Did the shelves ever arrive, 'suela?
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.
Kat - May 10, 2016 3:20:41 am PDT #21233 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Dana - May 10, 2016 3:45:02 am PDT #21234 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Crap, forgot I was supposed to be fasting before my doctor's appt today. I've had about a third of a can of Coke Zero. Hopefully that won't be too big a deal.
Jesse - May 10, 2016 4:05:50 am PDT #21235 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That sounds very close to fasting!
Jesse - May 10, 2016 4:47:21 am PDT #21236 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, why am I ridiculous? I was looking at job postings last night, and saw one at the place my old FWB used to work. We've totally fallen out of touch, so I sent him a message on LinkedIn.... and now I can't stand that he hasn't written back! We have literally not been in any contact in two years, and it's been 12 hours. I think I need to start dating again.
Burrell - May 10, 2016 5:43:08 am PDT #21237 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I turned in final grades last night at around 10 pm. Yay for electronic grade posting! And then I went to bed, and then later still I woke with a terrible headache from eye and neck strain. I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.
OMG, why am I ridiculous?
Your behavior isn't ridiculous, the problem is that you *feel* ridiculous. That's the annoying side of dating, the second guessing that goes with it.
Burrell - May 10, 2016 5:45:13 am PDT #21238 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Also, not quite done with teaching yet, I have follow up work still to do for my conference, plus 4 rec letters to write and a few personal statements to read. And then I need to line up all my doctor visits before the kids get out of school.
Zenkitty - May 10, 2016 6:03:57 am PDT #21239 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.
fwiw, I have found that to be true. The way I have to hold my head to read with my progressives makes them useful for occasional reading during a day of doing other stuff but not ideal for long stretches of mostly reading.
Jesse - May 10, 2016 6:04:17 am PDT #21240 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Your behavior isn't ridiculous, the problem is that you *feel* ridiculous. That's the annoying side of dating, the second guessing that goes with it.
I feel ridiculous because it isn't even about dating! It's semi-professional outreach to someone I don't want to date!
I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.
I have two separate pairs of glasses, and it really makes me think that bifocals wouldn't even be effective for me. I like having the mid-range prescription in the whole frame, for the computer.
-t - May 10, 2016 6:17:36 am PDT #21241 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, maybe actually dating would give you somewhere more appropriate to put those feelings. Sometimes I think my brain just generates emotions randomly and then looks around for a circumstance it can convince me they are attached to.
I have been just taking off my glasses (or pushing my glasses down my nose to look through the edge where the light is bent like I want it to be, apparently) to read/see up close which sort of works but is probably not optimal. I think it's been over two years since I've been to the optometrist, I should probably just make an appointment. Man, bodies need a lot of upkeep and maintenance. I should have held out for a more advanced generation.
Jesse - May 10, 2016 6:28:48 am PDT #21242 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sometimes I think my brain just generates emotions randomly and then looks around for a circumstance it can convince me they are attached to.
TOTALLY.
And as long as you're here, -t -- I just finished Mirror Dance, and I forgot how harrowing that book is. Maybe it's my favorite? (Not the first book I have thought that about.) But jesus.