What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


shrift - Apr 30, 2015 10:45:02 am PDT #25516 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Complaining about it makes me feel whiny and ungrateful

I think complaining about this is totally reasonable! You're not whining about, say, What A Man Might Think If You Cut Your Hair! Your situation is more like a Sophie's Choice.

I'm trying to think of this as an opportunity, not the loss of 1/3 of my income.

You are getting rid of a flaky, demanding, and mentally taxing client and have six months to find a better client who pays on time and maybe doesn't make you contemplate death.

Celebrate that with a nap.


-t - Apr 30, 2015 10:47:48 am PDT #25517 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, that is six months notice. Nice! For some reason I was thinking October was sooner than that. Perhaps because I am in forecasting mode, my sense of now-ness is not precise.


Burrell - Apr 30, 2015 11:02:26 am PDT #25518 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I hope a new freelance gig comes your way, Steph.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.


Steph L. - Apr 30, 2015 11:17:42 am PDT #25519 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Sweet fancy Moses, these pillows are going to change my LIFE. I forgot what a really good pillow can do for you.

I need to buy new pillows when I get home.


Sheryl - Apr 30, 2015 12:30:17 pm PDT #25520 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Am taking tomorrow off. Not for Avengers:Age of Ultron, but for Malice Domestic.(Convention focused on mysteries from the "traditional" end of things. Books!)


Dana - Apr 30, 2015 2:06:17 pm PDT #25521 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

On phone with Comcast's automated system. Have not even made it to a person yet, already filled with rage.


Jesse - Apr 30, 2015 4:19:57 pm PDT #25522 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm in DC! The hotel is nice and I had dinner in my old neighborhood, which is finally nice! Good times.


Kat - Apr 30, 2015 4:40:30 pm PDT #25523 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Jesse, what's your old neighborhood?


sj - Apr 30, 2015 5:47:42 pm PDT #25524 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Grey's Anatomy: That wasn't at all what I was expecting this week.


sarameg - Apr 30, 2015 7:16:18 pm PDT #25525 of 30000

So good to rant/discuss with my instafriend/former neighbor tonight. We can finish each others' sentences. And I needed to hash out Baltimore with someone who gets it, not have to educate or debate for a win.