Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.

Anya ,'Potential'


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.


Shir - Sep 14, 2020 10:04:53 am PDT #26194 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

(I'm sorry, msbelle, I'm out of brain to comprehended... anything at this point).

I almost forgot: happy belated birthday, BT!


Maria - Sep 14, 2020 10:08:32 am PDT #26195 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

esse, I'm so very sorry. Much love and strength to you and your family.


Maria - Sep 14, 2020 10:09:26 am PDT #26196 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

A belated happy birthday to Trudy and BT!

msbelle, that's some horseshit. What kind of incomprehensible doublespeak is that?


msbelle - Sep 14, 2020 10:18:01 am PDT #26197 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I do not KNOW? It is a timesheet due to HER boss every 2 weeks. Working document is like an evolving document changing as the situation warrants it, right? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE MEANS AND THIS IS HOW SHE IS!!

I really really tried to ask yes or no questions or pose this or that options. and yet she still did not just answer them.


Jessica - Sep 14, 2020 10:19:09 am PDT #26198 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Working document is like an evolving document changing as the situation warrants it, right?

Yes...you can't complete and submit a working document, that's not what those words mean.


Gudanov - Sep 14, 2020 10:19:20 am PDT #26199 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

I'm sorry, msbelle. The more times I ready those words the less I understand them.


EpicTangent - Sep 14, 2020 10:22:08 am PDT #26200 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

msbelle, I believe I would interpret it as "agreed upon final version" and/or "something that we're really for sure going to do", I think. (I'm trying to hear it in my boss' voice and figure out how I would interpret it - my boss loves corporate catch phrases and doublespeak).


meara - Sep 14, 2020 10:26:42 am PDT #26201 of 30019

Msbelle you sent the first paragraph and she sent the second? I'm stumped. Also, how on earth can you estimate her time for her?! Like, is she in meetings alll day so you can say "1 hour project X, 3 hours project y"?


msbelle - Sep 14, 2020 10:27:28 am PDT #26202 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

omg - THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE - I really just think I am losing my mind with being all ???!?!?!? confusion emoji with damn near every email from her. Because NO ONE ELSE starts to backchannel about "wtf does she mean by....." or at least they do not with me.

And no matter how I try to imagine it, an email back like - "I am not familiar with the term Working Document in this context, but (Your Boss) is wanting this form submitted every two weeks ongoing" sounds somehow snotty.


msbelle - Sep 14, 2020 10:29:39 am PDT #26203 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

yes meara.

Oh and the estimating her time is even better BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE HER CALENDAR!! And even her ASST (WHO SHOULD BE DOING THESE GD THINGS) can only see blocked time, not the subject of the meeting - unless the asst set up the meeting.