Or you could peer over your glasses at them until their nerves fail and they scuttle back into their labs.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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.
Toddson - Oct 02, 2014 11:37:49 am PDT #7501 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
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?"
Connie Neil - Oct 02, 2014 12:04:30 pm PDT #7507 of 30000
brillig
I like Ginger's answer.
Toddson - Oct 02, 2014 12:07:29 pm PDT #7508 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
David! in Tuesday's New York Times they had an article about people living on houseboats on London's canals. The photo had a full-color picture of a houseboat named "Matilda."
Jessica - Oct 02, 2014 12:10:41 pm PDT #7509 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
YOU GUYS.
I have a job interview on Monday.
I have been with my current company TEN YEARS.
I am so excited because my current department is devouring me starting with my bottom, but internally I am also flipping out like a mammal because I have NO IDEA HOW TO DO A JOB INTERVIEW. When I was first hired here, I was a 25 year-old temp. (Holy shit, I've almost literally been working here my entire adult life. CHANGE IS SCARY.)
Allyson, I think Ginger has the best script. It's really none of their business.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2014 12:18:35 pm PDT #7510 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica, you will be awesome! Congrats on the interview.
David! in Tuesday's New York Times they had an article about people living on houseboats on London's canals. The photo had a full-color picture of a houseboat named "Matilda."
I think I should get to live on a houseboat in London named "Matilda." It seems right.