I've been trying to log into the network for ~ 50 minutes so far... Sigh.
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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.
Consuela - Sep 15, 2020 6:37:18 am PDT #26234 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle - Sep 15, 2020 6:47:31 am PDT #26235 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
This training is for something I have basically done in another system, so every once in a while we hit things I already understand and it covered step by step in book, so I can walk away and just listen. I have swept two rooms, cleared some clutter, put a picture into a frame, and have started a pile of things to go upstairs. YAY!!!
chrismg - Sep 15, 2020 6:52:54 am PDT #26236 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Jeez, Universe, lay off the Buffistas! Sending hang-in-there-ma to msbelle and Teppy.
Shir, congratulations! Have a fanfic about your field of study:
Toddson - Sep 15, 2020 6:57:00 am PDT #26237 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've been working in the office all along; I'm almost always the only one here. One of the things I do is answer the phones and the number of people who are SO grateful to hear a real human being is impressive. A number of them have said that they've called and left voicemails but no one responds. All phones are supposed to forward to cell phones; when everyone else started working from home, I had to complete the command for a few people (they had neglected to click on the final "OK"). We had someone who got a lot of calls but refused to return calls (she's left) but seemingly other people have not been responding. I spoke to someone this morning who said that the call forwarding only rings twice before cutting off, which may be the issue. sigh ... technology ....
Cashmere - Sep 15, 2020 8:37:37 am PDT #26238 of 30019
Now tagless for your comfort.
I am so sorry, esse.
Teppy, that sucks. You know a shit ton more than most laymen and I'm sorry your dad is going through this and putting you through more bullshit to boot.
My dad tends to get sharp and cranky when he is fearful or starts losing control of the situation, but he's never made me feel stupid. He knows how smart his kids are--he just doesn't want to listen to them.
Sheryl - Sep 15, 2020 12:10:29 pm PDT #26239 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Sorry your dad is being an ass, Steph.
meara - Sep 15, 2020 3:06:12 pm PDT #26240 of 30019
Aaaargh. Bought a treadmill. Got it delivered. Wrestled it downstairs. Hired a guy to put it together because that's where most of the online poor reviews came from. Turn it on...it blows the circuit.
Calli - Sep 15, 2020 3:54:09 pm PDT #26241 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Well, that's frustrating, meara. I hope you can get it working without further messing up your home power.
I got internet in the 90s and upgraded to cable internet through the same company via Time Warner cable. A few years ago TWC merged with Charter to become Spectrum, and my internet, nominally through my 1990s carrier, came through them. I found out today that my new cable company transferred me entirely to their service and I'd have to pay ~5 bucks a month to keep my old email. Since I have 25 years worth of accounts on that email I'm going to shell out the money, at least until I can be sure everything has transferred to new email accounts. But I am not happy about it.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 15, 2020 4:06:03 pm PDT #26242 of 30019
What is even happening?
Teppy, I'm just wondering how your dad's appointment went, if you feel like talking about it.
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I think I found a Buffista spirit baby on the Twitters. Well, someone else found them on TikTok and brought them to the Twitters.
NSFW language toward the end, for anyone who's not working at home.
Shir, congratulations! Have a fanfic about your field of study:
Look at chrismg with the customize fanfic recs.
meara - Sep 15, 2020 4:41:27 pm PDT #26243 of 30019
Sadly it looks like I'll need someone to upgrade that to a 20amp from 15. Grrrrr.
Also I bought short ribs at TJ's Sunday and pulled them out today only to discover they were "use or freeze by" yesterday! I felt like that was too short so decided to try bringing them back...and the guy was like oh grab another one....except turns out ALL OF THEM were use or freeze by yesterday. There were like 8 more on the shelf. Oops.