The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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 30, 2018 10:31:39 am PST #21618 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I also vote Barcelona for the architecture.

-t, may they offer you a really good salary! because you deserve it.

I think many business interactions would be facilitated if we were allowed to start emails with "FFS, dude, WTF r u doing?"

Glad the Pallas cat is safe! It's okay that there will be no Pallas cat/feral housecat community in the hills. (Yet.)

I've spent the whole morning trying to get the formatting specs on a certain type of article. We only starting running this type of article a few years ago, and apparently there are no specs. Every journal that's running them is doing their own thing. Like, IDGAF personally, if you want me to make shit up as I go, I can do that. But, y'know, say so. And don't then yell at me for making an executive decision when no one could tell me what I should do.


Zenkitty - Jan 30, 2018 10:50:07 am PST #21619 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I desperately want to respond to the vendor who keeps asking me for specifics, "I don't freaking know, Asha, I'm making this up as we go!" But that's probably obvious to her by now.


Jesse - Jan 30, 2018 11:05:46 am PST #21620 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

"I don't freaking know, Asha, I'm making this up as we go!" But that's probably obvious to her by now.

Ah, 90% of my conversations at work.


Calli - Jan 30, 2018 11:17:48 am PST #21621 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

At work we're in the process of drawing up procedures and specs for something we've been doing with, er, unsustainable levels of variability up to this point. It's been quite the experience.


-t - Jan 30, 2018 11:55:47 am PST #21622 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds exciting.

So, I am told that I will be getting exactly the same salary I was getting before. Accounting has demanded that I stay with them through February because Audit, I don't know what that means for my pay because I have not gotten the official offer letter yet. "It's just a formality" says HR "I'll email it to you shortly".

But, whatever, I have a cupcake and some tacos.


-t - Jan 30, 2018 12:11:29 pm PST #21623 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Here's a charge on the company card I like to see - $1k at Ben and Jerry's for employee desserts.


Connie Neil - Jan 30, 2018 12:29:20 pm PST #21624 of 30002
brillig

Was just wondering what was on TV tonight, then went "Oh . . . right. Well, this is why I have Netflix." I think this is my eighth run through of Miss Fisher.


Tom Scola - Jan 30, 2018 12:31:22 pm PST #21625 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I plan on watching last night's Black Panther red carpet.


Sheryl - Jan 30, 2018 12:44:52 pm PST #21626 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Because schools opened two hours late(and the before care was closed), I got to work late enough to have to park in the garage a couple blocks away. Which meant walking in the cold, windy weather. I stopped for a chai latte before going to my desk.


Steph L. - Jan 30, 2018 12:48:20 pm PST #21627 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Black Lightning is on the CW opposite the SOTU, and I am happy to direct my ratings to superheroes and away from the lying Cheeto.