Not yay, author standards that are not right. Really not yay, Steph being stuck in the middle.
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
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.
WindSparrow - Jun 01, 2016 7:02:43 am PDT #22345 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.
Zenkitty - Jun 01, 2016 7:17:13 am PDT #22346 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Dear Coworkers. I am on vacation. You can tell from my OOO message, and also from how I told you, and asked for back-up. Please stop making me work.
Oh, also, I'm the only one on my team who knows how to do Absolutely Essential Thing. The only other person who knows how is on another team and just... won't do it anymore. I mean, I can ask her, but the last time I did, she said yeah sure and then didn't do it, so... there you go. No one else has been trained and there are no plans to train anyone. So while I'm away, Thing doesn't get done. shrug Okay then.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2016 7:50:00 am PDT #22347 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In such situations, I have no trouble throwing upper management and whoever mis-wrote the instructions under the bus.
Absolutely. "I'm so sorry - I read the instructions the same way you did, but I'm being told by Higher-Ups that, in fact, the situation is XYZ."
msbelle - Jun 01, 2016 8:50:19 am PDT #22348 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Are any LAistas at UCLA today. Campus on lockdown. Shooting or gun.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 01, 2016 8:54:49 am PDT #22349 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
Oh, also, I'm the only one on my team who knows how to do Absolutely Essential Thing. The only other person who knows how is on another team and just... won't do it anymore. I mean, I can ask her, but the last time I did, she said yeah sure and then didn't do it, so... there you go. No one else has been trained and there are no plans to train anyone. So while I'm away, Thing doesn't get done. shrug Okay then.
Don't think of it as missing a deadline, think of it as underscoring your indispensability to the company!
-t - Jun 01, 2016 9:07:07 am PDT #22350 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Stay safe, LA
Argh, Zen. Enjoy your vacation!
Man, coffee flavored yogurt sounded like a good idea, but now that I have tried it I'm glad I only got one. Shoulda had a Luna bar instead.
Burrell - Jun 01, 2016 9:11:29 am PDT #22351 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yipes, shooting at UCLA makes me nervous. DH just texted me, so he's safe.
hippocampus - Jun 01, 2016 9:23:53 am PDT #22352 of 30003
not your mom's socks.
That's good to hear, Burrell - I'm in here checking on LAistas.
Connie Neil - Jun 01, 2016 9:24:04 am PDT #22353 of 30003
brillig
A high-school-graduation-gift etiquette question:
This Friday there is a graduation party for three graduates. I know two of them: one the daughter of my faux-son, who I see frequently, and one the son of my brother-in-law, who I haven't seen since he was itty bitty but is an actual relative. The third person I don't know but is probably the daughter of someone I know peripherally.
Faux-son has suggested a gift card for food for his daughter, as she's going away to college and will need sustenance, and I figured the same for nephew. I suspect I should provide a gift for the third graduate as well, since she's also an honoree of the party. Can I get away with differing denominations on the cards, in degree of how well I know said person? I don't want to drop $75 for graduation presents.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2016 9:26:40 am PDT #22354 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie, you can totally do different amounts, and I wouldn't give anything beyond a card to the person you don't know.
Don't think of it as missing a deadline, think of it as underscoring your indispensability to the company!
This reminds me of a funny thing I heard recently from the head of USAID -- they aren't silos, they are cylinders of excellence!
Yipes, shooting at UCLA makes me nervous. DH just texted me, so he's safe.
Phew.