Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.

'Serenity'


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.


Jesse - Sep 12, 2022 11:48:40 am PDT #17462 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have a petty complaint: my title. Not my job or my salary, just my title. I was just in a meeting with two people with equal-ish experience and better titles saying they just do what I tell them!

That is not a good enough argument to get a title bump, but I've got to put a case together this winter.


Trudy Booth - Sep 12, 2022 12:00:26 pm PDT #17463 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Thanks for the birthday happies. Had a quiet brunch with a couple friends. We had an awning and it was raining so that was nice and cozy.


-t - Sep 12, 2022 12:17:23 pm PDT #17464 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds good, Trudy. Glad to hear it.

Title bump seems like it ought to be an easy ask. Good for you for figuring out you want it!

I am home, cat is fed (poor thing had to go over 24 hours with no new food, her complaints were slightly more desperate than when it has been minutes since her dish was empty), and I'm working. Did nothing this morning but talk on the phone, really, but I am exhausted. Also, forgot Dad's car is a stick shift until I got into it to back it out of the garage, but that skill set came back to me pretty fast. I do feel like I should try to drive as little as possible until I can give it back, and try to make that as soon as possible, though.

Ugh, lisah, I hate it when job tools are not accessible! Also that the job search process sucks, it certainly does. Much ugh.

So sorry about the headache, meara.


Laura - Sep 12, 2022 1:28:05 pm PDT #17465 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I have a petty complaint: my title. Not my job or my salary, just my title.

In my itty bitty company it used to be a rule that people chose their own title when we ordered business cards. People always gave reasonable appropriate titles so it worked out.


Sheryl - Sep 12, 2022 3:42:04 pm PDT #17466 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

That's awful -t. Hope that you get the best possible outcome.


Jesse - Sep 12, 2022 3:59:48 pm PDT #17467 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In my itty bitty company it used to be a rule that people chose their own title when we ordered business cards. People always gave reasonable appropriate titles so it worked out.

That's fun.


meara - Sep 12, 2022 5:07:13 pm PDT #17468 of 30000

Jesse definitely the perception of your title across the organization is a part of it though! So if others have better titles that IS part of it! Good luck.

I really am craving some crunchy salty thing (Fritos? Or some kind of chip) but have none in the house. And going to buy them seems like a bad plan. So instead I sit on my couch. Let’s see if I outwit my cravings through laziness!


DavidS - Sep 12, 2022 5:08:51 pm PDT #17469 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Let’s see if I outwit my cravings through laziness!

Do you have popcorn? Because that'll usually work for salty cravings.


-t - Sep 12, 2022 5:48:10 pm PDT #17470 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Laziness can do a lot!


meara - Sep 12, 2022 7:05:29 pm PDT #17471 of 30000

I did not have popcorn, so I went to Trader Joe’s and bought fancy potato chips and some sort of Indian snack mix, and also fried plantain chips. Mostly because I remembered I need coffee, which motivated me to go there. TBD if I will actually eat dinner though.