If you catch the Ben Folds holiday special on PBS in a couple of weeks, you can see him do the Bing/Bowie version with a tap dancer. FYI.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Jesse - Nov 30, 2018 2:23:47 am PST #2606 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laura - Nov 30, 2018 4:03:57 am PST #2607 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I spent some time trying the various holiday jazz stations available in the car. Not quite accustomed to the new streaming service after years of Sirius, but getting there. I did not get any jazzy LDB in my travels though.
This Friday morning I did at least remember to listen to the Breakfast of Champions stream on my computer, and for this I am more awake for my tasks at hand.
Calli - Nov 30, 2018 4:23:42 am PST #2608 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've put together an LDB-free playlist for the car. But I'm still vulnerable while shopping and otherwise out in the world, so I figure it isn't really cheating
Dana - Nov 30, 2018 5:31:08 am PST #2609 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Today I learned that "unlimited" PTO really means "basically what you had before, plus or minus maybe a day." So I guess it doesn't matter that we're going back to non-unlimited PTO.
I looked at job listings yesterday, and everything sounded so boring it made me want to cry. Not that this job isn't boring, but I at least have seniority and good pay and plenty of vacation, so boohoo for me.
meara - Nov 30, 2018 5:42:29 am PST #2610 of 30019
Dana, that's kinda where I am. At my company I get lots of vacation and am about to get more based on how long I've been there. So I'm thinking maybe if I could find an internal transfer? But not real hopeful.
-t - Nov 30, 2018 5:50:43 am PST #2611 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's 7:45am and I'm already all "this fuckin' day" for just tiny things, mostly my own stupidity, but GAH
-t - Nov 30, 2018 6:15:47 am PST #2612 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mostly I finally got my new heel cushions into shoes that I can get on my feet with the cushions and I can't tell if my feet hurt now because I have to get used to this new configuration or if I am maybe making everything worse, but every step = OW
Consuela - Nov 30, 2018 10:20:44 am PST #2613 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle, I'm sorry things with Mac are so hard. If he's still thinking about the military, or you are on his behalf, don't forget the Coast Guard. They get good training, get to live all over the country, have a mission that anyone can support, and don't have to worry much about getting shot at...
Laura - Nov 30, 2018 10:41:37 am PST #2614 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Good thought, Consuela. I had a friend who was career Coast Guard. His last area was Key West, which was pretty sweet.
Jesse - Nov 30, 2018 11:01:17 am PST #2615 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Y'all, I have been running from meeting to meeting all day, including literally. I haven't gotten that many emails today, but I had four voicemails! This is not normal. My last meeting, the people called to say they were here so I could let them in, I hung up, my phone rang immediately. So I thought it was still them? No! It was someone else who wanted to talk to me!
Stop wanting to talk to me, people!!!!!