I am remotely attending an all-day department summit, which mostly means responding "yes" in the chat about once per hour when someone asks if those of us on the phone can hear ok.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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.
Jessica - Sep 16, 2019 6:33:27 am PDT #11460 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Laura - Sep 16, 2019 6:36:49 am PDT #11461 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
All day!
Jesse - Sep 16, 2019 6:37:36 am PDT #11462 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, that sounds terrible.
I'm a little jacked up from coffee and treats at a going-away party this morning.
Jessica - Sep 16, 2019 6:46:46 am PDT #11463 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Well, all-day for the folks there in person. I'll be signing off at 2:30 to go coach my daughter's Destination Imagination team.
-t - Sep 16, 2019 6:57:57 am PDT #11464 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have already had about enough of today.
It's just usual Monday stuff, really, but do not want
Theodosia - Sep 16, 2019 6:59:31 am PDT #11465 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I dented a bumper trying to back up the biiiiig van. Nobody seems too upset but me. Turns out previous drivers have torn off the mirrors, or the rear bumper and sideswiped a line of cars, so this is maybe smallish. Still upset...
Laura - Sep 16, 2019 7:08:42 am PDT #11466 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Unfortunately there is no shortcut to experience on the big van driving. Is there an option for practicing with cones or something when not working?
Jessica - Sep 16, 2019 7:09:56 am PDT #11467 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And we've broken for lunch!
Jesse - Sep 16, 2019 7:13:40 am PDT #11468 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That sounds upsetting, Theo, and I'm glad no one else is making a big deal of it! It probably helps that they see that you care about this, but don't spend too much time beating yourself up and/or get psyched out about driving the Big Van.
Katerina Bee - Sep 16, 2019 7:13:50 am PDT #11469 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
The first rain of the season is pattering down and washing away the dreary dust of summer. The air smells good but drying the laundry in the sun isn't going to happen to today. Instead I will keep digging through boxes of old photos to find pictures of my Dad for the memorial next week. All my cousins will be flying in and staying at his home in Half Moon Bay.
I am looking forward to seeing them and dreading the drama my sister will bring. There is no such thing as a family gathering without her having a big emotional meltdown. In July she bawled for an hour because Dad forgot to specifically give her a photo credit in his slide show. He had to publicly apologize. Lord help me if I accidentally choose one of her shots in my collection of pictures. Ladies and gentlemen, my sister is over 55 years old and acts like a bratty child. It's exhausting.