Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.

Buffy ,'Beneath You'


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.


Jesse - Aug 21, 2019 8:24:50 am PDT #10670 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And then I think of the people I know who are vegan AND gluten-free! (More flexible on the vegan front in emergencies, but still.)


Steph L. - Aug 21, 2019 8:28:39 am PDT #10671 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Dude. That is not a vegetarian sandwich, that's just condiments. I can't feed that to someone!

Tim will cheerfully make a sandwich with just the veggie fixings, although it's not something he'd want to eat every day for lunch. But he's notoriously easy-going. (Which balances out my total lack of easy-goingness. I am so difficult that sometimes I wonder why he doesn't launch me into the sun [because he surely has a catapult in the attic]. That man has infinite patience for my shit.)


meara - Aug 21, 2019 8:28:44 am PDT #10672 of 30019

Yeah, we were joking that for the vegan/gluten free people we'd just have a table with a loaf of gluten-free bread, jam, and peanut butter but then someone might be allergic to peanuts...:D Mostly it's not something we promise to anyone when they sign up, but we do want to make an EFFORT to have something available for folks and I don't consider "condiment sandwich" an effort. Plus, this is lesbians. I feel like there's a LOT of veg/vegan/GF among my people. Safeway at least has a "Mediterranean" platter with some hummus/red pepper wraps, that they were like "Sure we could sub those in on a regular sandwich platter". QFC had no options.

(the day before, we're having pizza, but expecting to get a couple vegan/gf ones. We hope. Because the pizza place that agreed to donate 15 pizzas announced yesterday they're going out of business and that's their last day. We called and they said they'd still give us pizza, but I'm still worried about chaos effects)


Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2019 8:50:46 am PDT #10673 of 30019
brillig

I work for a good, if slow on the uptake, company. Given the booming tech industry around here and the difficulty we've been having finding people to hire, it must have occurred to someone that pizza parties and team activities are not the key to getting and keeping good employees. I got a $4K a year adjustment to my pay, which goes a lot further to reassure me of my standing around here than my supervisor ernestly saying he appreciates me. That'll cover the rent increase quite nicely, and for a couple of years in the future.


Steph L. - Aug 21, 2019 8:53:21 am PDT #10674 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Connie, that's excellent! Woo hoo!


sj - Aug 21, 2019 8:59:58 am PDT #10675 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The day was going well. I was getting stuff done. Then ltc peed all over her stand the floor and then spit on me when I tried to explain that her sandals can't be worn with socks. Is it Monday yet? School starts on Monday.


Laura - Aug 21, 2019 9:27:08 am PDT #10676 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Woo Connie! That does make dragging the butt into the office easier.

I'm sorry, sj. Also kinda grinning because my dad wore socks and sandals every day of his life. Yay School! I think the normalcy and regular schedule helps. I'm picturing you relaxing with a cuppa on Monday morning.


sj - Aug 21, 2019 9:28:20 am PDT #10677 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Laura these have the bit between the toes. It physically will not work.


Laura - Aug 21, 2019 9:43:37 am PDT #10678 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Toe socks!


Calli - Aug 21, 2019 9:45:14 am PDT #10679 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Yay, Connie!