I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Jesse - May 05, 2016 4:26:41 pm PDT #21073 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So, I have a recipe that calls for 1/3 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips. I want to make half a recipe. Can I just get a Hershey bar and cut it up small? A whole package for 1/6 cup seems ridiculous.


Sue - May 05, 2016 4:27:35 pm PDT #21074 of 30003
hip deep in pie

Sure! The main difference is that the bar may be more melty than the chips.


Jesse - May 05, 2016 4:30:32 pm PDT #21075 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh, good call. Thanks!


WindSparrow - May 05, 2016 4:32:04 pm PDT #21076 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

The "Special Dark" Hershey bar tastes more like semi-sweet to me. But I think the only place I ever see those is in the mixed bags of mini chocolate bars.


Zenkitty - May 05, 2016 4:37:24 pm PDT #21077 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Hello, bennett. waves


sarameg - May 05, 2016 4:40:40 pm PDT #21078 of 30003

Shonda Rhimes' writing team on Scandal just ... Oh, I love them.


Jesse - May 05, 2016 4:47:48 pm PDT #21079 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The "Special Dark" Hershey bar tastes more like semi-sweet to me. But I think the only place I ever see those is in the mixed bags of mini chocolate bars.

I was actually thinking about that! Maybe I'll buy a bag and donate them to people who have candy bowls at work...


sarameg - May 05, 2016 5:51:27 pm PDT #21080 of 30003

Meanwhile, while I'm in the weeds in missing a test deadline because ops won't stop blowing up (half my day was triage mtgs, other half was fixing) my boss is texting me at 10:30 at night discussing how we can entice better hires we've made offers to. This is a new world for me, y'all. And no small part of it is the retirement of my ex-CSRA sup next month. F, my branch boss, doesn't have anyone more generalized and senior than me after this. There are coworkers with longer service, but more focused knowledge. I'm REALLY general, fuck, at the info session today, only I could describe how the whole system of cogs worked. Even over dev. It's my JOB to know this. Imposter syndrome can eat this.


Gudanov - May 05, 2016 6:08:21 pm PDT #21081 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping

Sorry about all the stress, sarameg.

I like Hershey's Special Dark, but yeah, semi-sweet.

The Amazon listings for my book aren't quite right with the paperback and kindle versions not being linked. Bother. I sent off a request to get that fixed so hopefully it'll be all better before long. Also claiming my author identity at Goodreads which I probably should have done sooner.


sarameg - May 05, 2016 6:15:13 pm PDT #21082 of 30003

It's kinda good stress, in that I'm valued. If test starts bitching, I can pretty much middle finger them with a Beyoncé gif and all is good, my boss high fives me..