And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.

Giles ,'Touched'


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.


Steph L. - May 15, 2020 10:37:38 am PDT #21294 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I am annoyed as hell. Remember a couple of weeks ago when I picked up my blood pressure meds and it had a note that said (roughly) "You're overdue for a physical and bloodwork and if you don't get them done we won't refill your meds"? I was sure that if I sent a message saying "Yeah, pandemic, you don't REALLY want me to come into the office for something that isn't an actual illness, right?", they would say "Oh god, do NOT come in to the office; we'll refill your meds."

Yeah, no. They really want me to come in for a physical and bloodwork. What the fuck. That is some kind of bullshit. They said "we schedule the physicals in office during well time only in AM so you are not around any sick type visits." I am not filled with confidence, motherfuckers.


Calli - May 15, 2020 10:43:30 am PDT #21295 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

we schedule the physicals in office during well time only in AM so you are not around any sick type visits

Because we're doing so well IDing people with COVID. Uh-huh. I'm sorry, Steph. That is, indeed, bullshit.


-t - May 15, 2020 10:44:43 am PDT #21296 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh dear, Tep. I'm surprised they would insist like that.

That reminds me, I need to get my car smogged if I can find some place that will do it...


Steph L. - May 15, 2020 10:56:04 am PDT #21297 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Yeah, I seriously thought it was an automatically generated message that they would overrule. I think it's important to have a physical and have bloodwork done (I even said that in the message I sent them), but it seems really short-sighted to ask patients to come in right now, if they don't actually need to. God damn it.


Sophia Brooks - May 15, 2020 11:19:00 am PDT #21298 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Wow—. I had the same thing, but we met over Zoom! And I got my meds!

We have some furloughs (41 in our School). Some people nearing retirement volunteered to take partial furloughs and they are pretty happy. Others, not so much. Most of them have to do with things that happen in the building that are not happening (video recording, lab and simulation set up, reception, and building maintenance requests). I am not furloughed.

Research is coming back to the building June 1. We are looking at coming back, but maybe not everyone every day July 6 when students will be cleared to enter the buildings for labs and they might need technical or administrative support.

We can also go in sort of as needed- not really to work, but to pick up and deposit checks or use the high speed internet to download videos I HAVE TO EDIT BECAUSE WE FURLOUGHED THE PERSON WHO KNOWS HOW!!!

Sorry.


Consuela - May 15, 2020 11:22:21 am PDT #21299 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

shrift, those are beautiful! I would be tempted but I know better than to buy anything with a heel above 2" now.

I will say that despite everything else, my feet are the happiest they've been in a long time. No heels, no pinchy climbing shoes: no corns or blisters or anything. So nice.


-t - May 15, 2020 11:44:46 am PDT #21300 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am dreading wearing shoes again. Even as much as I sit on my ass (and it is a LOT) my feet still randomly hurt - like I'm footsore from walking too much. What's up with that?


Toddson - May 15, 2020 11:50:24 am PDT #21301 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I think the hardest part for me will be remembering to close the stall door in the ladies' room when the rest of the staff come back.


Sheryl - May 15, 2020 12:08:51 pm PDT #21302 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Welp, the group that runs the summer camp we signed Mr. S up for just sent an e-mail saying camp was cancelled. Don't know what we're going to do now....


msbelle - May 15, 2020 12:50:50 pm PDT #21303 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I went into the office - stamped a sig on 150+ documents and dated them, then scanned them back in and emailed them off. Please to bring some technology to my workplace. I did a couple other things and then I left (at 4) and went to a local garden center and bought another round of herb/veggies and some perennials and some pots and some bird feeders and seed! WOOHOO!