I'm not seeing so much billowing smoke, so maybe it is out. I would like a reassuring notice from the city, though.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
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.
-t - May 02, 2016 2:06:54 pm PDT #20774 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Connie Neil - May 02, 2016 2:11:18 pm PDT #20775 of 30003
brillig
Please.
At least it's been a long time since I had anyone try "Oh, I'm just a woman, I don't know these things." Really. Probably about 15 years ago. I said, very flatly, "I'm a woman," which more people didn't realize back then. She said "Oh" very quietly and stopped trying to justify why she didn't know what was going on.
Burrell - May 02, 2016 2:45:19 pm PDT #20776 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yipes -t, I hope you get the all clear soon. I remember when there was a big fire in Irvine when I lived there and we had to watch the approaching fire line and decide if we wanted to stay put or head out. Ultimately we decided to go up to my folks house for the night just to get a good night's sleep.
-t - May 02, 2016 2:51:45 pm PDT #20777 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, Burrell. Never did get any notification, couldn't even find a tweet, but I am pretty sure it's out now. That was a fuckload of smoke for a while, there, but that's clearing up.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 02, 2016 2:53:46 pm PDT #20778 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I started to get disgusted by suspicious little black dots all over my new ceramic pan until I recalled that I heated up some everything bagels in it Sunday.
sarameg - May 02, 2016 4:49:05 pm PDT #20779 of 30003
Ack, a friend just messaged me about talking to a friend of hers who was offered a position. In which I was on the hiring committee. So, yeah, no, though I'd really like to have that discussion in generalities soon. Especially because I suspect the perspective she'd offer is quite different from mine based on the different teams we work with. Hers is kinda fucked up politically. I can probably go as far as pointing that out to her, but beyond that, I can't really say more than I would in front of the rest of the committee. Now we are a pretty frank bunch and l think we put out the most challenging stuff, to the candidates, so....
sarameg - May 02, 2016 4:53:52 pm PDT #20780 of 30003
Wait. Y'all. I was ON THE HIRING COMMITTEE. I didn't have it when it happened but I guess my day old new title promotion is worth some shit. Besides money.
Burrell - May 02, 2016 5:38:34 pm PDT #20781 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Nice, sarameg
sarameg - May 02, 2016 5:50:38 pm PDT #20782 of 30003
I was all, sure, I'll sit in on the interviews,..then my opinion was solicited and it just all now made me realize.
Jesse - May 03, 2016 3:36:24 am PDT #20783 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I feel like I just hit the definition of middle-age, work wise: I'm surprised (and appalled??) when anyone younger than me is in charge of anything, and also surprised when anyone older than me is not in a position of authority. BOTH OF WHICH REACTIONS ARE STUPID. And both of which will continue to happen for the next 20 years.