Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.

'Serenity'


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.


Laura - May 18, 2018 7:56:47 am PDT #25338 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Well done, msbelle.

Going to see Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf tonight with DH. Earlier in the week they had called to say that one of the actors fell ill and the replacement would still be on script tonight (opening night), and I could switch out my tickets for a later performance if I wanted. Heck no, it won't throw me off at all if dude is reading. Looking forward to it. Tomorrow going to watch wedding stuff at the theater with Tate's mom so we can see how we are supposed to dress when the kids get married. (I assure you there will be no hats and gloves in Florida in July) Then tomorrow night seeing a student production of 42nd Street at the Jupiter theater. My calendar overflowith.


Toddson - May 18, 2018 8:04:59 am PDT #25339 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Mueller is tough - he was in combat in Viet Nam; left the Marines when he discovered that he didn't like being a Marine with a desk job. He was the head of the FBI for longer than anyone except Hoover. Tough man.


Laura - May 18, 2018 8:32:01 am PDT #25340 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

And no doubt Trump thinks he can go toe to toe with Mueller. It is torture to wait through this process, but I have to expect that Mueller is going as quickly as he feels prudent.


Toddson - May 18, 2018 8:34:01 am PDT #25341 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I saw a report that they were having a practice of Trump answering some of the questions that were released a while ago ... in four hours they got through two questions (he tends to ramble). And Mueller has rejected the request that the answers to his questions be provided in written form.


Connie Neil - May 18, 2018 8:58:42 am PDT #25342 of 30002
brillig

It must terrify Trump's handlers to think of him under oath and every word being taken into consideration.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 18, 2018 9:53:02 am PDT #25343 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

It certainly should.

I mean, his idiot kid has already admitted to basically committing treason during the campaign. And while Trump himself would require impeachment proceedings to remove, Mueller is well within his power to indict any of the advisors and hangers-on if he finds dirt on their hands.


Sheryl - May 18, 2018 12:48:41 pm PDT #25344 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Rain. Ugh.


meara - May 18, 2018 1:29:12 pm PDT #25345 of 30002

Ugh. I told the company we are working with I needed their edits by COB Thursday. No word. Midnight, she emails me to say she'd have them to me by noon today. At 12:30 I ask where they are, she says by 2. At 230 I tell her if I don't have them by 3pm I won't make the changes. She emails them at 3:01. Goddamn.


Calli - May 18, 2018 2:23:11 pm PDT #25346 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Sounds like you're clear to not make changes then, meara. And it also sounds like the company rep isn't that invested in getting their work published.


Dana - May 18, 2018 3:14:23 pm PDT #25347 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

It's also raining in New Orleans, where a sinkhole has started swallowing cars. (Not near any of our NOLA people.)

I feel your pain, meara. My deadline for people to send me changes was close of business on Wednesday. My manager ended up chasing them down yesterday afternoon, which meant I got the final changes at 6:30, so I was working until 8:30. Apparently my solution of "fuck them, they knew when the deadline was" didn't fly when you're talking about PMs reviewing documents that are about to be released.