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.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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.
-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
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.
Jesse - Jul 30, 2015 3:30:26 pm PDT #2268 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In ongoing windows news, apparently my shade holder thingies were on the part of the window that was taken out. So I need new holder thingies and probably new shades. Good times.
-t - Jul 30, 2015 3:37:49 pm PDT #2269 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It is not as deliriously hot today as it has been, hooray!
Zenkitty - Jul 30, 2015 3:52:15 pm PDT #2270 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And I am moving quickly at distance, so it's a little easier to buy new than thrift, especially since I don't own a car or have the ability to carry a couch up three flights of stairs.
God, yes. Practicality trumps everything. I wasn't meaning to suggest otherwise!
shrift - Jul 30, 2015 4:16:24 pm PDT #2271 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I wasn't meaning to suggest otherwise!
Aw, no. That was just my long-winded explanation/justification for why I'm spending so much money on a sofa. I think I'm feeling some vague guilt because some people don't even have a root! My dad would do a double-take and then tell me all about how he's spent less on some of his old cars back in the day!
sarameg - Jul 30, 2015 4:27:41 pm PDT #2272 of 30003
Went over housing prefs for the move to the new building, happening in the next year. I only request a window and to share with someone from another branch, not my own. There's actually a logic to this beyond me knowing I could survive sharing with my branchmates, but I would find some a bit annoying. So not just cranky me. One, gets good scuttlebutt. But more: If I have to leave behind my awesome IT sysadmin for my systems, at least give me dev or test for them. I can actually see a lot of good coming from it, not just for day to day, but my 'career.'
It'd do more for actual integration & test than the I&T branch accomplishes.