Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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.


DavidS - Jan 14, 2019 7:04:11 pm PST #3890 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Oh Gud, I wouldn't even begin to be able to fix a broken dishwasher. And I certainly wouldn't put up with a spouse yelling at me about it. After I slept in an unheated house and fucked up my back.

Sheesh. Give yourself a break. That's a genuine shit-storm.


Dana - Jan 15, 2019 3:10:26 am PST #3891 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

OH MY GOD we're reviewing a training we took a few years ago, and a coworker is taking the opportunity to relitigate questions that came up then. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS.


Gudanov - Jan 15, 2019 3:24:05 am PST #3892 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

One good thing is that my hand seems to be doing well. I've put out garbage, been to the grocery store, and washed some dishes and there's nothing but a little soreness. It hurt so much last night I was worried I'd broken something, but it looks like I'm fine. New part for the dishwasher should arrive tomorrow so there won't be a lot more hand-washing to do (now there is a first world problem).

That's the worst, Dana. Workplaces need to put up inspirational posters to drive home the importance of always weighing the value of the questions vs. extending the meeting. Or maybe meetings should have a post-meeting breakdown that only has to be attended by anyone who extended the meeting length.


Laura - Jan 15, 2019 4:20:12 am PST #3893 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I'm glad the hand is doing better, Gud. Also, you never deserve to be yelled at. None of us do. Ya know, unless you are running after a ball into the road and are about to be hit by a car. Then it is okay to yell.

Or at Dana's coworkers. They could use some yelling.


Gudanov - Jan 15, 2019 6:14:26 am PST #3894 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

Have two things to do for work today from two different people and I can't tell one person about the other thing I have to do. Ah, politics.


Laura - Jan 15, 2019 6:16:12 am PST #3895 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Aww, RIP Carol Channing. I always had a bit of a soft spot for her. I have to find the video that had her stuck in a traffic jam. Hmmm.


Theodosia - Jan 15, 2019 7:16:25 am PST #3896 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Would someone please yell at my roommate about her late rent? She has to move some financial stuff around, which she is behind on (talk to bank about her IRA, et cetera) but it seems as though she just can't get around to it.

I gave her a week, and yesterday I (after warning I would) I changed the Wifi password, but even that isn't helping much.


Gudanov - Jan 15, 2019 7:31:15 am PST #3897 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

Well, fuck. Can't talk about it right now, but I feel like I just got fucked over on something important.


sarameg - Jan 15, 2019 7:44:44 am PST #3898 of 30019

Can't decide if I feel like I'm gonna barf because I have so much snot in me or I'm about to run a meeting which I am sadly unprepared for (despite trying to prepare for; it's just... a lot.)


Laura - Jan 15, 2019 7:50:04 am PST #3899 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I'm sorry, Theo. She really should understand that it isn't a flexible obligation.

Ugh, Gud. I take it related to the ongoing politics. I hope it turns out better than expected.

Can you go home, sarameg?

I should be working, and yet.