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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.


amyparker - Nov 14, 2019 6:20:15 am PST #13494 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Ooof, -t, I hope it's the former.

aurelia, that's ridiculous! It's a setup for burnout - I know you know this, but I could wish the people you work with would catch a clue.

Woke up this morning to Boaty honking away, opened the blinds, couldn't see the trees at the bottom of the hill for the fog. That would do it! It's reached "Stephen King novel" levels now, I can just see across the quad.


aurelia - Nov 14, 2019 6:31:20 am PST #13495 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

We normally try to stagger the calls such that my assistant does the early call, I roll in before noon, he leaves at dinner break and I stay thru the end of tech. It just breaks down when someone gets sick.


Laura - Nov 14, 2019 7:30:02 am PST #13496 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I hear ya on the long days. I have to be available during my customer's working hours, approx 6AM-7PM, but then there is a bunch of stuff I can only do when people aren't working, so nights and weekends. It gets old.

Oh fog! We almost never get fog so when it happens I get all excited and make everyone look. They roll their eyes at me. But Fog!


msbelle - Nov 14, 2019 8:32:15 am PST #13497 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

LA high school shooting. No one here works in Santa Clarita, right?


Amy - Nov 14, 2019 9:20:16 am PST #13498 of 30019
Because books.

Jesus.

I can't even look up the story -- everything Google-related is down for me, but this site is fine. (I think that's a sign.)


Toddson - Nov 14, 2019 9:22:11 am PST #13499 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I'm at our front desk and there's a big flat screen TV across from me; it's always kept on with CNN (I think) playing ... but it went out, so I'm enjoying the quiet. I don't want to have to hear the story repeated over and over. (One person came through and mentioned it ... said "are they still doing that?")


Sheryl - Nov 14, 2019 12:06:17 pm PST #13500 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I've caught headlines about the story, but that's it.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 14, 2019 1:52:20 pm PST #13501 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

OK- I need a quick rationality check. I am currently locked IN my apartment. The lock has been fussy since they put it in.

I am thinking I calm down and try again in a half hour. It will probably open when I am not freaking out. If it doesn't open, then I call Maria to take down the sign that I am scared to take down and call a locksmith? My landlord does not have an emergency number. I could also try emailing his daughter....

Either way I think I need to ask them to fix the lock, because it is very tricky. I thought I fixed it two days ago and it was working well, until just now.

There are also screw on the inside of the lock, so I could try opening it up that way.


JZ - Nov 14, 2019 2:07:46 pm PST #13502 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

I vote don't freak out! Do some kitty cuddling or whatever else will soothe you until you think you're ready to try again, then call Maria to get hold of a locksmith if it doesn't work.


Jesse - Nov 14, 2019 2:16:49 pm PST #13503 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, that sounds right. Take some time, try again, then call Maria.