Yeah, I have to write those down. I prefer the really specific questions - what street did you live on in 3rd grade and the like. Favorite anything is terrible. Paternal grandfather's middle name would be good if I was sure I could spell it consistently. Since I don't actually use that one I guess it's safe to say it's Nikolaivich that I can never be sure whether I should throw a c or t or maybe a different vowel in there.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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 - Jan 11, 2019 12:18:02 pm PST #3812 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Jan 11, 2019 12:20:00 pm PST #3813 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have my new plastic rectangle!
So jelly!
I have spent all morning creating a cipher wheel. This would be more fun if (a) I knew what I was doing; (b) it wasn't under a tight deadline.
That said I am now trying to build a Rebus into my Cipher Wheel (through cutouts on the moving rings). But I am limited to what I can cut out of magazines so right now I've got: Eye Nose Star.
I Star Nose!
No, wait I can find the number 2 and lips and then make Tulips.
"I Star Tulips!"
That star is not helping me.
DavidS - Jan 11, 2019 12:33:52 pm PST #3814 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ears! I forgot about ears in a rebus.
H + [ear] = Hear.
I Hear Star Tulips
[star] + T = Start
Hmmm....
B + [eye] = Buy
Buy Her Tulips?
Sheryl - Jan 11, 2019 12:41:06 pm PST #3815 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Looks like a quiet weekend here. Supposed to snow, but I hope we don't get much.
Tom Scola - Jan 11, 2019 12:52:59 pm PST #3816 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
No plastic rectangle for me today.
Connie Neil - Jan 11, 2019 1:08:33 pm PST #3817 of 30019
brillig
I've just tried a mechanical gaming keyboard for the first time, and my god, this is nice. I just bought two of the same type, one for home and one for work. This is the typing I remember, keeping up with my brain with accuracy and speed. My current keyboard has the keys too close together and mushy enough that it's too easy to hit the neighbor. I've hated it since I got it. The mechanical one has glowy lights on it, too. It's such a gamer nerd keyboard. It's noisy, but I feel like my fingers are the servant of my brain again instead of flailing, useless things.
Jesse - Jan 11, 2019 1:23:43 pm PST #3818 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have hot water! Which I didn't this morning, so that's good. And the heat is kicking on finally, which seemed dicey earlier.
DavidS - Jan 11, 2019 1:29:24 pm PST #3819 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
No plastic rectangle for me today.
Boo!
I have hot water!
Yay!
lisah - Jan 11, 2019 1:45:26 pm PST #3820 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Agile is hell for the documentation side of any org. HELL
That's not been my experience.
sarameg - Jan 11, 2019 1:46:14 pm PST #3821 of 30019
I have a horrible suspicion I caught a SCRUM training scum. I'm gonna blame senior management