I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


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.


shrift - Jul 09, 2015 6:22:22 am PDT #550 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Yay, baby!

I guess I will try to make a renter's resume tomorrow because I just can't handle it today. Too many meetings. Not enough sleep. Caffeine broken.

shrift, it's worth looking into particular landlords.

I've got an application in to a place like that, but I need one of their leasing agents to call me back. I'm looking up other options as well. I'm going to be making a lot of phone calls today. UGH.


Burrell - Jul 09, 2015 6:34:43 am PDT #551 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Yay baby! Thanks for sharing the info, Dana. I haven't been on FB yet.

I'm sure you'll find a nice place, shrift, so fingers crossed that the process isn't too onerous.


sj - Jul 09, 2015 6:41:20 am PDT #552 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, baby!

shrift, tons of ~ma that you find the perfect place to live.


Dana - Jul 09, 2015 6:41:48 am PDT #553 of 30003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Now, at the end of the training, we're having a video conference using other technology to try and recap with the other group. Having more than one person in one room logged into a meeting from their computers sets up some lovely feedback.


Dana - Jul 09, 2015 6:43:28 am PDT #554 of 30003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Everything is coming through one set of speakers. I'm pretending I can hear, but I totally can't. Smile and nod, smile and nod.


-t - Jul 09, 2015 6:45:42 am PDT #555 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You are making me very glad I own a house, shrift. Even though it needs many smallish repairs and maybe bigger ones that I am resolutely not looking into and the floorboards are suddenly buckling near the front door and I can't shut the iron gate by the driveway any more and yardwork never ever ends. At least I don't need a resume to live there.

Things it is important I do today:

  • Unload the dishwasher, reload and run needs to be done again
  • Make cheesecake - started
  • Sous vide some salmon - in process
  • Get started inventorying my pantry - not really gonna happen today
  • Walk dog/heartrate workout- sorry Walter, tomorrow

Things that do not seem important at all today:

  • Work


meara - Jul 09, 2015 7:04:11 am PDT #556 of 30003

OMG one of the things that made me crazy yesterday is that they are rolling out a new expense system to everyone. It starts Monday, but yesterday was the only training session they had before next week. And lo and behold, they could only fit 200 people in the webex, so it got full and no one else could log in and they tried to send another email but because it was going to everyone in North America it never actually came through...etc, etc. so shitty.


sj - Jul 09, 2015 7:07:51 am PDT #557 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Ugh, meara. That sounds like a complete mess. Tons of ~ma for everyone dealing with work badness right now.


Dana - Jul 09, 2015 7:16:30 am PDT #558 of 30003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

The people in Europe want to go home, and it's getting shirty here.


Maria - Jul 09, 2015 7:23:27 am PDT #559 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

And I've got a government contractor who wants us to completely requote something to base + option years when they asked for a straight lease term before, and doesn't understand why I have to reprice everything including the sales and excise tax.

tl;dr meara and Dana, I feel you. And not in the fun way.