Timelies all!
Another early awakening from Nova and Mr. S.(although he at least waiting until our alarm went off) Went to work.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
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.
Sheryl - Jun 08, 2020 11:56:46 am PDT #22116 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
flea - Jun 08, 2020 12:07:48 pm PDT #22117 of 30019
information libertarian
I have a daily meeting at 1:30 and we're at the point where I have to refrain from quitting my job mid-meeting every single day, and then I just do nothing but spiral into awfulness all afternoon. Suggestions? (My boss literally suggested I turn the volume down and read a magazine, but somehow I can't bring myself to.)
-t - Jun 08, 2020 12:24:25 pm PDT #22118 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ugh, that sounds awful, flea! Can you come up with some not very thinky work you could do while you half-listen? I find that helpful sometimes.
DXMachina - Jun 08, 2020 12:49:18 pm PDT #22119 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Today is the first day of summer session at the community college, and it finally dawned on me that I will probably never meet a single one of my current set of students face-to-face. At least in the spring, I had met all of my uni students, or at least seen them occasionally even if they only interacted with me by showing up for class and turning in homework. There's usually even more interaction with my CC students because it's both a much smaller group and because there's a lab every night. You walk around and talk during down time. I usually have their names matched to faces by the second session. I'm gonna miss that.
OTOH, it's the first day of summer session, and I rode down to the sea wall on a gorgeous day and then napped for two hours afterwards. I never used to be able to do that on class days. You win some, you lose some.
lisah - Jun 08, 2020 12:59:05 pm PDT #22120 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Why is the meeting so infuriating, flea?
flea - Jun 08, 2020 1:14:04 pm PDT #22121 of 30019
information libertarian
It's a managers' meeting where information is communicated that could be done in an email, and any raising of concerns or questions about the top-down directives is treated as disloyal. It's basically a daily half-hour of feeling disrespected and like my professional opinions don't matter. Every day. Edit: it used to be once a month, and I'd feel like this for the rest of the day. It also used to be 4 hours long. But I still think the daily part is worse.
-t - Jun 08, 2020 1:23:12 pm PDT #22122 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's gonna be weird, DX. Pretty nice upside, though.
my day is supposed to be over i 8 minutes but I have way more work than that left to do and leaving it for tomorrow will just make tomorrow overwhelming. Ugh.
Jesse - Jun 08, 2020 1:37:01 pm PDT #22123 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea, I'm with your boss, then. Fuck that meeting!
DXM, it's so good to see you around here more! And that does sound like a nice day, all things considered.
Consuela - Jun 08, 2020 2:12:37 pm PDT #22124 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
flea, I'm with your boss, then. Fuck that meeting!
Why is this monthly meeting now DAILY? That's insane.
shrift - Jun 08, 2020 2:25:56 pm PDT #22125 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My boss literally suggested I turn the volume down and read a magazine, but somehow I can't bring myself to.
Ugh. Maybe you could make up a bingo card of all the awful things that happen in this meeting so you can focus on playing a game, and reward yourself with stuff every time you "win"?