Oh, man, Pix. Yeah, I can see violence being a real attractive response to that
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'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 - Jul 31, 2020 10:56:14 am PDT #24330 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Jul 31, 2020 10:58:25 am PDT #24331 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I also wish to do violence in response to that.
Laura - Jul 31, 2020 11:26:33 am PDT #24332 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, Pix. Some serious smiting must occur.
chrismg - Jul 31, 2020 11:28:51 am PDT #24333 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Good lord, Pix.
Is it possible for you to get in touch with some of the other teachers? My gut says it's unlikely you're the only person they've pulled something like this on.
meara - Jul 31, 2020 11:55:49 am PDT #24334 of 30019
Are they expecting you to teach other classes and thinking the yearbook/journalism won't count?
I'm irked because I bought a propane fire table thing but thought based on some of the pics that it came with a piece that made it just a table, covering the fire part. Apparently not (and when I go reread the listing it says "cover"....and came with a plastic cover-the-whole-table drape thing). Grrrrr. There doesn't seem to be an option anywhere I can find to purchase one either. Boooooo. Also it's definitely not level but my patio is probably at fault there. Sigh.
Sheryl - Jul 31, 2020 11:58:33 am PDT #24335 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
That's ridiculous, Pix.
We're waiting to see how Mr. S's new school is doing things. The person who gave us the tour last weekend thought they would go gradually towards fully open, but she wasn't involved in the decision process. They were supposed to let us know today, but so far no word.
amyparker - Jul 31, 2020 1:37:01 pm PDT #24336 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.
Have you or Tim received any "explanation of benefits" statements online from your insurance company?
Yeah, pretty soon after the surgery, although right now I can't remember what the EOB said our portion is. I just really expected the hospital and/or surgeon to have billed us by now.
If you've got the mental wherewithal to deal with it, I'd pull those statements up, find out if/when the claim was processed, track down the billing department for the hospital and ask where things are in their system. I don't like advocating poking the bear, but potentially dealing with collections would be even less fun.
NoiseDesign - Jul 31, 2020 2:00:30 pm PDT #24337 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
Whoa, that lego Enterprise is awesome!
I'm checking out the vintage Atari 400 computer that is partially in that shot!
DebetEsse - Jul 31, 2020 3:49:54 pm PDT #24338 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.
The Board of Ed voted yesterday to delay the start of school by 2 weeks since we were supposed to start Tuesday and are still lacking guidance from the state Depts of Ed and Health on various things that are necessary before having kids back.
I was talking to the librarian at my local branch today, who's worried about what he'll do with his kid for the next 2 weeks. Like I told him, we're all in impossible situations, but there's a lot of people at the tops of organizations who are not covering themselves in glory at the moment.
Jessica - Jul 31, 2020 4:04:44 pm PDT #24339 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Our district just sent out an email blast saying they were asking permission from the state to delay the next school year a week and that they would not be printing paper calendars at all. Which is a fun euphemism for "we plan to wing it for a while."
(Which in all honesty is probably the best way to go, but not exactly confidence-inspiring.)