Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.

Spike ,'Potential'


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.


Laura - Aug 17, 2015 6:59:00 am PDT #3468 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.

Gary's at work and I am here. Let's see how the day goes.

You got this!

Woo! for me. My sections of the 16 hours of testing is done and I passed all my sections. ePrescribing stuff. So far all of the other people's sections are going well too. Nerve wrecking and tons of detail. They are doing Labs now.


Jesse - Aug 17, 2015 7:10:47 am PDT #3469 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh, HR just came in to ask pointed questions about my nemesis. Exciting!


Laura - Aug 17, 2015 7:27:42 am PDT #3470 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.

Excellent.


Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2015 7:37:39 am PDT #3471 of 30003
brillig

So much smoke in the air. But a cold front is coming through tonight, should clear it out.


-t - Aug 17, 2015 7:42:50 am PDT #3472 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It's pretty nifty -- it only turns on when the cat is in it, because the weight triggers it. And then it only goes up to whatever normal cat temperature is [103 degrees, maybe?

Oh, neat! I got Jadzia some kind of bed that is supposed to retain the cat's heat, I think? It doesn't have power She hardly uses it, though, and only in the winter (that I've seen). Pixie is the one who is always on my phone, and I don't think she knows about the "heated" bed.

Just went for a walk and it is already uncomfortably warm. And smoky.


Zenkitty - Aug 17, 2015 8:12:06 am PDT #3473 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

We have a heated bed for her, but she hasn't been using it during the summer. (It's pretty nifty -- it only turns on when the cat is in it, because the weight triggers it. And then it only goes up to whatever normal cat temperature is [103 degrees, maybe?].)

Oh, Steph, what is this and where did you get it? I've been wanting something like this. Leo is not old yet, but he loves lying in the heated spots, and I think he'd really appreciate it in the winter.

Ooh, HR just came in to ask pointed questions about my nemesis. Exciting!

Pointy! Fun.

Oh, hey, remember Dr. Special Snowflake from like two weeks ago who wanted his erratum to call out the names of the people who'd messed up on his paper? He's still being a nasty butthole. My boss refuses to deal with him. His last email, he's accusing my entire organization of being cowards. I am so over this shit. Just let me run the damn correction, you asshole, you are really not going to get heads on pikes. Like, seriously, he's never heard of a publication making a mistake before? He's never seen an erratum in a professional journal before? Has he never made a mistake before? I don't even feel bad about it anymore. I'm just angry and frustrated. There's literally nothing else I can do to satisfy him, so I just have to listen to him bitch and insult us until he's ready to sign off on the correction. Also, his hissy fit is holding up the September issue; if it goes on for another day or two, his correction will get moved to the October issue, and boy, he won't be happy about THAT, either, will he? Urrrgh.


-t - Aug 17, 2015 8:12:12 am PDT #3474 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, hey, my throats probably scratchy from smoke, not pollen. Literally just figured that out this minute. Still probably not a bad idea to refill the allergy meds.


-t - Aug 17, 2015 8:13:52 am PDT #3475 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Go, Laura, how exciting!

I didn't even know you had a nemesis, Jesse. Also exciting!


Steph L. - Aug 17, 2015 8:23:42 am PDT #3476 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Oh, Steph, what is this and where did you get it?

It's this one (which I did in fact get from Amazon): [link]

Oh, hey, remember Dr. Special Snowflake from like two weeks ago who wanted his erratum to call out the names of the people who'd messed up on his paper? He's still being a nasty butthole.

What an ASS. (But also, your boss needs to be the one to tell him how it's going to be and that he needs to shut the fuck up about it. It's WAY uncool that's she's refusing to deal with him.)


-t - Aug 17, 2015 8:34:38 am PDT #3477 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, wait, maybe that is the same as what I got Jadzia. Except I got on with a hood/cover/lid because she likes to be inside things. Maybe it is plugged in somewhere...