What'd you all order a dead guy for?

Jayne ,'The Message'


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.


DavidS - Jan 24, 2022 3:47:37 pm PST #12343 of 29970
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Calli, I would be highly suspicious of such things at any employer. Like, what are you going to do with my answers?

Yeah, I don't know that I would answer honestly.

Because, I remember a job where a Consultant came in and instituted a 360 degree critique of office procedures. And when the Traffic Manager for Publication - in good faith - laid out some of the procedural problems (some of which reflected poorly on upper brass) she got a thorough and public and humiliating reprimand for being negative.

And I thought, "If you had watched Animal House you would have remembered the line: 'You fucked up. You trusted us.'"


-t - Jan 24, 2022 3:54:03 pm PST #12344 of 29970
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I would certainly be suspicious about that at my job, but I had the impression Calli's employers had more in the way of goodwill


msbelle - Jan 24, 2022 3:58:12 pm PST #12345 of 29970
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I got my review back from my boss, very good and looks like I'll be put in for a 4% raise on top of the 2% cola we got in July and again in Jan. So that is good. I am going in asking for 5.

I am still not getting through all my work in a day, like not even close.

Not sure how to address that without additional people coming on and then there will be training time. The current person they have to "help" I have been massively underwhelmed by.

ION - I'm super happy with my knitting and progress I am making on everything.


Beverly - Jan 24, 2022 4:56:47 pm PST #12346 of 29970
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

At least they recognize your worth, msbelle.

I hope Tim's bout with covid is mild, Steph.

Also, if you sic the goat on the poison ivy or oak, you'll have to wash the goat after. Happens with dogs and cats (not as much) all the time, bringing the damn stuff home and getting it on their people.


Sheryl - Jan 24, 2022 5:02:00 pm PST #12347 of 29970
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Bleah. It's Monday.


Jesse - Jan 24, 2022 5:38:12 pm PST #12348 of 29970
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Y'all, Tim has Covid again (Electric Boogaloo).

Oh no! I hope it remains not a big deal.

I got my review back from my boss, very good and looks like I'll be put in for a 4% raise on top of the 2% cola we got in July and again in Jan. So that is good. I am going in asking for 5.

Very good!


msbelle - Jan 24, 2022 5:42:09 pm PST #12349 of 29970
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

umm I number slutted 12345 and ner a comment, WHO ARE WE!!!??!


Steph L. - Jan 24, 2022 5:43:52 pm PST #12350 of 29970
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Y'all, Tim has Covid again (Electric Boogaloo).

Oh no! I hope it remains not a big deal.

So far it just seems like a cold/sinus infection, so hopefully it'll stay at that level.

It looks like people are most contagious from 1-2 days before showing symptoms (which is, of course, not fair), through 2-3 days after the start of symptoms. Since Tim's symptoms started around Friday, we're already past that "2-3 days after" timeframe, so I'm not super worried about getting it at this point. But I will re-test in a couple of days, even if I don't have any symptoms.


-t - Jan 24, 2022 5:49:56 pm PST #12351 of 29970
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

WHO ARE WE!!!??!

Sad shadows of our formerly vibrant and observant selves?

Or that might just be me


Sophia Brooks - Jan 24, 2022 5:57:32 pm PST #12352 of 29970
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Y'all, Tim has Covid again (Electric Boogaloo).

This is frustrating seeming. My boss has RA and is in immunosuppressants as well, but she only got it once. Her family did not.