These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


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.


-t - Jul 21, 2022 1:14:29 pm PDT #16400 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

10% agree, t!

This is making me laugh, meara, whether you meant exactly that or not

That sounds like some good developments, askye! I'm sorry recovery is so uneven, and I hope cutting back on work hours helps.


Calli - Jul 21, 2022 1:20:03 pm PDT #16401 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That's great news, Matt!

I'm glad you have someone to help with things, askye.


Laura - Jul 21, 2022 1:30:04 pm PDT #16402 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I can only imagine trying to deal with bureaucracy on top of having a concussion. My head hurts thinking about it.

Geez, just got a medical alert thing about a 20 yo unvaccinated person in NY getting Polio. Polio people! The world has gone mad. My sister, who is 74 was one of the first people to get the vaccine when she was a wee one.


JenP - Jul 21, 2022 2:30:14 pm PDT #16403 of 30000

10% agree, t!

Ha, ha, ha! I love that.I mean, I know it's a typo, but I love it.

Matt!! That is wonderful.

askye, I'm glad you have the lawyer helping you.


Sheryl - Jul 21, 2022 2:30:18 pm PDT #16404 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Great news, Matt!

Our next travel in mid-August, to Toronto. We're driving, and breaking the trip up into a couple days.


-t - Jul 21, 2022 3:05:26 pm PDT #16405 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

What-is-my-job-anyway-limbo update: we have a preliminary outline of how we will be realigning our roles and it sounds okay? But we will probably not really change until January because there's software changes that have to happen first and we'll be in peak season and blah blah blah good reasons but that'll be close to a year since we started talking about this. Some things might change before then, we'll see. It's good to know it's not just somebody's dream that is never really expected to happen, though, which it kind of seemed like for a while.

Of course, we'll make these changes in January and I know the only other Senior Business Analyst left (there were 5 of us a year ago, one left and was not replaced, one was promoted to be our supervisor, and another just left and will not be replaced) wants to retire around June next year so...that'll be interesting


Scrappy - Jul 21, 2022 4:07:03 pm PDT #16406 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I have finished sanding! Tomorrow, staining, which is easy and should go fast. And then this project is done. I love DIY, but sometimes the “do” part is exhausting.


Jesse - Jul 21, 2022 4:12:59 pm PDT #16407 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Wow, scrappy! Hand-sanding a deck seems like a lot.

10% agree, t!

This is making me laugh, meara, whether you meant exactly that or not

Saaaame

Good news, Matt!!

I can't believe I haven't gotten Covid yet. I guess sitting in literally the last row of Boston Garden is why I got away with the NKOTB concert last weekend.


brenda m - Jul 21, 2022 5:42:29 pm PDT #16408 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

Me too Jesse! (Not the NKOTB part though, that would be weird and stalkery.)

I am going to tighten back up on my masking. I never dropped it but I have gotten more lax about quick store trips and stuff.


brenda m - Jul 21, 2022 5:42:54 pm PDT #16409 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

Matt, that’s wonderful news.