he's the only finalist
Woot!
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
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.
Connie Neil - Jun 27, 2016 11:15:19 am PDT #23723 of 30003
brillig
Maria - Jun 27, 2016 11:19:44 am PDT #23724 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
For some reason, this strikes me as a little insulting, like, "Hey, do your job and haul these away!"
Many cleaning agencies have stipulated that if it's not in a trash can, they won't take it unless it's marked as trash. If they're not sure, they don't take it. In my experience, many of the staff do not speak, read, or write English, so they're not going to understand what "trash" means, especially if they're new to the job. I've had conversations with janitorial staff, and I have been told they appreciate the translation if "trash" doesn't work. In my last office building they did not expect us to use Spanish in marking items to be thrown away, but it was appreciated, especially if they item remained after it was marked as trash in English.
Maria - Jun 27, 2016 11:20:06 am PDT #23725 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Yay, Dana and DH! Much salary~ma headed your way!
Dana - Jun 27, 2016 11:23:04 am PDT #23726 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Down here, trash is often labeled in Spanish as well.
Steph L. - Jun 27, 2016 11:25:23 am PDT #23727 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
At my old office, we had big orange stickers to put on large trash items, and they read "TRASH / BASURA".
meara - Jun 27, 2016 11:26:07 am PDT #23728 of 30003
Em is heading into her last year of high school. It's crazy. Leif will be a sophomore.
Impossible! I thought for sure you meant they were taking the ACT in that whole "kids in middle school sometimes take in order to get fancy summer college programs and stuff"!!!
Connie Neil - Jun 27, 2016 11:32:51 am PDT #23729 of 30003
brillig
we had big orange stickers to put on large trash items, and they read "TRASH / BASURA".
Which makes oodles of sense. If the Wet Floor placards can be multi-lingual, other stuff should be.
I have gotten way too comfortable with monoculturalism. I need to kick myself in the brain more and get out of my comfort zones. I'm still not eating a lengua burrito. I've picked up that much Spanish living here to know what the menu board is saying.
aurelia - Jun 27, 2016 12:04:15 pm PDT #23730 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Em is heading into her last year of high school. It's crazy. Leif will be a sophomore.
There must be some kind of time warp happening. That shouldn't be possible.
Anne W. - Jun 27, 2016 12:17:41 pm PDT #23731 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Our trash stickers here are in English, Spanish, and Bosnian.
Dana - Jun 27, 2016 12:21:26 pm PDT #23732 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
They still haven't talked salary, but they're starting the background check, so. I asked if maybe he should bring it up, but his recruiter has advised against it.