True. A big part of why I am actually at the office today.
Funny, I'm pretty sure when I left on Tuesday there was some stuff left undone that I was figuring I would get to today, but sure can't think of any of it now...
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
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.
-t - Jul 05, 2018 5:53:59 am PDT #27073 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Jul 05, 2018 5:58:07 am PDT #27074 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I feel like I heard somewhere about someone developing or testing silent fireworks - all light and no boom for less trauma. Can't remember anything about it though, so not sure it was real.
-t - Jul 05, 2018 6:01:09 am PDT #27075 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aaaaaand remembered what I was working on on Tuesday. Do not want to work on it again, but I guess I will. And writing myself a note.
Calli - Jul 05, 2018 6:09:43 am PDT #27076 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
One of the nice things about dropping everything at work for a work emergency is that the everything looks so much more appealing when I come back to it. Hello, everything. The Assistant Director isn't looking over my shoulder while I deal with you. (I mean, she's perfectly nice, but still—AD.) Let me work on you in a calm, non-stressed manner.
Jesse - Jul 05, 2018 6:14:19 am PDT #27077 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Let me work on you in a calm, non-stressed manner.
This is how my whole office feels this week, I think, after the 5-year Campaign ended last weekend. Ahhhh. Nothing is urgent or high-stakes? Perfect. Let's see how long we can roll with this.
Also, even with not that many people here, the scones and cookies I left in the kitchen at 8:30 are totally gone without a trace. I mean, even the packaging is gone. I don't care, because getting rid of them was my goal, but what happened??
-t - Jul 05, 2018 6:15:18 am PDT #27078 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hungry ghosts
Jessica - Jul 05, 2018 6:26:27 am PDT #27079 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We had double fireworks this year! Our town fireworks on the 3rd, and then we went up to Poughkeepsie to watch from the Walkway Over The Hudson pedestrian bridge. And I have to say - Ossining local fireworks were way better! Go small town!
Poughkeepsie wins for better weather, and an AMAZING view from the bridge though - we were basically at eye level with the explosions, and we could also see 4-5 other towns' fireworks over the treeline in the distance.
-t - Jul 05, 2018 6:44:00 am PDT #27080 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh cool! I keep saying I'll do that with the Martinez-Benicia bridge, walk out to the middle and watch the fireworks from there. Maybe next year.
Connie Neil - Jul 05, 2018 6:46:50 am PDT #27081 of 30002
brillig
And today's air is rated Unhealthy. No storms in at least the next week. Time to get breathing masks again.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 05, 2018 7:35:21 am PDT #27082 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
I expect people to be thrown by the extra m in my last name, but it's astonishing how many hear Matt as "Mac" or "Mark." (The last doesn't even have the same vowel sound—do they only listen to the first letter for every word?)
The few times there have been too many other Matts around and I've gone by Bob, it was almost a relief.