There are no absolutes. No right and wrong. Haven't you learned anything working for the Powers? There are only choices.

Jasmine ,'Power Play'


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.


WindSparrow - Mar 17, 2015 11:08:07 am PDT #22422 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.

flea, that's just about "ready to gnaw a limb off to escape" annoying.

Suzi, yay for the raise. Not so yay for the blah new logo.


Scrappy - Mar 17, 2015 11:22:58 am PDT #22423 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

My FiL is grossly overweight and has diabetes. My MiL does not want to have to cook "special" meals for him, so he eats what she eats. She exercises and only take small portions, so she's healthy. He eats huge helpings and barely moves, so it just keeps getting worse. He says he "can't" eat less because he's too hungry. She says she shouldn't be responsible for what he does and keeps piling the food on his plate.

Never let two narcissists marry, kids. It's not a pretty sight.


shrift - Mar 17, 2015 11:25:38 am PDT #22424 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I could've had so much fun, but I just changed her password and then disabled the account.

This is usually what I do, especially when Australian dude signs up for anything where I get private data like tax information, because apparently I care about his information security more than he does. But I figured it might be a dick move to delete a baby registry that she may have shared with people already.

shrift, I can't imagine anybody being unimpressed with you--you should be the favorite female adult role model among young, impressionable rellies.

Family has a way of being unimpressed with you.


javachik - Mar 17, 2015 11:40:38 am PDT #22425 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Scrappy, without knowing them, I'd have to side with your mother in law. Except that she shouldn't be piling anyone's plate full other than her own. I've been around too many people who don't take their own health seriously, and cast blame on others. Nope. Grown adult? Make bed and lie in it, without dragging anyone else into it.


sj - Mar 17, 2015 11:42:42 am PDT #22426 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Scrappy, can you convince him to maybe make some extra veg on the side so that he can still have a full plate but less of whatever your mother-in-law is making? Frozen veg in the microwave is fairly easy.


flea - Mar 17, 2015 11:48:10 am PDT #22427 of 30000
information libertarian

Dear Mortgage Dude,

I would like to close as scheduled on Thursday morning early. Therefore, I need you to *tell me the total amount of money I need to send you*. Before my bank closes at 12pm tomorrow, which I informed you 5 hours ago.

Signed, it's COB and you are not answering my eeeeeemail.


Connie Neil - Mar 17, 2015 12:11:59 pm PDT #22428 of 30000
brillig

I love when people start sniping each other on my eBay auctions.


meara - Mar 17, 2015 12:16:31 pm PDT #22429 of 30000

Ugh. I hear that pain and annoyance, flea. So much.


Zenkitty - Mar 17, 2015 12:23:08 pm PDT #22430 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Call him, flea. He is not in a business where he can ignore deadlines.

Personal peeve: people who don't answer emails because they're "so busy right now" and "I'll get to it!" The person who's waiting for your response doesn't know if you're working on it, or if you've not bothered to check your email today, or if you're suddenly in the hospital. At the very least, write back and say, "I'm working on it, I'm aware of the deadline, I'll have it to you in time." Communicate, you fuckers.


shrift - Mar 17, 2015 12:47:22 pm PDT #22431 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I've been checking my credit report because of a security breach at my insurance provider. I managed to get credit reports from Experian and TransUnion easily, and nothing looks amiss. Equifax, on the other hand, is trying to verify my identity with challenge questions that I can't answer because they don't apply to me, and I'm unable to get a free credit report from them without mailing them forms and a wackton of documentation.

How concerned should I be?