Jabber is now giving webex ideas. Volumes rising and falling on people's sessions and mine kept switching from my headset to my laptop audio. Ahrg.
But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?
Fred ,'Smile Time'
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 - Sep 15, 2015 9:24:29 am PDT #5435 of 30003
meara - Sep 15, 2015 9:31:48 am PDT #5436 of 30003
demonology alternative (common cold cause by an unseen creature that invades the person and takes over the machinery of the body until it can be destroyed or expelled).
...sounds a lot like germs to me!
shrift - Sep 15, 2015 9:54:39 am PDT #5437 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, man. I have fallen down a NSFW rabbit hole.
...that's what she said.
Sheryl - Sep 15, 2015 9:55:04 am PDT #5438 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Back from services. Gary has gone to get the little guy from daycare. After that, just relaxing.
Burrell - Sep 15, 2015 10:40:36 am PDT #5439 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh, man. I have fallen down a NSFW rabbit hole.
...that's what she said.
That is hilarious
Shir - Sep 15, 2015 11:21:01 am PDT #5440 of 30003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Hello, all.
It's been a while. Let's see if I remember how to do this properly dusts keyboard.
It's the holidays here, which means I have time to read here a bit and post. Post with updates (my own version of Goodbye and Good Riddance) will come up later as it's getting late here.
For now, I'll start with a question: Mom and Sister will fly next week to the U.S. for some well deserving vacation time (after my sister's competition thing in MIT). They will mostly be in California (driving route 1) and Arizona. Map is available here, you might need to ask for permission: [link] They are wondering which mobile operator to choose that will allow them the best coverage during their adventures. Any advice, locals?
(If you're wondering about the route my sister had planned, it's the "avoid humans, see nature!" route).
(I am a bit excited about clicking that "post message" thing again. Truly am. It's been a while...)
Zenkitty - Sep 15, 2015 11:30:26 am PDT #5441 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
demonology alternative (common cold cause by an unseen creature that invades the person and takes over the machinery of the body until it can be destroyed or expelled).
I'm totally behind a demonology grimoire describing germs and viruses as demons.
The demon "germ" that causes the common cold can't be effectively expelled; you just have to wait until it gets bored with you and leaves. It's recommended that the possessed sleep a lot and watch television, and be as quiet and boring as possible. It dislikes oranges; consuming these may hasten its departure.
Zenkitty - Sep 15, 2015 11:31:54 am PDT #5442 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hello, Shir! Always good to see your pixels! I have no advice about the southwest, myself, but I hope your mom and sister enjoy their vacation!
EpicTangent - Sep 15, 2015 12:16:24 pm PDT #5443 of 30003
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Shir, about the only advice I have for mobile carriers is "not Sprint". I recently changed from AT&T to T-Mobile (for BS billing and corporate politics reasons, not coverage. But the one thing that everyone agreed on when I was shopping around was "not Sprint") - I think they both do okay for coverage. But that's only around San Diego County, and to a certain extent, LA and Santa Barbara, I've spent very little time in Arizona or inland California.
Side note, I was very excited when I saw Ted Williams Pkwy on their itinerary - that's super-close to me! Then remembered that they don't actually know me. So never mind.
Burrell - Sep 15, 2015 12:30:49 pm PDT #5444 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Looks like they have a lovely trip planned, Shir. I would also concur with the "not Sprint" vote, but I'm sure others have more to add.
So my colleague and I turned in our grant proposal today. From our point of view, it's all done. Now we cross our fingers and wait. Won't hear until March. I may be a stress case then.