Sophia, is there no way you can leave early? Five minutes seems like not very much to ask for.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
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.
Jesse - Jul 22, 2014 9:35:11 am PDT #2527 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Zenkitty - Jul 22, 2014 9:50:36 am PDT #2528 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
the one with the adorable ears
That is one cute puppy.
I'm drinking a San Pellegrino Pomegranate and Orange fizzy soda-water thing. It ought to be delicious, but it tastes like that "cherry" flavored medicine I had to swallow when I was a kid and had a cough. Ugh. Glad I didn't buy more than one of these.
shrift - Jul 22, 2014 9:58:56 am PDT #2529 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Zenkitty, when it comes to flavored fizzy water, there's a fine line between "oh, this is pleasantly refreshing!" and "*clawing at tongue* dear god what is this noxious concoction?!"
Zenkitty - Jul 22, 2014 10:07:59 am PDT #2530 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Ha! Yeah, SanPellegrino flavors have always pleased me before, even the grapefruit, but this one is rather vile. And yet I'm still drinking it.
"Is it still vile?"
"Hmm. Yep."
"How about now?"
"Hmm. Yep."
..."Now?"
Theodosia - Jul 22, 2014 10:15:00 am PDT #2531 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm betting most people in a meeting lasting until 6:30 would LOVE a valid reason for stopping it ten minutes early, so long as they have advance warning. Having to keep the meeting moving along will motivate participants to be more concise.
Seriously, even if it does take five minutes to walk, ask for ten so that you're covered if somebody important buttonholes you or you drop your packages or trip going down the stairs or whatever.
SuziQ - Jul 22, 2014 10:17:49 am PDT #2532 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Our accounting system is about to go through an "upgrade", Friday it shuts down for 10 days. Every person I know who has been involved in any phase of the testing/training says it is a train wreak.
I am SO GLAD I'm no longer part of the accounting group. Sure, the lack of available data will put a dent in my work, but it is nice to be a few steps removed from the front line.
-t - Jul 22, 2014 10:21:58 am PDT #2533 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
10 days? Damn.
Needing to catch a bus seems like a VERY valid reason to ask to eave/end a meeting early.
I tried adding sudafed to my pharmaceutical cocktail today. I think I feel worse.
SuziQ - Jul 22, 2014 10:36:50 am PDT #2534 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Away from work, I'm playing the insurance game of trying to get them to approve a name brand prescription. I still haven't been able to get any Lyrica from my insurance. They rejected the prior authorization and want me to try the generic first. Now I'm waiting for my doctors office to either prescribe the generic or fight back and appeal. Right now I don't care which - I have Lyrica samples that will get me through the next 2 weeks - but this better have some resultion before then.
Oh, and I have a rental in SLC - a Ford C-Max. Never heard of it before. It is a boxy hybrid. It drives fine and is roomy, but so not my asthetic.
Atropa - Jul 22, 2014 10:47:42 am PDT #2535 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Gerard Way is looking for an 18 year old goth girl in L.A. for a photo shoot he's doing. Excuse me while I sob.
(Pete said, "You need to ask yourself, what is he doing that needs a goth specifically?" to which I said, "I DON'T CARE HE SHOULD WORK ON SOMETHING WITH MEEEEEEE.")
Theodosia - Jul 22, 2014 11:03:33 am PDT #2536 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Somebody is not now speaking to me on the book of the face because I pointed out that thinking that Gaza shouldn't be bombed is not the same as hating Israel. When she objected, I pointed out that not liking Obama's policies is not the same as being anti-American.
Clearly I should back away from the arguing.