I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


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 - Sep 09, 2020 12:59:13 pm PDT #25920 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Stupid recurring calf cramp.(and the resulting muscle knot that takes a long time to loosen up)


-t - Sep 09, 2020 1:18:18 pm PDT #25921 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

OMG, I had to actual customer service, calling a consumer to help him with a problem, and he was actually super nice but that was still exhausting! I'm glad I don't do that full time.


Maria - Sep 09, 2020 3:18:14 pm PDT #25922 of 30019
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I am happy to be a go-for-walk buddy (or you know someone even more reliable on that front than me).

If only the two of you were closer.... because I'd totally be up for that.

Can I just say, I hate WFH for this reason: I have to put all this effort into going for walks and doing yoga and whatever, and I'm still walking SO MUCH LESS than I did when I was working in the office, even after I stopped going to most meetings on campus. It's very annoying.

This, but for the last 7 years. It's so hard to motivate to get out of the house. Especially when it's hot and humid, and especially in a pandemic.

Congratulations, Gud!

one thing I can say in regard to RFPs is to read the instructions or what they want - I know that one thing that immediately gets your proposal thrown out is if you don't get the details. (I've been working for associations for the design and construction industry for ... wow! 40+ years ... and that's the first thing they look at.)

Yep, I'm a stickler for the details when I'm responding to an RFP and won a few deals because I paid attention when others didn't. Now, I'm on the other side of the table for the first time in 20 years. I'm writing an RFP for a client who needs to select a fleet management company, which is part of the suite of services offered by our consulting firm. It's become my job since I worked for a fleet management company (talk about a double-edged sword). I'm the in-house expert.


aurelia - Sep 09, 2020 4:50:53 pm PDT #25923 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I read that as RPF every time.

Why why why do I still have to do an annual review? It's not like anyone is getting a raise. At least my employer notified us that they are opting out of the payroll tax deferral.


-t - Sep 09, 2020 4:59:57 pm PDT #25924 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Why why why do I still have to do an annual review? It's not like anyone is getting a raise.

RIGHT?! I am still mad about having to do mine in April


Jesse - Sep 09, 2020 5:04:49 pm PDT #25925 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ours were way simplified and I did the least amount possible, because SERIOUSLY.


Maria - Sep 09, 2020 5:13:16 pm PDT #25926 of 30019
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I read that as RPF every time.

I double check it every time I use it in a work email or document. Most likely, no one would know what it meant, but I don't want to find out!

I don't know if we even do reviews at my new company. Some things are a little loosey-goosey.


Katerina Bee - Sep 09, 2020 7:26:27 pm PDT #25927 of 30019
Herding cats for fun

My car is now sporting a fluffy layer of ash. It's like it snowed. I haven't seen such a thing since the Oakland hills fire way back when. That one was very sad for me; I was in San Francisco and big legible flakes of fine paper from someone's library were coming down all around me.

Unfortunately for me, my apartment was in Oakland, my two cats were alone, and we had just finished removing the radiator from my car and I was stuck since DH was driving a motorcycle. A friend got her boyfriend to drive her from Hayward and picked them up for me. I'll always be grateful. There was a lot of black ash coming in the windows.


Shir - Sep 10, 2020 1:51:04 am PDT #25928 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Dear lords. KB, I hope that your place will survive this. And it's wonderful that your friend's bf picked the cats.

Take care, Californians. Much no more fire~ma to you.


msbelle - Sep 10, 2020 2:59:30 am PDT #25929 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I know it is not likely, but if any CAistas need to get away - mi casa es su casa. If we need to quarantine, I can make the basement a living suite with everything but a shower.