Shrift I hear you on all of that. Especially the “but nothing else I’m qualified for/will get paid decently for seems interesting either” part. We had a recent company survey and my manager was going over the overall results and her personal results, in a team meeting today, and she was very concerned about two of the “lower than average” results, one of which was “the amount of work required for my job is reasonable” (I’m shocked even half said “yes”! I think I either said neutral or no) and the other was “I am excited to go to work every day”, which I was like “I’m glad to be paid and have health insurance but excited every day seems like a big stretch”
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
meara - Oct 27, 2021 7:07:35 pm PDT #10243 of 30000
aurelia - Oct 27, 2021 7:40:17 pm PDT #10244 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
and then I watched the film with the kind of country club rich dudes I hate making my skin crawl.
Yeah. Watching that right after reading Mexican Gothic gives me an idea for a horror movie though.
No, I don't want to be trapped on a boat with people like that.
It's a condo association of the super privileged.
-t - Oct 27, 2021 7:49:42 pm PDT #10245 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oooh, horror movie is a good idea!
DavidS - Oct 27, 2021 10:41:52 pm PDT #10246 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's a condo association of the super privileged.
It's very JG Ballard!
Oooh, horror movie is a good idea!
Or perhaps Bong Joon-ho!
DavidS - Oct 27, 2021 10:42:24 pm PDT #10247 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Watching that right after reading Mexican Gothic gives me an idea for a horror movie though.
Btw, JZ is just finishing Mexican Gothic. (Which I gave to her on her birthday.)
Laura - Oct 28, 2021 4:46:09 am PDT #10248 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Happy birthday to aurelia!! I hope you have a birthday filled with delights. May the year to come be all you hope for and more.
Also, wow! That looks like an awesome way to live but no doubt not in my budget. (They are in Fort Lauderdale so I should pretend to be interested and get a tour) Ahhh. A couple options that DH sent me last night to look at - a 66' Alexander Pilot House - [link] and a 52' Hatteras [link] Putting the cart before the horse since nothing happens until we sell the house. He did talk to a broker we have known for many years about the requirements so when the time comes we'll let him find options. Mostly high enough spaces for Brendon.
eta: Ha! Really not living on The World. Have to get an invite even to look. Residences from 3 million for your most basic studio to 15 million or so for something of any size. I clearly didn't live my life in a manner that this was a possibility. Why oh why did I not use my technical talents for hacking banks early on in my career?
Toddson - Oct 28, 2021 5:59:45 am PDT #10249 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Laura, that's probably a question the people on that boat would ask seriously.
meara - Oct 28, 2021 7:40:08 am PDT #10250 of 30000
$3 million to buy in, and I wonder what the monthly fee is? And if you always have to pay it or if you can not be on the boat some months and not pay as much?
Tom Scola - Oct 28, 2021 7:59:34 am PDT #10251 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
And if you don't pay your monthly fee, are they going to strand you in Antarctica?
Toddson - Oct 28, 2021 8:01:15 am PDT #10252 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Worse - they'll strand you in some coastal area with (shudder) THOSE people.