Oh man, lisah, that all sounds awful.
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
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 - Oct 08, 2019 6:10:34 am PDT #12148 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
msbelle - Oct 08, 2019 6:19:50 am PDT #12149 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yikes Lisa.
Cindy, good thoughts.
So the dogs were rough housing and ran into me from behind enough to make my feet slide out on the tile and I did a whole cartoon fall back on my ass and hand and elbow. Icing elbow now.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 7:00:50 am PDT #12150 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh no, msbelle!
In other news, how's mac?
Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2019 7:11:49 am PDT #12151 of 30019
brillig
I woke up this morning with the urge to spend a fair amount of quality time in my bathroom. I thought I'd just be a little late to work and texted my supervisor thusly. I then decided to take advantage of one of the two-hour PTO blocks we get that can be used to come in late or leave early, and I text that to him. He then asks "Can I ask why?" I resent having to justify my actions, so I said "I thought it would be better to spend a lot of time in my own bathroom." He wanted to know. I'm debating what to say when I get in. I know he'll come over to awkwardly see how I'm feeling--statistics geeks like him don't do well with human interaction--and I think I'm going to innocently ask why he needed to know why I needed the time. He'll fumble something about wanting to make sure everything was all right, and I'll shrug it off and offhandedly say it seemed weird.
It's bad enough he enjoys tracking everyone minute by minute, he only needs to know "I will be in by this time."
DavidS - Oct 08, 2019 7:39:43 am PDT #12152 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He then asks "Can I ask why?"
"None of your fucking business. I'm allowed to take the time I've earned by company policy."
Or you could always fall back on "I just gave birth to a large salamander and I'd like to teach it French before I come in."
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 7:41:42 am PDT #12153 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, I just asked our graphic designer for a recommendation of a MS-included serif font, and he said TNR! I am surprised.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 8:14:36 am PDT #12154 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, and I feel like Dana might know what I'm talking about, I came into to work, got some stuff done, had a meeting, ate lunch, and now they want me to keep working???
PS: I slept 9 hours last night and do feel like a new person, but still not one that wants to work a full day.
Fred Pete - Oct 08, 2019 9:35:40 am PDT #12155 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
Connie, in your situation (and I'm lucky enough to have taken time off for more -- sensitive -- reasons without being questioned), I'd be tempted to tell the supervisory exactly what was going on. In full, gory, and excruciating detail.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2019 9:54:24 am PDT #12156 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I never tell my boss anything beyond "I don't feel well" even when I want to! So when I'm interviewing, it's not so obvious.
You guys, I've never been in a job this long without interviewing or at least thinking about my next move. It's kind of amazing. (NB: I've been here 2.5 years, which says something about my other jobs!)
Dana - Oct 08, 2019 10:04:15 am PDT #12157 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse, you even had a meeting! How can you possibly be expected to work more?