And really odd to find a meatspace friend on Twitter because local reporter retweets her hearing a really close shooting a couple blocks away...and I didn't even hear it. Oh, Baltimore.
In that vein... [link]
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
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.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2015 5:02:00 pm PDT #3560 of 30003
Ginger - Aug 18, 2015 5:50:05 pm PDT #3561 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Navy retires dress capes, tiaras [link]
Consuela - Aug 18, 2015 6:58:18 pm PDT #3562 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So ... I got the job offer today.
It's ridiculously qualified with TENTATIVE all over the letter, and it's conditional upon my passing some background checks (and fingerprinting). But god willing and the creek don't rise, I may have a start date in about a month. Or so.
In other news, I fell while running this morning and chewed up my leg and elbow something ugly. HURTS. And apparently hydrogen peroxide is no longer the thing to use: you are more likely to scar with H2O2. So I'm using off-brand neosporin instead.
Connie Neil - Aug 18, 2015 7:20:00 pm PDT #3563 of 30003
brillig
Yay, maybe job!
Burrell - Aug 18, 2015 7:23:41 pm PDT #3564 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yay for the job offer, Consuela!
For the ugly scrapes, are you using Tegaderm bandages? It makes a huge difference in terms of how they heal up, keeps the wound moist and clean.
Consuela - Aug 18, 2015 7:26:32 pm PDT #3565 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I don't know them! I thought for scrapes, we were supposed to let them dry and scab so they wouldn't get infected...
DavidS - Aug 18, 2015 7:28:43 pm PDT #3566 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think Lori was recommending some of the fancier band-aids for open wounds. I know she likes burn film!
Congrats on the job! Overdue to say the least.
aurelia - Aug 18, 2015 7:57:08 pm PDT #3567 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
So ... I got the job offer today.
Hooray! I have no advice on wound care.
I had my annual review today. It was all very positive except for one bit of criticism which is a textbook example of a thing only women get criticized for (I can sometimes be brusque or curt in my responses). I kinda wanted to roll my eyes and hold up a mirror. Or say, "Hi I'm Kettle. You must be Pot." I refrained.
I was exhausted most of the day because at 3am I had to console a distraught kitty. ISTG, I think she had a nightmare and woke up in the living room scared and alone. I woke to the most bereft, pathetic cries. I sat up and Gilda was lying next to my feet with a WTH? look on her face. I said, "What's going on, Rosie?" and she came racing into the room, still crying. It was way too hot for her to snuggle up to me, but she did for at least half an hour before she seemed to be over it.
shrift - Aug 18, 2015 7:58:15 pm PDT #3568 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Congrats on the job! Sorry about the scrapes.
I'm in my grumpy blanket fort, but my pillow is too close to the floor because every time I press my ear to it I hear a humming noise like I'm in The Matrix or something.
Pix - Aug 18, 2015 8:01:08 pm PDT #3569 of 30003
The status is NOT quo.
Yay on job! Sorry about the scrape. I recommend the CVS brand Manuka Honey bandages. They're great for scrapes and burns. [link]