Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...

'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.


shrift - Jan 24, 2023 1:51:39 pm PST #20194 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

My brother is still employed as well, but yikes.

I'm glad to hear it.

I'm in a bizarre laid-off-but-still-here limbo.

Oh, man. I've been on a product deprecation skeleton crew and it's a weird time. Fingers crossed on the job hunt.

I’ve done ok freelancing but it’s been a rough year emotionally.

Fingers crossed for you, too!

I did a very onerous task today --or at least a step in the right direction.

You definitely have earned yourself a gold star, askye.


Calli - Jan 24, 2023 1:57:51 pm PST #20195 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I'm in a bizarre laid-off-but-still-here limbo.

That happened to me in 2014. They gave us a month before leaving, and organized meetings on "how to file for unemployment" and "how to get your own health insurance". And, we were encouraged to use the rest of our time printing out resumes on the org's printers and job hunting on their computers/internet. Sure, we were supposed to be wrapping up our projects and stuff, but it was mostly a month where we got paid to job-hunt from the office. It still took me nine months to get my next permanent job, but that's partially because I took the opportunity to change careers.

I'm sorry about the car accident and replacement woes, Laura. I hope you find what you want quickly.


-t - Jan 24, 2023 2:02:57 pm PST #20196 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

My great grandmother lived into her 90s, I was in college when she died, although most of the time I knew her she was suffering from Alzheimers. I was very lucky in that while she could never remember who I was, she always thought I was somebody she knew (her friend from school or something vague like that, I guess I looked about as old as she felt and I know I resembled her sister) and was glad to see me. My poor uncle also looked familiar to her but she often thought he was someone she was mad at for some reason.

Way to go, askye, I hope they can help


-t - Jan 24, 2023 2:04:58 pm PST #20197 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 kind of neat, Calli.

I do feel more job security than usual right now, but it's because I have more than one person's worth of work to do which I do not so much enjoy. This whole needing to work for a living thing, I'm agin' it


JenP - Jan 24, 2023 2:08:41 pm PST #20198 of 30000

May all your re-orgs end in treats!

Man, that'd be nice.

Job ~ma all around.


sj - Jan 24, 2023 2:19:15 pm PST #20199 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

So if I continue to spend about 2 hours a day cleaning out the spare bedroom, I should have it done in about 3 million years.


sj - Jan 24, 2023 2:33:59 pm PST #20200 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Tea:

Just got the word that there will be an early dismissal at ltc’s school tomorrow because there’s more snow coming.


brenda m - Jan 24, 2023 3:05:09 pm PST #20201 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

Oh my.


DavidS - Jan 24, 2023 3:27:18 pm PST #20202 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Just got the word that there will be an early dismissal at ltc’s school tomorrow because there’s more snow coming.

Ugh! It's so fucking disruptive.


sj - Jan 24, 2023 3:45:01 pm PST #20203 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

She hasn’t been in school since Thursday. She’s climbing the walls with too much energy, and my little extrovert needs her socialization. I feel bad for the teachers.