If they ask further questions, then just say, "I'd rather not discuss it."
Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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.
Hil R. - Oct 02, 2014 11:28:10 am PDT #7497 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2014 11:29:44 am PDT #7498 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"
Or "It was cleared with HR, who agree that it should be kept private."
Steph L. - Oct 02, 2014 11:32:41 am PDT #7499 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You understand I work with a large contingency of Rain Mans...
Most Rain Man types will understand "I'd rather not discuss it. But I'm doing much better. Thanks for asking!"
And sometimes you have to say "I've said twice now that I'd rather not discuss it. Thank you for respecting that."
Allyson - Oct 02, 2014 11:35:23 am PDT #7500 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thanks. If I'm correct in the predictability of my charges, they will forget and revert to self-involved chatter in 48 to 78 hours.
Toddson - Oct 02, 2014 11:37:49 am PDT #7501 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Or you could peer over your glasses at them until their nerves fail and they scuttle back into their labs.
Jesse - Oct 02, 2014 11:38:21 am PDT #7502 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I do think it's a special kind of busy-body who will insist on more of an answer -- not that they don't exist, but I feel like your scientists won't be those people?
Calli - Oct 02, 2014 11:40:03 am PDT #7503 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I have a PTA thrift shop within walking distance, so maybe I'll check there for needles.
The loom sounds fun, but I have someone local who's offered to teach me needle knitting, so I think I'll try that first. I'm afraid I haven't heard of Til Tuesday. But we have Joannes and Michaels, so that seems like a good next step. Thanks!
I don't have a plausible explanation for coworkers as to where I have been for a month. Advice?
I'll echo the advice above on saying " I was on medical leave, but I'm feeling much better now. Thanks for asking!"
Ginger - Oct 02, 2014 11:45:07 am PDT #7504 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There's always the perfectly true "I had a procedure, and the doctor recommended I take off time to recover."
If they press, tell them, "You don't want to know. You'll never think about women the same away again."
-t - Oct 02, 2014 11:46:17 am PDT #7505 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
they will forget and revert to self-involved chatter in 48 to 78 hours.
I think that's true of most people, really.
ETA: I like Ginger's answers very much.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2014 11:49:58 am PDT #7506 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If they press, tell them, "You don't want to know. You'll never think about women the same away again."
Heh. "If I told you, your dick would probably necrose and fall off. Do you want me to tell you?"