Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?

'Shells'


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 - Apr 27, 2020 6:46:28 am PDT #20393 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hugs and rest, Amy!

Pandemic hair is perfectly acceptable for a lab test, Zenkitty. Or, I would argue, for anything at all.

And I think I never actually said but thought really hard - I'm sorry Mr Loomy gets claustrophobic from masks, that really sucks. But yay for Atropa not immediately bursting into flame!


-t - Apr 27, 2020 7:11:45 am PDT #20394 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Dang it, totally missed the video "town hall" with our newish VP of Marketing. I have no idea what he was going to talk about, so I probably would have learned something. On the one hand, I get that they schedule these on Monday morning as sort of getting everyone off on the same hopefully right foot for the week kind of deal, but Monday mornings are super busy by their very nature!


flea - Apr 27, 2020 8:22:50 am PDT #20395 of 30019
information libertarian

Today is "staffing changes" day - all 18 of the people I manage had their hours cut by 75%. They were all in 20-hour-a-week positions. But since we aren't open and I doubt we will be for at least another month and there's nothing they can do remotely...

I have been in meetings and/or on the phone since 8:30 am and this will continue all afternoon. It's hard.


NoiseDesign - Apr 27, 2020 8:31:24 am PDT #20396 of 30019
Our wings are not tired

Oh Flea, those sorts of calls are so hard.


EpicTangent - Apr 27, 2020 8:32:01 am PDT #20397 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Sorry, but I'm still 36, and will always be 36. (Note from objective reality, I wasn't even 36 when that happened.)

ILU, Zen.

That does not sound like a great way to spend your day, flea.


-t - Apr 27, 2020 8:42:36 am PDT #20398 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, man, flea, I'm sorry you have to do that.


Amy - Apr 27, 2020 8:49:52 am PDT #20399 of 30019
Because books.

Oh wow, flea, I'm sorry.


Laura - Apr 27, 2020 9:45:51 am PDT #20400 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

No fun, flea. I'm sorry.

Today in Florida news includes the governor of our state referring to our state as "God's waiting room", which is fine for comedians to do, but not when you are supposed to represent those seniors!


Theodosia - Apr 27, 2020 9:48:09 am PDT #20401 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 ended up sick home from work -- with more than usual stomach woe. I've spent the morning napping and feeling vaguely nauseous.


JZ - Apr 27, 2020 10:36:23 am PDT #20402 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.

Oh, flea, that sounds terrible.