Maybe I've always been here.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Dana - Sep 18, 2019 12:40:17 pm PDT #11580 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Sigh...Mr. S didn't fall asleep until almost 10, and has been acting up all day.

I feel his/your pain. I read until around 1AM, was exhausted, and then was completely unable to fall asleep when I tried. Rinse and repeat. My body was like, oh, you think you're going to sleep now? Good luck with that when every single position you lie in somehow manages to cut off blood flow to your arm.


Toddson - Sep 18, 2019 12:46:25 pm PDT #11581 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

For those who anticipate this time of year, the Pumpkin Spice must flow.


-t - Sep 18, 2019 12:55:32 pm PDT #11582 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mac has been in UPS 2 hours!

That sounds promising!

Was Outpost.com the herding cats one?


Theodosia - Sep 18, 2019 1:09:13 pm PDT #11583 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"

Cat Herding was for EDS, which seems not to have survived, even if they had a great commercial.

It has its own Wikipedia entry.


Theodosia - Sep 18, 2019 1:11:51 pm PDT #11584 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"

Oh, and a detail from the entry:

Trainers taught the cats to swim by starting them out in one-quarter inch of water, then gradually building the pool to swimming depth. . . . Since we were shooting in nippy weather, our 'river' was actually a small pool warmed by a portable heater, like a little cat Jacuzzi.[2]


-t - Sep 18, 2019 1:19:52 pm PDT #11585 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Googled, and it was one I vaguely remember: gerbil cannon


msbelle - Sep 18, 2019 1:56:23 pm PDT #11586 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

It will be up to a week and a half to hear back from UPS as they do a background check and the job would be part time, 15-25 hours a week Sun-Thurs 10am - 5:30pm shifts where you may not always work the full shift, but would work at least 3 hours. He'll need a car quickly as that will be hard to manage pick up and drop off while I am working at it is located 30 min away.


NoiseDesign - Sep 18, 2019 3:18:59 pm PDT #11587 of 30019
Our wings are not tired

I have a friend from high school who started working for UPS part time when he was probably around 19. He's actually still there, gets really good benefits, and makes a decent wage. It's a union job, so once he makes it past the probation period there's good protection on it. He'll have to turn up on time and do the work, but if he can manage that, then it might be a good place. There is also usually a lot of opportunity to pick up extra hours when they are in their peak season, which is pretty much Mid November through December.


meara - Sep 18, 2019 4:18:14 pm PDT #11588 of 30019

That would be hilarious for people in a shared office -- like, one is the hungry version, one is the Snickers version

That would be hilarious!

I am suspecting tomorrow night I will be totally unable to sleep, between (a) anxiety/anticipation for trip and (b) needing to wake up about 4AM.


Jesse - Sep 18, 2019 4:54:23 pm PDT #11589 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Is this Colombia??