...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


-t - Mar 23, 2020 6:46:15 am PDT #18472 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

And it is apparently someone's job to keep up morale and foster teamwork or something while we are WFH and OMG can he please just STFU


askye - Mar 23, 2020 6:59:20 am PDT #18473 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

SC gov is resisting shelter Rin place. The Charleston mayor had said business as usual will kill people. We aren't really at business at usual but there are a lot of people going down town and other places. Officially still for work we go back in a week but I'm expecting that to change.

Right now I'm waiting for a call back from the bank because I lost my debit card and waiting to hear my prescription is ready. Although I can't really pick up my prescription until I get a debit card. Or access anything and there isn't a branch open near me.

The whole higj school process in SD sounds stressful and hard under normal circumstances I can't imagine how much more stressful this is making it .

I'm trying to stay off Facebook and Twitter today .

And I keep thinking random things. Like how are people who are minimalists or those tiny homes dealing with shelter in place.


msbelle - Mar 23, 2020 6:59:54 am PDT #18474 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

non- COVID related.

two people at the new job have just decided to respond to my emails with "Becky" - ummmm my signature is my full name. I often sign the emails in addition to the signature with my full name. also? you don't know me - how are you gonna just shorten someones name in a work environment.

I corrected one. the other one is in my department and I just want to handle it gently.


chrismg - Mar 23, 2020 7:04:16 am PDT #18475 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

And it is apparently someone's job to keep up morale and foster teamwork

Has anyone whose official job this was ever done anything but the exact opposite in the history of ever?


DXMachina - Mar 23, 2020 7:05:23 am PDT #18476 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

One of the first things you told me when we met face to face was not to call you that name.

In other news, it's frickin' snowing here.


DavidS - Mar 23, 2020 7:07:47 am PDT #18477 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Oh that sounds fun.

I'm so grumpy already. I don't know how I'm going to last ten more days without chewing off my own leg or my family smothering me in my sleep.

[waves to sj]


DavidS - Mar 23, 2020 7:08:25 am PDT #18478 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

One of the first things you told me when we met face to face was not to call you that name.

People try to call Jacqueline "Jackie" and that does not go over well.


sj - Mar 23, 2020 7:13:11 am PDT #18479 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Anyone trying to call ltc any shortened version of her name will get an earful from her.


Dana - Mar 23, 2020 7:21:33 am PDT #18480 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yep, Dallas County is now under shelter-in-place. Well, technically, not until midnight tonight. We still need to go to the grocery store today, of course.


sj - Mar 23, 2020 7:22:15 am PDT #18481 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The bakery we go to is closing. I was hoping they were still considered essential because we have to interact with less people to get bread there, and it is better bread.