Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.

Glory ,'Potential'


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.


brenda m - Mar 22, 2022 8:36:03 pm PDT #14017 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yikes, -t. Hopefully someone’s just being thoughtless in their invites.


Laura - Mar 23, 2022 4:12:41 am PDT #14018 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

First, thinking kind thoughts for those in New Orleans hit by nasty tornado. Grateful it wasn't near smonster.

Second, OMG, what a day. Started at ridiculous o'clock and didn't end until after midnight and 16,000 steps later. Doubled my 8000 step target. Cleaning, packing, signing closing papers, major power spike in Ft. Lauderdale causing datacenter housing all my customer stuff causing restart. Bananas. DH made me go with the fridge stuff to friend's house late last night because one of us needs sleep. He was going to catch a few winks in the truck and go back at the house completion this morning. Don't know how that worked out yet. I tried to get him to go to a hotel, but who knows. I got 4 hours sleep, but brain made me get up at 6 and get situated for my work day. Walk thru is at noon. Closing folks said they got buyer's funds a couple days ago so I should get funded today.

eta: meeting for paper signing was at 2 and 5 minutes before our phones started going crazy because ALL my doctors were down. It restarted and they were back up, but not until after a frantic drive to the datacenter since we didn't even have computers with us. First time in 8 years that they have had a power issue since they have crazy levels of redundancy. Not only me, but thousands others with issues.

Maybe nap later?


JenP - Mar 23, 2022 5:18:52 am PDT #14019 of 30000

I'd say a nap is in order for sure. That's a lot.

I'm trying to dictate rather than type these days, because I'm pretty sure I've caused myself an arm issue. It's weird to dictate for me though. Although maybe there will be fewer typos?


msbelle - Mar 23, 2022 6:03:12 am PDT #14020 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I’m tired, but not as tired as Laura. Sheesh.

Oh New Orleans. Like the lower ninth needed anything else ever.

I’ve decided to start self testing every week for COVID. I feel really exposed with most people at work and elsewhere maskless now. We have boxes of self tests at work, so I might as well use them.

Today’s test has 5 more minutes to go, but all looks negative.


-t - Mar 23, 2022 6:51:07 am PDT #14021 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Wow, Laura. I wish you some rest, for sure.

That sounds like a good idea, msbelle


JenP - Mar 23, 2022 7:06:33 am PDT #14022 of 30000

I'd do the same, msbelle.

(or miss bell as my microphone wanted to transcribe)


-t - Mar 23, 2022 8:27:55 am PDT #14023 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm off to a fine start. Came in a little early to be ready for my early meeting, got to the front door and couldn't find my badge. Called everyone in my department, the only one who answered was working from home. Luckily, someone happened to just come by and let me in. Then discovered I hadn't brought my water bottle in to work which always discombombulates me and THEN found my badge in my back pocket, so feel like an idiot. But I have my beloved Petite Breakfast Cheese to eat on newly discovered Brioche Toast which is delightful. Next up, that early meeting, yay


amyparker - Mar 23, 2022 8:29:36 am PDT #14024 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Laura, nap definitely later!

msbelle, I support you in this decision.


amyparker - Mar 23, 2022 8:30:19 am PDT #14025 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

-t, may that be the worst part of your day!


-t - Mar 23, 2022 8:49:39 am PDT #14026 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's a nice thought! So, early meeting was to advise us that we are infact changing our organizational structure a little AGAIN - my current manager is going to focus on a particular part of her duties which does not include my team, they are basically going to promote one of us to supervisor which....I can't really object to, there's no reason not to, but I don't want to supervise and I don't want to be supervised by any of my co-workers BUT no one is laid off or positions being removed or anything so on the whole not too bad