Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.

'Time Bomb'


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 - Mar 01, 2019 8:32:05 am PST #5457 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, do I remember this? No rice? Soup?

So, this new birthday celebration system where the department has a cake for everyone who had a birthday in that month so no one is left out apparently means that since I am the only one with a February birthday in the department I get no cake until March. The end of March. I do not find this satisfactory.


Dana - Mar 01, 2019 8:37:08 am PST #5458 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

The soup one was the time my mother ordered jambalaya. And they asked if she wanted rice with it, because it was basically a soup.

The red beans was when I ordered it and they asked me if I wanted cheese and onions on top.


Steph L. - Mar 01, 2019 8:37:39 am PST #5459 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Don't make me tell the story of the red beans again.

Oh, do I remember this? No rice? Soup?

NO BEANS??? t edit x-post!


-t - Mar 01, 2019 8:48:43 am PST #5460 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, dear. I think I blocked that out but I kinda remember now.


Jesse - Mar 01, 2019 8:56:18 am PST #5461 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Hey, Jesse, you know how we were talking about how short weeks were subjectively longer than 5-day weeks because of teh concentrated workload? I am not finding the converse to be true this week. Just so you know.

Booooo. My own week is actually feeling OK, but apparently the Casual Friday email was so long ago (possibly Monday or Tuesday) that I forgot about it by the time today came.

(But winter + airplane + formal event = THREE SHOE TYPES)

That's just objectively true, and sometimes you do need more shoes than days.

Your focus has plenty to deal with between a new job and having children. I'd focus on the things where you can have success and be appreciated. Clearly the wife is never going to be either satisfied or appreciated so put that at the bottom of the list.

What Laura said!

So, this new birthday celebration system where the department has a cake for everyone who had a birthday in that month so no one is left out apparently means that since I am the only one with a February birthday in the department I get no cake until March. The end of March. I do not find this satisfactory.

That is bullshit. Monthly cake should be monthly cake!!


Laura - Mar 01, 2019 9:03:30 am PST #5462 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I am the only one with a February birthday in the department I get no cake until March. The end of March. I do not find this satisfactory.

Total bullshit! Unacceptable. You should get your own February cake on your day and not have to share.


Jessica - Mar 01, 2019 9:14:34 am PST #5463 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Total bullshit! Unacceptable. You should get your own February cake on your day and not have to share.

TELL THEM THE BUFFISTAS WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR CAKE IN FEBRUARY


-t - Mar 01, 2019 9:23:26 am PST #5464 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, no, I don't want them knowing about you! That would be terrible.


Dana - Mar 01, 2019 9:37:28 am PST #5465 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Tell them you asked the internet, and the internet supports you.


-t - Mar 01, 2019 9:41:16 am PST #5466 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That should work. Everyone believes the internet.

Also, today is apparently Employee Appreciation Day? We got an email thanking us for all our hard work and are being entered in a raffle so some people will get some kind of bonus-y thing but no leaving early or free lunch or what have you for the rest of us. I was feeling more appreciated before the email, frankly.