Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


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.


tommyrot - Jul 09, 2015 7:24:18 am PDT #560 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

My work computer has a nasty virus, despite us having AVG anti-virus software. I'm waiting for AVG to get back to me so they can remote-in to my computer and (hopefully) fix it.

Luckily today I have work to do using a different computer.

ION, tonight I have a date with Anna. I can't stop thinking about her--I am well and truly smitten.


Maria - Jul 09, 2015 7:28:32 am PDT #561 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

I am well and truly smitten.

This makes me so happy, but probably not as happy as it makes you. Have a wonderful time this evening!


-t - Jul 09, 2015 7:34:11 am PDT #562 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yay tommyrot! So lovely to hear.

Commiserations for people stuck with icky work stuff and training and glayvin.