Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

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.


Atropa - Aug 06, 2019 3:04:43 pm PDT #10226 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Houses! Yay houses!

Today is the second day of my new job. (Yesterday's first day was in AZ, for new hire orientation.) but it's going well! My co-workers are cool, and I'm in nerd central.

Also, because of my new company, I had to get my retinas scanned so I can enter/exit the office. And I get a 30% discount on consumer-grade tasers. A DISCOUNT. ON TASERS. FOR MEEEEE.


Tom Scola - Aug 06, 2019 3:14:48 pm PDT #10227 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Thank goodness you didn't get a job at a blowtorch company.


Dana - Aug 06, 2019 3:15:58 pm PDT #10228 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Huh. How did you learn this?

She used her real name. I need to ping some of the longtime XF people I know and make sure she doesn't have a reputation of some kind.


Atropa - Aug 06, 2019 3:26:52 pm PDT #10229 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Taaaaaasserrrrrr. walks around making "bzzt!" noises under my breath

We also can sign up to get shot with a taser, but it's not mandatory, so that's a relief.


msbelle - Aug 06, 2019 3:29:06 pm PDT #10230 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oh my. Tasers.


msbelle - Aug 06, 2019 3:38:20 pm PDT #10231 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Turns out when you buy a house you all of a sudden have a bunch of stuff to do.

Tonight
- book flights for next week inspection
- book flights for next month close
- set up meeting with potential short-term renter for next week while there
- start a packing list because my brain will be mush
- tell Mac I bought a house

Tomorrow
- certify mail deposit check to realtor
- contact investment co to sell some stuff to replenish my account from deposit
- Contact dog sitter about next week, see if he will take the diabetic foster also - he cannot
- Contact Rescue to find coverage for foster & re-emphasize the need to get Miley placed
- meet with people at Corporate HQ about transitioning to a remote job and working from B'more
- Get info of local realtor from co-worker

Thursday
- one on one with Boss - discuss 8 mo timeline & possible 6 mo timeline
- turn loose list into PM timeline of work needed on house
- Get construction people info from mother

Fri
- try to focus on work for one day
- massage


Steph L. - Aug 06, 2019 3:44:02 pm PDT #10232 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

A DISCOUNT. ON TASERS. FOR MEEEEE.

This seems bad.

We also can sign up to get shot with a taser, but it's not mandatory, so that's a relief.

Dang, I miss ita.


meara - Aug 06, 2019 3:53:03 pm PDT #10233 of 30019

Wow so much to do, msbelle!!

Dana, I too am curious how you figured that out. And wherever it wS a fan you knew and liked or disliked!!

Atropa, I'm scared of you with a taser. I do feel like anyone who is going to use one (aka cops) should have to get tased.


billytea - Aug 06, 2019 3:56:09 pm PDT #10234 of 30019
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

We also can sign up to get shot with a taser, but it's not mandatory, so that's a relief.

Well sure, because if you're getting shot with a taser, it'd be a comfort to be able to think to yourself, "I chose this".


Dana - Aug 06, 2019 4:03:50 pm PDT #10235 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Dana, I too am curious how you figured that out. And wherever it wS a fan you knew and liked or disliked!!

Nobody I knew, and probably a few years before I was deep into fandom. We do have degrees from the same small university program, though.