Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.

Spike ,'Selfless'


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.


shrift - Jul 30, 2015 11:58:02 am PDT #2258 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

So Amazon may be cost-effective for easiness.

I have conflicting feelings about Amazon, but sometimes it's just not worth the extra work to take my business elsewhere.

Comcast is, of course, the devil, but the other ones might be as well.

I fear there is no good option here.


-t - Jul 30, 2015 12:53:38 pm PDT #2259 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I fear there is no good option here.

That seems likely.


JZ - Jul 30, 2015 1:13:24 pm PDT #2260 of 30003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Dana can go shopping for me anytime. I love all those dishes (though especially, like shrift, the second and third), and believe they will go nicely with the accent wall. (What, doesn't everyone match their dinnerware to their accent wall? They totally should.)

Employee evaluation done (they like me, I am in no danger of sackage whatsoever, a small raise will eventually be forthcoming -- possibly not for quite some time, but whenever it does it'll be backdated to 7/1, so that's nice), and many onerosities oneroused, including an NIH biosketch draft (hateful) and a grant continuation with minor modifications submission draft (odious). I need cookies and gin.


-t - Jul 30, 2015 1:49:02 pm PDT #2261 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You deserve lots of cookies and gin, JZ!


shrift - Jul 30, 2015 2:00:46 pm PDT #2262 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I need cookies and gin.

Cookies and gin! I approve!

I haven't ordered furniture yet, but I did put in an order for towels with in-store pickup tomorrow. Now I can throw out my old towels before I move.


-t - Jul 30, 2015 2:02:44 pm PDT #2263 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Unrelatedly, I am still at work so I think I deserve a diet coke. And I have a can, but the fridges won't give me ice.


sj - Jul 30, 2015 2:14:18 pm PDT #2264 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I very much approve of the cookies and gin plan. Have some for me as well.


-t - Jul 30, 2015 2:23:28 pm PDT #2265 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, hi, I have gin at home. And limes. No cookies, but I don't think I could manage a cookie anyway. I tried a bit of cheese for breakfast and that was still pretty difficult. Stupid mouth, heal already!


SuziQ - Jul 30, 2015 2:52:07 pm PDT #2266 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I have decided to take tomorrow off. Mainly to sleep as I feel like crap. But I also have a dentist appt to finish off the current dental saga. Then tomorrow night I'm meeting up with some friends for live music.


Juliebird - Jul 30, 2015 3:14:41 pm PDT #2267 of 30003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Have hired a seasonal gardener! I love her! She worked two volunteer shifts so me and Nissan already had a feel for her, and we were both impressed. And we're so far into the year we'll be able to keep her to Christmas and then we're into the new budget, here's hoping she stays on in the spring! The bonus is that there I s no need for spring orientation and training. She gets my extra love for asking, on her third day, why I wasn't Director.

She's smart, has descent plant ID, personable, proactive. I wish I could srop spending time orienting her dmso I can pick her brain and become her best friend.