Oh! Maybe I should download the cat game for the board meeting!
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
Steph L. - Mar 29, 2016 12:11:50 pm PDT #18597 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Dana - Mar 29, 2016 12:21:23 pm PDT #18598 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Have I told the story of when one of my friends had a client who insisted that 10% of anything was always 10? Because 100% is the whole thing, and 10% of 100 is 10, therefore 10% is always 10!
Oh holy shit. I mean, in a sense, 10% is always 10%, so yeah, but...NO. Percentages and numbers are DIFFERENT THINGS.
I'm trying to think of the most maddening thing an author did to me. I think the worst I've ever seen adjacent to me was when a principal investigator rejected our design for an informational poster, saying something like "You may not be familiar with creating posters for field campaigns..."
He said this to the public relations coordinator. Who had 10 years of experience with the program. Which mostly sponsored field campaigns.
Fortunately, in that case, we just referred him to our DOE head, who came down on him like a ton of bricks.
-t - Mar 29, 2016 12:48:35 pm PDT #18599 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Percentages and numbers are DIFFERENT THINGS.
The map is not the territory.
I've had about enough of thinking for today.
EpicTangent - Mar 29, 2016 1:07:35 pm PDT #18600 of 30003
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
So sorry for your losses, Liese & sj. Strength & peace to you and yours.
EpicTangent - Mar 29, 2016 1:10:36 pm PDT #18601 of 30003
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Wow, you guys make me want to go hug the Engineers I edit. 95% of the time when I point out an error, they just go, "Hey, yeah, you're right. Thanks for catching that." Have to fight a couple of the other depts, but the Engineers, hardly ever. I literally never thought I'd be grateful for the Engineers I edit, so, I guess, thanks for the perspective, Steph & Zen!
Scrappy - Mar 29, 2016 1:35:26 pm PDT #18602 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Tonight is my first Stand-up comedy class. I am excited and nervous.
Scrappy - Mar 29, 2016 1:38:14 pm PDT #18603 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Separate post for my condolences to Liese. I'm sure your father felt blessed to have you for a daughter.
Sheryl - Mar 29, 2016 1:39:31 pm PDT #18604 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I'm sorry for your loss, Liese.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 29, 2016 1:51:52 pm PDT #18605 of 30003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
For example I moved to a twisty windy mountain road. I was scared of driving up and down it. I worked on coping skills and I finally got to the point where I could go up or down with no second thought - at night! In the Rain!
I've driven through some of those twisty roads in Asheville, and they are freaking terrifying (I'm thinking the dark highway heading into town, specifically).
Gud, are you punking us with the insane long list of stuff you do on a daily basis and saying it's not anywhere near good enough? Because, damn.
-t - Mar 29, 2016 1:57:37 pm PDT #18606 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have fun, Scrappy!