Aside from that, am still feeling pretty awesome about my decision to quit my job!!
Woo hoo! Freeeeeeedom!
Signed,
Kinda Jealous
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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 - May 11, 2015 7:03:20 am PDT #26129 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Steph L. - May 11, 2015 7:10:55 am PDT #26130 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Will I ever get out of this hotel bed where I've been lounging and doing computer-based tasks all morning, drinking coffee, and listening to the radio?
You're in a Kimpton, right? STAY IN BED. That was an excellent hotel bed.
lisah - May 11, 2015 7:20:23 am PDT #26131 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
You're in a Kimpton, right? STAY IN BED. That was an excellent hotel bed.
YES!!! Thank you for validating my life decisions.
shrift, I'm kind of jealous of myself right now. That's why I'm making sure to TCB while I'm also lounging in this very comfortable bed!
Amy - May 11, 2015 7:30:50 am PDT #26132 of 30000
Because books.
Kimptons are the ones with goldfish, aren't they? I loved that. #wrongpriorities
::waves at everyone:: I have no time to myself anymore. And our second-in-command baker quit yesterday, on Mother's Day, the busiest day we've had so far. There are not enough pain au chocolat in the world, is what I'm saying.
Kate, I can't believe you're due so soon (although I know it must not feel that to you)! Babies! So exciting.
meara - May 11, 2015 7:38:02 am PDT #26133 of 30000
That sounds awesome, Lisah! So jealous.
Burrell - May 11, 2015 7:43:47 am PDT #26134 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hi folks! Hope everyone had a good Sunday. I have so much Monday stuff to do today, and am almost at the end of what can be done by email and phone, which means time to put on outside pants and go to work.
Jesse - May 11, 2015 7:53:00 am PDT #26135 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Man, I wish I were lounging in a hotel room right now! Instead I had meetings at 9, 10, 11:15, and now 1. After that I can do some work.
Burrell - May 11, 2015 7:53:34 am PDT #26136 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh, too many meetings
shrift - May 11, 2015 7:57:17 am PDT #26137 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Crap, I have a meeting in 3 minutes.
Steph L. - May 11, 2015 7:58:50 am PDT #26138 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
No meetings, but I am currently in a state of bogglement that I have an author who didn't answer 28 queries in an article they just returned. We don't ask those queries for funsies; they're substantial questions, like "Your data in the 3 categories don't add up to your reported total; please clarify or change," or "Wording is unclear; is this correct as edited?", etc.
I've had authors skip (or ignore) 2 or 3 queries before, but 28 is a new league record for me. That's not a mistake; that's just deliberate not giving a shit.
Fortunately, that level of jackassery allows me to send a sanctioned email that basically says "I don't know what your problem is, but we won't publish you if you can't bother to answer these questions. So either answer them or kiss your sweet, sweet publication byline goodbye." (But, you know, worded differently.)
Sheesh. Imma go make some lunch now.