavender and olive oils and aloe vera gel. Is there anything more or better I can do, because I am not confident this will do the trick. Also, it smells like fish and lavender.