JZ, best wishes to all of you. I wish none of you had to go through such an incredibly stressful time. I hope he'll come through it all right.
-t, one does not simply drive into Mordor.
That's not what making out sounds like -- unless I'm doing it wrong?
Willow ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
Zenkitty - Jan 25, 2018 12:26:24 pm PST #21487 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Beverly - Jan 25, 2018 12:29:56 pm PST #21488 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
-t, best of luck on your interview.
Sheryl - Jan 25, 2018 12:46:17 pm PST #21489 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Good luck, -t!
amych - Jan 25, 2018 1:45:11 pm PST #21490 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Autologous transplant is one of those things that always sounds so incredibly cool until you realize that it's exponentially more OMG SCARY. I dearly, dearly hope that bro-of-JZ not only comes out firmly on the cool side, but absolutely sticks the landing.
-t - Jan 25, 2018 2:43:58 pm PST #21491 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t, one does not simply drive into Mordor.
Right? I took an early exit and drove the rest of the way on side streets just in case.
Interview was yesterday, thanks for the good thoughts!
Totally flaked on the 5-year goal, but my boss didn't remind me so I'm not gonna worry about it. If she keeps handing me things that urgently need to get done right now, everything else is gonna not get done.
I dearly, dearly hope that bro-of-JZ not only comes out firmly on the cool side, but absolutely sticks the landing.
Yes. Make it so, universe.
sarameg - Jan 25, 2018 3:54:49 pm PST #21492 of 30002
I'm interviewing 3 people tomorrow! Thanks, hr, for telling me at 5:30!
Oh god.
-t - Jan 25, 2018 4:00:37 pm PST #21493 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, wow, that is some short notice.
sarameg - Jan 25, 2018 4:19:02 pm PST #21494 of 30002
No fucking shit. It'll be fine, it's a phone screen and I've read the resumes exhaustively, have my script. But still. Less than impressed. And the scheduling notifications were a hot mess. I do not need to sort thru 4 emails per interview to figure out the schedule (one for meeting in outlook, one for webex, one for ?, one containing resume. And only 1 had the interviewee's name. Sigh.)
Consuela - Jan 25, 2018 4:58:32 pm PST #21495 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I am not used to government paying that much attention.
Oh, Maria: our contracting officers are absolute fiends. I swear we waste spend more taxpayer money nitpicking through proposals than we save...
Although given the current political situation, it's kind of nice to know that we are doing our best to comply with both the letter and the spirit of the law and the ethics/conflicts of interest rules. We have mandatory training in it, in fact (which I doubt anyone in the White House has actually taken, much less pays attention to).
JZ, best of luck to your brother, it sounds like he's in good hands.
Me, I'm still sick but feeling well enough to have a hot toddy after work. I'm nibbling on some goat-milk Gouda I bought in the Amsterdam airport, but I should probably eat something healthy for dinner.
Atropa - Jan 25, 2018 7:33:40 pm PST #21496 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
JZ, so much love to you and your family.
Barring any last-minute feedback or insanity tomorrow, I am done with the big content deadline. And after make sure of that, I pack and get on a plane tomorrow to go to the Copenhagen office.
I would like to fall over. I would also like to not be dealing with a huge case of impostor syndrome, but oh well.