Sort of meara from my inexplicable AFK yesterday:

I hope shrift's blanket fort was not too grumpy. And the movers actually come today.

She actually replied with a useful concrete guideline AND explained the reason behind it (which boils down to "the people above her on the food chain want it that way") AND said "Thanks for sticking with this and not giving up!"

That's terrific

Yay vacation, Zen!

Sail! Please tell me you have a naval tiara. And cape for that matter. Lie to me if necessary (or buy them now while you still can!)

Go Consuela! Job offer (tentative and conditional or not) yay!

I have heard that H2O2 is bad to use because it kills some damaged tissue (rather than just cleaning) but I still use it because it just feels so damn effective.

every time I press my ear to it I hear a humming noise like I'm in The Matrix or something.

Keep an eye out for glitches.

Or maybe ignore them? I'm not sure what your best move is, frankly.

Poor kitties having nightmares.

We had a corpse flower bloom in Sacramento not too long ago (um, within the last decade? I don't remember), but I didn't get around to seeing it.

Pretty sure I have that Colbert story saved somewhere else to read later, but I'll mark it here also...

Yikes, msbelle! Legit terrifying. Glad he left with no actual drama.

GOOD LUCK MEARA

Our Internet problem turns out that nobody paid the bill. This company has revenues of $50 billion and the bill wasn't paid.

That's kind of hilarious, Gud, although I really ope they don't forget to pay you!

That wedding sounds amazing, brenda. Enjoy!

t /sort-of-meara

Not that inexplicable, I guess. Work tried to eat me starting with my bottom, as it does, although why I wasn't popping in to complain I'm not sure, and then I dashed over to Fernandez Ranch for a Stargazing Ice Cream Social, which was terrific. I did not want to wait in line to look through the telescopes (I know the views are really neat, but the lines were long and standing was not appealing at all) but just lying on a blanket looking up at the clear skies and having constellations pointed out to me was great. Saturn being hugged by Scorpio's claws! Cygnus! The Summer Triangle, which, I'm sorry, is way too big for me to really see on my own (also, all I can think when I look for it is "see those three stars that make a triangle?") but I can spot when it is pointed out precisely.

This morning everyone was pissing me off - the radio reporting on jerks who think they need to legislate protection for religions being oppressed by legal gay marriage, other drivers constantly getting in my way, 7-11 for putting it's mid-octane gas all the way to the right where I expect the lowest-octane to be and taking more of my money than I intended, etc. Oddly, now that I am at my desk I am more relaxed.

Relevant to some here, an Ask A Manager question about burnout, with bonus Agents of SHIELD reference! [link]

Oh lord, in writing this review, I almost said a thing she's developed this year is "relationships with colleagues." I think I'm not supposed to know that she's actually dating a colleague, but anyway, that's not even what I meant!

Navy retires dress capes, tiaras [link]#

Did anyone else go to a Wonder Woman place with that?

This company has revenues of $50 billion and the bill wasn't paid.

This is what happens when your company is all people who buy the chocolate body paint and no people who keep track of the receipt.

I hope shrift's blanket fort was not too grumpy. And the movers actually come today.

I crashed hard and slept forever. I'm told the movers should be here between 10-2 today. I may require more caffeine in order to keep track of my inventory sheet, because I got distracted by work and had to be reminded that I was supposed to be on an 8am call.

shrift, I have just remembered that I had a dream this morning that I was going to interview at your workplace, and when I walked in, it was all craziness, like a food court and games and carnival rides and no one actually working, and there was no reception desk or anything, and I couldn't find anyone to tell me where to find the person I was supposed to be meeting with.

I am sure this is an accurate representation of your real-life working condition.

...well, you wouldn't be able to just walk into a building that didn't have a reception desk because the doors would be locked and require an employee badge.

-t, I envy you having skies dark enough and clear enough that the Summer Triangle is non-obvious.

While digging around for my lease so I could get the building intercom programmed so I don't have to go downstairs to let in visitors, I discovered two Target gift cards I'd forgotten about! This is great because I'm trying NOT to use my credit card for a while.

It was really lovely, dcp. When she first pointed out the summer triangle right about sunset (during her presentation on alien planets, which was terrific, because I guess that's where Kepler was looking), it was pretty obvious, but then I lost it as more stars came out. And my phone was trying to direct me to some other triangle constellation? The dark skies are one of the features of this particular park, but it's only a half hour drive from me, so I'll have to remember that when I want to see something in particular. Although maybe it closes at dusk when there isn't a special event. But pulling of the highway as if I was going into the park would probably work pretty well for many purposes, if the park proper is closed.

Hooray surprise gift cards!

My mid-morning snack is more second breakfasty than usual: deviled egg, grapefruit, and tea. I was prepared to make egg salad, actually, but the egg kept its shape really well, for once. I think I am about to add cake, though, because it is my next-cube-neighbor's birthday.