Are any LAistas at UCLA today. Campus on lockdown. Shooting or gun.
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
msbelle - Jun 01, 2016 8:50:19 am PDT #22348 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
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.
msbelle - Jun 01, 2016 9:28:15 am PDT #22355 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thank you Burrell. That is good to hear.
Connie Neil - Jun 01, 2016 9:34:00 am PDT #22356 of 30003
brillig
I wouldn't give anything beyond a card to the person you don't know.
Oh, cards! Of course. I am so out of the habit of giving presents outside of "Here, I saw this and thought of you" that I've forgotten presentation options.
Steph L. - Jun 01, 2016 9:36:16 am PDT #22357 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Connie, you can totally do different amounts, and I wouldn't give anything beyond a card to the person you don't know.
Yeah, if it were me, I probably wouldn't even do a card for the person I don't know. I don't think it would be expected of you to give her a gift.
If the graduates do open their gifts at the party, it's not like they'll open gifts that have been grouped by giver (like, "Here are all 3 gifts from Uncle Fester: one for daughter of faux-son, one for son of brother-in-law, and one for graduate #3! Uh-oh, Connie has only provided gifts for 2 of the graduates!"). Gifts tend to be put in loose piles for each recipient, so if you opt to not give a gift to the graduate who you don't know, it certainly won't stand out.